Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Selecting Seed Wheat
AS a rule, in a general way, farmers do not give sufficient attention to the master of ascuring the very best seed wheat, consquently…
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Farming & the land, 1904
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The Wheat flarvest
The wheat traffic is keeping the railway Commissioners busy. There are no less than 600 truck loads at Darling Harbour, waiting to be death with Since the Beginner…
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THE Government Statistician, Mr. T. A. Coghlan, has prepared an estimate of the probable yield of the coming harvest, which gives 28,570,000…
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WOOL KING MCCAUGHEY'S shed at North Yanko is described by shearers as the most comfortable and up to date in the Commonwealth. A…
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DURING the week, the following lots of local wool were sold in Sydney:--P over Micalago, 38 at 9 12d, 4 bollies at 6 14d, 5 clips at 3d, good quality, sound, carrying…
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THE hot weather and dry period which usually prevails during midsummer and early autumn is usually very trying and critical…
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A record load of wheat reached Old [?] railway [?] last week (reports the Wagga Express.) It consisted of 141 bags from [?] Duck to Messrs John Darling…
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It is stated that Mr. Wyatt of Tarago has just harvested a wheat crop from nine acres which is estimated to weigh nearly sixty tons. Other exceptional yields are…
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ALL, the States appear to be served alike in the matter of a good wheat yield; that of South Australia now being harvested, is estimated at 14,400,000 bushels, an average…
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MESSRS. WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, AND Co., wire: —We offered 5,000 bales of wool yesterday, nearly the whole of which was disposed of at improved prices. The market was extremely…
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Mr. G. G. Lance the commercial agent in London, writing from London on November 13, states that New Zealand butter was [?]riving in England in much better condition,…
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A GOOD deal of interest is being shown by the grain trade in the fixing of the present season's wheat standard, which is to be made by the grain sectional committee of…
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THERE is an impression among some people--but a wrong one--that the Shorter breads, as Poland Chinas, Berkehires and…
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The Thistlebank dairy form of 77 acres at Pyree, the property of Mr. T. J. Condon; was sold at auction on Saturday last by Stewart and Morton for £33 per acre, Mr…
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A largely attended meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in the Council Chambers yesterday. Mr. R. Kennedy, President in the…
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ACCOMPAINED by the director of the. department, the Minister of Agriculture (says a Sydney daily) has just paid a visit to the Queanbeyan district, where some interesting…
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For some time past Mr. Farrar, an experimentalist connected with the Agricultural Department, has been engaged in making experiments on a Government farm near Queanbeyan with the object of…
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A meeting of the members was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon. About 30 gentlemen attended. Mr. R. Kennedy, J.P., occupied the chair…
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A sub-committee of the Dubbo P., A. and H. Association has [?] the conditions of a prize to be offered by the Society for the best sample of wheat grown in the district…
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