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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

1,070 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 54

Notes for Farmers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 2

DR. Ross, Molong's representative, is endeavouring to persuade the Government to cause the Government Statistician to report on the present…

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The Crop Estimates

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 2

THE information is obtained from a large number of reporters amongst the cultivators themselves in every police patrol district. Mr. Coghlan considers…

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Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day the market was very firm. Best greasy description brought 9½d,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 4

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Coreport Holding their annual sale to-day. Competition for good wools was briak, the Americans being keen buyers. The top price…

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District News. Middle Adelong. Th[?] Rain and Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 3

After a long spell at dry weather a nice rain set in on Saturday, and will do an immense amount at good. It was badly needed for the young maize crops,…

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The Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and co. report that at yesterday's wool sales the market was very firm. Mr. N. Melrose's Bangadang clip, Gundagai…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 3

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. (Ltd.), John Bridge and Co. (Ltd.), Harrison, Jones and Devlin (Ltd.), Hill, Clark and Co., The Pastoral Finance…

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A Blood Stock Farm

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 2

The famous Chipping-Norton estate was offered at auction yesterday and was passed in, the highest offer being £6100…

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Our Butter Trade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 5

To him who reads and considers what he reads the facts put forth of late regarding the colony's butter trade are matter for deepest reflection. The…

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Wheat Estimate

The Temora Star · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

The "Sydney Morning Herald" has issued its pre-harvest estimate of the New South Wales wheat crop. It gives the area under crop as 1,432,000…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 5

Younghusbond and Co. Proprietary Ltd. continued their Wool Sales on Wednesday, when they offered a catalogue of 1402 bales. The attendance of buyers was as large as it…

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The Wool Market

The Temora Star · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

MESSRS. Winchcome, Garson and Co. report:-The wool market very firm and competition more active than at any previous sale this season. We…

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Meeting of the Sheep Board

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

A meeting of the Wagga District Sheep Board was held at the office of the Inspector of Stock, Wagga, yesterday. There were present Messrs. G. P. W[?]son…

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When to Harvest Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 5

THE proper time to harvest wheat is among the questions that farmers have many opinions about.Harvest on the green side, and let the ear.611 in the stock, is…

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Stock Board Meetings. Diseases in Sheep Board

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 3

A MEETING of the Diseases in Sheep Board was held at the office of the Inspector, Mr, C. Lyne, yesterday,. Present:—G. P. Wilson (chair), Messrs. W. Devlin, J, Kelly,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Marcant[?]s Agency Co. to-day submitted to the buyers a catalogue comprising over 5000 bales, the largest brought forward this season—…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Milk and Disease Germs

The Temora Star · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 1

One class of bacteria producing human disease passes directly from sick cows into the milk. Tuberculosis is an example of this class; and a tuberculous cow may,…

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Rival Crop Estimates

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 5

Every year the people of the colony are placed somewhat in a fog as to what will be the probable yield of wheat, and in the three estimates put forward…

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For the Farmer. the Altered Prospects

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 5

At last a change in the season's prospects has to be recorded. Nor is this condition the especial gift of one portion of the colony, nor of this colony…

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The Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 3

The crope in this vicinity are not looking up to expectatins. The late rain will nodoubt henefit them to some extent, [?] the late ones which were very backward…

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