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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

1,174 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 59

Brief Hints to Dairy Farmers. the Rearing of Calves

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 4

I WOULD draw the attention of our farmers to the information contained in a leaflet issued by the Irish Department of Agriculture on the subject. This is…

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Summer Feeding of Dairy Cows

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 6

The summer feeding of dairy cows, as a rule, consists of pasture only. When the pasture is short or fails, soiling crops or hay if available are fed, and, in…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Growing Pigs

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 6

SOME time since, some experiments were carried on to determine the influence of feed on the growing pig, and it was observed that…

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Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 3

There has been no change in the dull condition of the English and American wheat market. The intercolonial market, however is a little better, and shows a livening…

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Wagga District Court. Sheep Trespassing Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

The hearing of contested cases in the Wagga District Court was commenced yesterday, when Acting Judge Browning had before him an application on behalf…

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For the Farmer. Drought in the North-west

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 3

A well-known pastoralist who has made an extensive tour of the north-west district describes the state of the country beyond Narrabri as deplorable…

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Price of Butter

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

The wholesale butter sellers this morning raised the price to 1s for creamery, and other grades proportionately…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

Daigetty and Co. offered at their sale to day 725 bales of wool. The market was firm for all merino qualities, and competition keen, but crossbreds…

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Butter Factories and Creameries. a Great Success. Creamery to Be Opened at Brungle

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

MR. HALL, representing Messrs. Foley Bros., batter exporters, Sydney, and Mr. R. A. Escott on Friday concluded a most successful tour of Brungle and…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Association

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

THE Executive Council of the Farmer and Settlers' Association met in the Town hall, Cootamundra, on Feb. 13 and 14, when the following…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Food of Vegetables

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 1

HE fertility of a soil depands in a [?] great measure upon its capacity for retaining water and if so, soils containing the same ingrodients…

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Commercial. Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 3

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

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Money for Farmers

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 2

With the [?] and the [?] rabbits (ab, "a hip enter yen a. y. and that is) [?] back…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held a wool sale on Monday afternoon, when they submitted to the buyers a catalogue of about 1830…

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Cattle

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

1422 head of cattle were yarded, the bulk being rough and light, with many cows and but few prime animals. The local lots sold were:—W. B. Smith,…

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Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

At Homebush on Monday 25,752 sheep and lambs were penned. Values all round were not up to the [?] sale, inferior sheep especially being…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

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

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Land, Wool, and Grain. Homestead Selections

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

WYALONG land district, on Upper Wyalong, No. 2 holding, in ono block of 1005 acres; distant 7 miles from Wyalong; capital value 16/8 per acre…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

THE report of the secretary of tho Farmers and Settlers' Association to be submitted to tho annual conference in Sydney on July 8 next, is…

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The Farmers' Parliament

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

IF we wanted an example of the truth of the poet's reflection of the great results that come from small beginings we would find it in the wondrous…

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