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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Wheat and Cereal Market. Melbourne

The Independent · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 2

Wheat.—The market is temporarily quiet, the demand being small; 1200 bags of prime milling wheat sold at 3s 7½d in siding stores, but buyers were not anxious…

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Wool and Stock Reports. SYDNEY

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 5

Harrison, Jones and Devlin wired yesterday evening: 4900 sheep and lambs were penned to-day, the market for both being decidedly lower, especially for light and…

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long Service of Farm Labourers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 35

There are some remarkable records of long service in the annual prize list just issued by the Huntingdonshire Agricultural Society, which makes monetary awards…

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Agriculture In Schools. Visit of Teachers to Wagga Experiment Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 39

On Friday last Wagga Experiment Farm was the scene of an enthusiastic gathering of public school teachers from Albury, Tumbarumba, and Wagga districts. The…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Brookong Branch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 14

The monthly meeting was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart, on Thursday, 9th inst. There was a good attendance, Mr. J. Moncrieff, vice-president, occupied…

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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 17 November 1905 · page 12

The Kitchen Garden.—French beans are making no headway, and tomato plants are no larger than they were when first put out many weaks ago. Seeds of…

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Education in Dairying

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 13

A very important matter in connection with the dairying industry in this State is the degree of education which is being imparted to farmers, factory managers, and…

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New Coupling for Farm Teams

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 3

New devices and improvements in existing arrangements are invariably to be found at the show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. A very…

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Hints to Farmers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 3

In concluding an interesting report to the Transvaal Government on their visit to Australia and Canada. the Boer delegates offer some advice to South…

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Farm and Field. The Action of Superphosphate

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 3

When superphosphate is spread over the soil or applied by drill, the phosphoric acid in it, being in a water-soluble condition, is dissolved when sufficient…

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The Farm Hand

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 2

When aid Jack Amos felt the heavy head of pneumonia settle down on him, be [?] for his daughter [?] took her fingers in his calloused hand and said huskily and with an…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the above Society was held on The slay afternoon it the Royal hotel. Present M[?] R. W. McLaurin, A. H. [?] A. C…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 4

The Australia Estate and Montage Co. Ltd report:— At our usual weekly wool [?] we submitted an attract [?] of local selling from 13d to 14d per[?]…

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Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 2

The following are the movements:— Cricket Victoria to, D. Chalmers, Monaco; 32 horses, to Melbourne 10 hostess, Weka 10 Melbourne 6 Walgett, owner ; 1 horse, Stud Park to…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved. ] Cold Storage on the Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 1

EVERY grower of fruit knows that just about picking fruit that [?]e that apt to have days and sometime several days in succession during which the there…

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District News. Daysdale Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the above Association was held in the Daysdale Mechanic's Institute on Saturday evening. 11th inst…

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Victorian Wool Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

The wool traffic is still active, and large quantities arrive in Corowa[?] both by rail and road, [?] to the Wahgunyah railway…

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Wool Traffic. Stock Crossings

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

Up to end of October 1746 [?] of wool have been received at the Corowa Railway Station. Mr. A. Campbell, stock inspector, furnishes us with the following particulars of district stock movements:--Nov. 20--456 fat sheep, Bellvue to…

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The Wool, Sales. Dalgoty and Co., Lid. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

The Melbourne Wool Sales were continued to-day to an extremely solid attendance of English, American and Continental buyers, who eagerly…

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Albury Wool Sales. Friday, 17Th November

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 22 November 1905 · page 2

W. S. NORMAN A Co., report holding their first wool sale of the season to-day, when they submitted unattractive catalogue of district wools, which met keen…

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