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Farming & the land, 1906

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N.S.W. Wheat Standard. Struck at 62th. Excellence of Riverina Wheat. Sidney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 3

The grain section of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce met to-day to consider the wheat standard for the current year…

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Wool

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

Dalgety and Company Limited held their eleventh, and last big sale of the season on Monday. Considering the period of the year the catalogue was a very good…

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Breeding Hornless Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 34

Professor W. J. Spillman, of the United States Department of Agriculture, declares that it is possible to dehorn a whole breed of cattle by introducing into the breed a…

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Commercial. WHEAT

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

The price ruling for wheat locally is to 2/10 per bushel for prime. New wheat is worth 3s 3d per bushel in Sydney, being an advances of 1/2d on last…

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Markets. Wool

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co,. Ltd report holding their second [?] since the holidays on 23rd [?] submitted a most attractive catalogue…

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The Victorian Wheat-harvest

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

Our wheat-testers at the ports are now of opinion that the current Victorian wheat season with surpass the estimates and be a record one…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

The January series of Wool Sales was continued to-day. The bidding was very spirited and the best prices in the present series…

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Wool Exhibit for South Africa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 28

In the course of a letter to the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Carruthers), Mr T. A. Coghlan, Acting Agent-General, states that he has received a suggestion…

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Harrison, Jones and Devlin's Wool Report

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

Harrison, Jones and Deviln, Ltd. report under date January 15, as follows:--After an interval of nearly four weeks our auction sales were resumed…

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New South Wales Wheat Standard. Fixed on

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 37

The grain section of the committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce had a busy time on Wednesday, testing the representative samples of new wheat from the New South…

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Jerilderie Farmers Union

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

A special meeting of the members of the above was held last Saturday in the Mechanics' Institute. Present. Messrs. Wall (chair), Corbett, Cunningham, A…

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Keeping Butter

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

Butter that is to be held in storage should be thoroughly washed until the water runs off clear. The buttermilk cannot be removed entirety in any…

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Proposed Butter Factory

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

THE proposal to establish a batter factory Deniliquin is one well worthy of the carnets considerate of farmers and business people. As with all schemes which will involve a fairly…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co., Ltd., after a week’s interval, continued the local wool sales on Monday by offering a catalogue of 3.713 [?]The display considering the [?] of the…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

At the Wool sales to-day 9,134 bales were catalogued, and 8,129 sold The market closed for the week without a change in values, being exceedingly…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Forming a Diary Herd

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 1

IN starting with a herd of grade crossbred or mixed sows it is necessary first to select good on and dispose of the unprofitable, replacing them as far as…

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Henty News. Farmers and Settlers Association

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 6

Henty not having a Progress Committee the above Association acre as the official body of the town and district, and it is constituted by farmers and…

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LARGE v. Small Cows. Professor Haecker in "Farm, Stock and Home."

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

Most farmers over-estimate the real value of large cows and large milkers, and, as a rule, under-estimate the value of a small cow giving a light flow of…

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Dairying. Pointers for Dairymen

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

Milk quietly, cleanly, quickly, Cows bate baste. Too much sourness in cream causes white specks in butter…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Highest of the Series London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 3

The January series of the Wool Sales was continued to-day. Business was animated in merinos and fine crossbreds. The prices realised were…

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