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Farming & the land, 1908

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Sydney Sheep Sales. High Prices for Stud Rams. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. held a sale of stud sheep to-day, when some high prices were realised. A special studram bred by Mr.Albert Austin, of…

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Mutton Sheep Crosses

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 3

At the Sydney Sheep Show some of the experiment farms exhibited for educational purposes various pens of lambs showing the different crosses triad, and demonstrating…

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Heavy Weight Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 25

Two immense carcases of mutton were on view during the week at Mr. B. Bowden's butcher's shop in Guinea-street, Albury. These sheep, which turned the scale…

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Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 2

The committee of the above association met yesterday at Messrs Wilkinson and Lavender's office. There were present:—Mr Henry B. Maclure (vice-president) in the…

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Kiowa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 47

The usual monthly meeting of the directors' of this factory was held on the 4th inst. Present-Mr. M'Donald, in the chair, and Messrs. Coulston, Crosthwaite, M'Leod…

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The Wool Trade

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 6
Also in The Riverine Grazier

The English wool market is still in a depressed condition. On 4th May the English "Farmer and Stockbreeder" wrote:—…

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Sydney Notes. Wool

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 3

Wool is the Australian staple, and the figure relating to the market form, roughly speaking the Australian economic barometer. Wool is…

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Production of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 32

The sheep show was officially opened by the State Governor (Sir Harry Rawson). At luncheon his Excellency referred to the fact that ho had been 52 years in harness…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, July 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carton, and Co. Ltd. report:- The recent improvement in the Sydney wool market is well maintained. Confidence is being gradually restored and the market now…

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The Standard of Wheat. South Australian Commission

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

The South Australian Commission appointed to inquire into the conditions of sale export, and h[?]lling of wheat, continued its sittings at…

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Sheep Stealing at Urana. Craig Found Guilty. Narrandera

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 3

The man Craig, who was charged with sheepstealing at Urana, was found guilty to-day at the Narrandera Quarter Sessions. He was remanded for sentence…

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Government Dairy Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 18

The South Australian Government have purchased from Mr. H. G. Lillecrapp the well-known Turretfield Estate, situated ten miles from Gawler. It will be four…

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The Dairy. the Dairy Farmer's Cow. English Expert's Opinion

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 8

Mr J. F. Blackahaw, principal of the Midland Agricultural and Dairy College, England, gave an Interesting address at Cornwall recently, on "The…

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Albury Wool, Skin, Hide, and Tallow Market. Younghusband, Row, & Co. Proprietary Ltd

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 45

We held our usual monthly sale of skins, hides, tallow, and furred skins at Albury on the above date, when there was a very large attendance of buyers…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Conference Business Paper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 18

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, which will begin on July 28, has an extensive business paper to be dealt with, and an…

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The Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 16

Keep only that which is good, and with the best care, when prices are lowest. Dairying is not only a cash business but a profitable one when property handled…

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A Farmer on Ensilage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 17

A fanner at Wisconsin thus gave his views at a recent conference:- My way is to food the silage ration in two feeds, both night and morning, and it…

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Farm and Field. Hungry Farms

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 6

The following article from an American paper is interesting and informative:— "Farmers of the right sort feel the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Union

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Jerilderie Farmers Union was held in the Mechanics Institute on Saturday afternoon last. Present: Mr. J…

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