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Farming & the land, 1905

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Rice Crop Partially Fails. London, October 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 27

The rice crop in Japan is much below the estimates for the year, and three prefectures are threatened with famine…

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Protecting Wage-Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 29

The question of the payment of wages by municipal contractors was referred to the last meeting of the Warrnambool (Vic.) council by the mayor, who pointed out that…

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Mildura Fruit Crop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 29

When the lexia and sultana crops at Mildura were so severely injured last January there were many persons who predicted loss of the ensuing crop as well, owing to the…

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Farm and Garden. Shows to Come. Gundagai—March. 21, 22, 1906. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 12

The Kitchen Garden.—The mulching of growing crops is frequently commenced at this time of the year, but the season is an unusually late one, and it is better to…

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Deniliquin Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

Messrs John Watson and Co. report having conducted a special sale of sheep at Deniliquin on Wednesday, the 25th [?]t., in conjunction with Mr W. A. Mackay when there was the largest attendance…

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Wool Sales Dispute

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

A meeting of woolgrowers was held at Geelong on Thursday evening, when the following resolution was carried: "That this meeting of wool-sollers supports the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

The market is unchanged, closing firm for all good wools, and particularly for fine descriptions. Hurry and faulty sots were irregular, and comparatively neglected…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 4

[?] and Co, Ltd. report:— We held on second sale of the season On Monday, when we brought forwards a very attractive [?] [?] 774 bales of which we sold 4,143 ba[?]es which…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report;—We held our usual weekly wool sale on Wednesday and submitted a [?] of [?],886 bales, of which, including private sales, since our last report, we sold 5.595 bales…

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Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

Another quarter of an inch of rain fell this week, bringing the total for October up to 1.16in. For ten months this year the total rainfall has been 13.50in. The late sown crops have wonderfully improved…

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The Councils Solicitor To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

SIR,— Although encroaching rather too much perhaps upon your Valuable space, I ask your indulgence to enable me to publish the following correspondence relating to my position, as the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Growing Ducks

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 1

EARLY hatched ducks that are ready for market in early spring usually command the best price, but those hatched later, although they do not self for as much…

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Pupils for Farmers. (To the Editor)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

Sir,—There are many lads and men in N.S.W. who wish to take up farming, but who do not possess the necessary knowledge and experience to warrant them…

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Dairy [?]Otes: the Separator

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 1

Every day the separator comes more into favour, and its advance is one of the signs of progress in the dairying world. It has several advantages over the old-fashioned…

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Australasian Wool Exports

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 November 1905 · page 2

A return of the quantity of wool exported from the Australian States and Now Zealand during the four months from July 1 to October at last had been…

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8Uccessful Wheat Growing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 2

The [?] development in the successful growing of wheat, no prominontly apparent throughout N.S.W., la undoubtedly duo to the ever…

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Successful Wheat Growing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 4

The enormous development in the successful growing of wheat, so prominently apparent throughout N.S.W., is undoubtedly due to the over constant…

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The Wool Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 3

Up to and including Saturday last 10,320 bates of wool had been dowpatched form the Wahgunyah railway station to Melbourne. The full total…

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Special Sheep Sale at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 2

Messrs, Jno. MeNamarn and Co. report having held a highly successful sale of sheep (off shears), at the Tar rawonga Corporation Yards on…

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Onicinal Correspondence. Pupils for Farmers. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 3

Sir,--There are many lade and men in the State who wish to take up farming, but who do not [?] the neccssary knowledge and exprience to…

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