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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

1,174 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 59

Farm Produce

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 3

To many, the great increase in the exhibits of farm produce was little short of astounding, there being no less than 18 more in a season infinitely worse than…

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Dairy Produce

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 3

The great disadvantage under which competitors in this section laboured is almost too well known to need referring to. A falling off in the exhibits was…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Thirty-eighth Annual Exhibition. a Pronounced Success. Patron: His Excellency Sir Harry Rawson, K C. B. President: Mr. Edward Ingram. Vice-Presidents: Messrs. J. Gormly, M.L.A., J. G. Fletcher, and H. T. Davidson. Hon. Treasurer: Mr. T. S. Gardiner. Trustees: Messrs. A. Leitch, H. T. Davidson, and A. smith. Committee: Messrs. James Angel, A. Brunskill, C. F. Bolton, R. H. Caldwell, Harley D. Cox, C. M. Davidson, W. Devlin, E. W. Donnelly, R. Dunn, L. A. Fosbery, E A. Fitzgerald, J. A. Gunn, J. Hayes, P. Hann, T. Halloran, R. S. Heydon, F. E. Ingram, J. Jeremy, H. B. Jefforson, W. H. Mate, C. A. Macdonald, W. H. Mitchelhill, H. E. Mitchelmore, W. M. Mouritz, W J. Monks, G. J. Mulholland, J. J. M'Grath, G. M. M'Keown, R M'Intyre, J. J. M'Nickle, W. C. Rolls, W. Shaw, G. Sheppard, W. F. Stone, E. P. Taylor, G. P. Wilson. Secretary: A. F. D. White

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 3

The thirty-eighth show held under the auspices of what is now acknowledged to be the premier Pastoral and Agricultural Association in the State culminated in a…

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Suggested Sheep Competition

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

The subject of big sheep competition, in which the breeders of Australasia could be induced by adequate prize money in connection with the Wagga show, was…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. POULTRY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

The lien fever is almost as bad as the influenza, it sticks to you for a very long time, hence you may often hear fanciers say, "Oh, the game is not what it is cracked up to be,…

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Cattle Plague in Rhodesia. Attributed to Australian Importations. London, Sunday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

The Johannesburg correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that the cattle plague which has been decimating the herils of Rhodesia, originated from cattle…

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Non-competitive Exhibits. Wagga Experiment Farm Exhibit

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 3

It scarcely requires to be said that many of the most interesting exhibits sent to the Wagga Show are entered as non-competitive. Amongst those stand out of course the moat…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. Cheesemaking Simplified

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

PROFESSOR Babeack and others have [?] known the result of some years' investigations concerning the preparation and…

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The Benefits of Cultivation. Important to Farmers

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

IF there is a thing that is beneficial to the Riverina soil it is the free use of the harrow and scarifier. It has been very…

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Commercial Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 August 1902 · page 3

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

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Farmers Meeting. at Coolac

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of the Coolac branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held on Saturday afternoon last. Only a limited number of members attended, an apology…

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Farmers' Union

The Temora Star · Wednesday 27 August 1902 · page 5

The annual meeting of the local brunch of the Farmers? Union withheld on Saturday evening last, when the following members were present:…

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Losses by the Drought. Estimated Shortage of £2,700,000 for Wool. Goulburn

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Wheatley, stock and station agent, who has recently travelled over the greater portion of this State, says with regard to the losses in sheep through the…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents). Tooyal. the Weather and Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 4

We are still without the much Deeded rain, and the situation of farmers, and indeed all landholders, is fast becoming critical in these districts. On the 21st…

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Correspondence. [?] do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents. the Dairying Industry. To the Editor of the Waggga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 3

SIR,—I noticed in the evidence given a short time ago re the Humula railway, an old resident of the Wagga district stated that dairying was not a success in the…

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Wagga Wool Test

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 4

THE following are the weights in connection with the Twelfth Wagga Sheep Test, the second shearing in connection with which took place at the show on…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., report, August 20th:—We held a sale this afternoon, which will probably be the last of the winter series, when…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 5

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

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The Benefits of Cultivation. Important to Farmers

Coolamon Echo · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 2

IF there is one thing that is beneficial to the Riverina soil it is the free use of the harrow and scarifier. It has been very…

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An Electric Farm

The Junee Democrat · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 1

An American has a farm where electricity is used for "bringing along" the crops. The current is applied to plants in two ways through the soil by means wires buried about…

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