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Farming & the land, 1897

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Correspondence. We do not necessarily endorse the opinion of our correspondents. This Dairy Company. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

SIR,—Referring to the letter in Tuesday's issue from "Atrox" on the Dairy Company, the writer is to a certain extent right in his idea about the attempt to run the concern…

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The Crops From Wagga to Narandera

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

Taken as a whole the crops, as seen from the train, on the line from Wagga to Narandera, are at present looking extremely well, and the outlook for the coming harvest…

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Government Experiment Farms. Proposed Commercial Management

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 4

THE Minister for Agriculture has under consideration a proposal to make some important alterations in the system of management of the Government Experiment Farms,…

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Work at the Experimental Farms

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Sydney Smith, has been making some important changes in the system and management of the Government experimental farms…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 4

FARMERS in this district do not like to have the crops boomed, as they say it is calculated to keep down values. This is a misapprehension on their part. This…

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Grogan and Narraburra Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the above association, was held at the residence of Mr. W. F. Noble, "Wyendowr," Young road, on Saturday last, at 3 p.m. The meeting was…

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Intercolonial Wheat Markets

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 4

THE splendid rains which fell during last week in the wheat lands of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia have it may be said fairly assured the growing…

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Manitoba Wheat. Report by Dr. Cobb

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 4

DR. N. A. Cobb, the pathologist to the Department of Agriculture, has furnished a brief report to the Minister in regard to Manitoba wheat. For a cold climate it…

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Correspondence. We do not necessarily endorse the opinion of our correspondent. the Co-operative Dairy Company. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 4

SIR,—Replying to "Dairy's" letter in your issue of even date, I would like to point out that I distinctly said, "the present system of paying the supplying shareholders, &c."…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 7

The Herald of Wednesday writes: The placing at a profit of several hundred tons of hard wheat flour in New York that was to have come to this market on millers'…

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Manitoba Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 10

DR. N. A. Cobb, the pathologist to the Department of Agriculture, has furnished a brief report to the Minister, Mr. Sydney Smith, in regard to Manitoba wheat. For…

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The Export of Butter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 6

At the request of the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. R. J. Fairbairn, representative of the Co-operative Wholesale Society of England, who recently arrived in Sydney,…

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Bounty on Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 10

THE Americans are considering a project which, if carried out, will probably sweep away the remains of English agricultural rental. According to the Outlook, a sober as…

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Probable Wheat Yields

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 4

Reports from the chief wheat growing countries show that the probable yields will be as follows:— United Kingdom.—The "Mark Lane…

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Proposed American Wheat Bounty

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 6

THE Americans are considering a project which, if carried out, will probably sweep away the remains of English agricultural rental. According to the "Outlook," a…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Special Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 2

A special general meeting of members of the M.P. and A. Association was held last night, Mr. T. W. Hammond (President), in the chair. The business was the…

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An English Expriment Fruit Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 6

A REPORT on the working and results of the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm, established by the Duke of Bedford at Ridgmont in in 1894, has been written by…

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Farmers' Conference

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 6

THIS important annual conference is to opened at Wagga on 30th instant, next Monday week; therefore, those districts and associations that wish to be…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 4

The following stock passings were reported to the Inspector of Stock (Mr. Charles Lyne) last week:—2000 ewes. C. H. Beetchenon's, Young to Barham, W. J. Dumah in charge;…

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Wheat Stocks

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 2

OUR senior morning contemporary in Sydney has published some interesting information (which is reproduced elsewhere in this issue) concerning the quantity of wheat at present…

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