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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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London Wool Sales. London, March 23, 1906

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 12

This has been a fine week and colonial woolgrowers are to be congratulated on the magnificent returns which they will receive for their clips. Coleman-street Wool…

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Albury Wool, Hide, Skin, and Tallow Market. Friday, May 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 37

Younghusband, Row, and Co. Proprietary Ltd. report the usual monthly sales, to the largest attendance of buyers seen for many months, including strong…

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A Suburban Poultry Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 15

This is "Glenbrook," French's Forest Road, near Spit, Manly, and owned by Mr. John M'Comb, a thrifty North of Ireland man. Hi[?]nerto, your correspondent had…

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Lecture on Dairying

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 12

Our Tumbarumba correspondent writes:—Mr. O'Callaghan, dairy expert, and Mr. M'Keown, director of the Wagga Model Farm, delivered addresses at the Victoria…

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Farm and Field. Watering and Feeding Horses

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 3

The proper time to water horses is a matter that has caused a considerable amount of controversy for the past hundred years or more. Many people…

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The Angora Goat and Ostrich Farming

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

On this subject Mr. Valder, the commercial agent for Sough Africa, thus reports to the Premier of New South Wales:—…

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Wheat Market

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 3

Large quantities of wheat are held in this neighbourhood, and anxious enquiries are being mode daily by holders who must anticipate a…

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Southern Life Association. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 2

SIR,—Would you kindly permit me to take advantage of your columns to bring under the notice of those interested in the promotion of rifle shooting and defence of the Commonwealth, the great…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 2

DUCKS are easiest raised and most profitable. They are not half the trouble that chickens are, they are not subject to vermin, and are uniformly healthy…

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Dairying. Shelter-your Cows

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 7

There is a strong temptation at this season to allow the cattle to rustle for themselves as long as possible, and this temptation is all the more…

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Coreen Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the above Association was held on Saturday last. Present Messrs R. McKenzie, (chair), Vickers, (acting secretary), Dunleavy, Colbam, W. McGavin, J…

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Correspondence. Wheat Grading. to the Editor

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 3

SIR,—In your article on " Wheat Grading" [?] last issue, yon state that the reason was not clearly explained why the Show Committee…

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Gone for Ever. 500,000 Bushels of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 2

A serious loss of wheat is reported from Canada. An Ogilvie elevator, with half a million bushels of wheat, tilted over…

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Leicester Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

In the report of the Agricultural Society's meeting in last issue the remarks made by Mr. F. Dunn relating to Leicester [?] sheep judged by him at…

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Wool-classing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 12

The following notes on wool-classing are taken from Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co.'s "Wool Review'" for 1905:— We would again urge our friends to give…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 39

The butter made by this company during the month of April came to a total of 18 tons 16cwt. 3qr. 13lb. Of this 9 tons 10 cwt. 2qr. 11lb. was made from…

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Pure Butter. the Question in England

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 7

Professor James Long writes in the London "Daily Mail" of 19th March: Although a traveller in many countries, I know of none so backward as…

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Wheat Stacked on the Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 39

According to the Railway Department's figures the wheat stacked on railway premises is 841,220 bags, of which 173,389 are at Darling Island. At Wellington are…

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Wheat and Cereal, Market. Melbourne

The Independent · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

Wheat.—The market in steady. Sales have been made— chiefly direct from the country— of 4500 bags at 3s 4½d to 3s 4½d for f.a.q., in parcels, small lots of fair…

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Gone for Ever! 1,000,000 More Bushels of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 3

Another heavy loss of grain is reported from America. Armour and Company's elevator at Chicago has been totally destroyed by…

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