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Farming & the land, 1902

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The Artificial Feeding of Sheep

The Temora Star · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

An interesting experiment in the artificial feeding of sheep is being conducted at Hay, where 5000 ewes, rising four-tooth, are being fed on chaff in a…

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South Australian Wheat Statistics

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 6

The agricultural returns for the State for 1901-1002 show that the total area sown with wheat in South Australia last year was 1,743,452 acres, a decrease of…

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The Price of Wheat. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

This morning the millers further increased the price of flour to £9 10s per ton, and at the same time advanced bran to 1s 2d and pollard to 1s 2½d a bushel…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Saturday evening, 5th instant. There were…

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The Farmers' Column

The Temora Star · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

Chick wheat presents an unwonted feature in the Sydney market, fair quality worth 4s to 4s 1d. As one merchant put it, on Wednesday morning,"There is no common…

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Tumut. Farmers and Settlers' Association

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday last. There were present : Messrs. G. Clout…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 1

BREEDING AND CARE OF HORSES. THE first thing of importance is to have the right kind of stock from which to breed, and if one proposes…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

A meeting of above association was held in the school of Arts, on Saturday [?] last, when there were present -- Messrs G. [?] J. S…

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Rural Topics. the Wheat Boom

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 3

THE present condition of the wheat market calls for more than ordinary comment. With the advent of the new year prime milling grain was selling in Sydney at 28;…

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Farmers' Union

The Temora Star · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday evening last, when there were present…

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A Farmer's Fears. Dispelled by Bile Beans. Nervousness the Complaint

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 4

Mr. William Brown, of Sparke-street, Maitland, who is a retired farmer, writing to the proprietors of Bile Beans, says:—"I am now 74 years of age, and beyond a few…

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A Rise in Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 2

The Antwerp won sales opened with animated competition. [?] we [?]…

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Land, Wool, and Grain

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

APROPOS of the present unhappy state of the country in consequence of the drought, a correspondent writes:— "Your remarks regarding the pinch…

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For the Farmer. the Wheat Season

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 4

This week's "Sydney Mail" contains the following important editorial respecting the wheat season:—The wheat growers of New South Wales have not…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 5

The monthly committee meeting of the above was held in the Association's rooms last night. Present:—Messrs. E. Ingram, (President), W. J. Monks, T. S. Gardiner,…

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The Price of Butter

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

Butter was advanced again today 1d per 1b. Prime is now quoted, retail, at 1s 9d per 1b…

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Cleaning Smutty Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 4

The treatment of smutty wheat, according to the writer of the article in the "New Penny Magazine," might be condensed into one word scouring…

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Brooking Farmers' Union

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the above union was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart, on Saturday. The President (Mr. Crawford in the chair)…

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The Boer Farms

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

Lord Milner has summoned an Australian expert from Johannesburg to report on the cost of rebuilding and restocking the Boer farms…

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