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Farming & the land, 1904

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For Stimulating Growth of Leguminous Crops

Guyra Argus · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

Recent discoveries by scientists of a successful method of propagating nitrogen breathing bacteria in innumerable quantities and being able to transfer them…

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Weather and Crops

Guyra Argus · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 10

We reprint the following from the Grafton "Grip"—Dry weather prevails, and rain is badly needed for the maize crops…

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The Wheat Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 4

The wheat yield this season for the south-western slope of the State is estimated at 9,000,000 bushels…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co, Ltd; John Bridge & Co., Ltd; Harrison, Jones, & Devlin, Ltd; Hill, Clark, & Co.; Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd;…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

A meeting of members was held at the Town Hall on Saturday last, Mr. W. C. Higinbotham presiding. The other members present were Messrs…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. v Economical Feeding of Dairy Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 6

PROFITS in dairying now depend largely upon the sum total of small savings mads possible by careful attention rather than an…

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Blind Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

MR. F. G. TAYLOR, Terrible Vale, writes to the "Stock and Station Journal" as follows :-- In your last issue I saw that a correspondent asked for a cure for blind sheep Some years ago I had a…

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Manitoba Wheat

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3

MR. J. RUSSELL, of the Rock, Upper Manilla, has demonstrated for two Reasons now that Manitoba wheat can be profitably grown. This season Mr. Russell stripped 6 bags to the acre, off 20…

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The Price of Wheat

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

THE other day the Minister for Mines and Agriculture expressed the opinion that if the farmers could get 3s or 3s 1d per bushel for wheat delivered in Sydney, it would be to their interest…

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Export of Butter

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 4

The steamer 'Ormuz,' which sails to-morrow, takes away, 13,100 boxes of butter…

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Wheat Standard

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 4

The grain trade section of the Chamber of Commerce has fixed the standard of wheat at 6llbs. per Imperial bushel…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 3

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—We submitted a catalogue of 3298 bales at auction on Wednesday last, comprising a varied selection of wools, all of…

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Marsupial & Sheep Skins. (By Wire,) Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report, through their local agent, Mr. F. O'D. Raymond:—There were no marsupial sales this week…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. (To the Editor of the CHRONICLE)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

Sir,—At the last meeting of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association a suggestion was thrown out arising from a letter received from Mr. John…

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Wool

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 1

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. reported on the 25th ultimo:—We offered a well assorted catalogue of 3500 bales to-day. The falling…

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Wheat Standard

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 1

On Thursday last the grain trade section of the Chamber of Commerce fixed the f.a.q. (fair average quality) standard of New South Wales wheat…

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New Wheat

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 4

For the past six or seven years experiments have been conducted at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College for the…

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Wool Sales

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

Last week's catalogues elicited strong competition, notwithstanding that a large proportion of wools that were heavy in condition and more or less…

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Good Prizes for Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 3

AT the next exhibition of he New South Wales 'Breeders' Association, among other prizes, a special will be offered for t[?]merine rams unhoused, two years old. A…

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The Wheat Export

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

Three more vessels arrived yesterday and on Saturday to load wheat…

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