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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Cattle for South Africa

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

A cable was recently received from the High Commissioner of South Africa, inquiring at what price young breeding cattle could be supplied from…

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Sheep and Pastures Board

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

The annual election of directors to the Sheep and Pastures Board will take place on the 28th of next month. The polling places will be the same as last year. viz,…

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Wheat Growing Experiments

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

The agricultural society at Endunda, South Australia, carries out annually an exceedingly useful series of experiments in wheat growing, and this year…

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Land, Wool, and Grain

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

This owners of sheep and large stock (horses and cattle) eligible to vote for the election of directors, are informed that the election will be held in the several sheep…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Markets

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 4

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

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Golden Wyan Dots for Farmers

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 1

Like all varieties of Wyandots the Goldens are a utility breed, and one of the best general purpose varieties in existence. The young chicks are hardy,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Like Produces Like. (Continued)

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 1

BUT where parents unlike these respects are mated it would be unreasonable to look for progeny the counterpart more or lees of…

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Marrar Siding and the Rockview Farmers. Visit of the Commissioners to Marrar. the Rockview Disaster to Be Reported On

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

Recently we notified that Mr. MacCallum had called the attention of the member for the district to the requirements of the farmers around Marrar…

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Wool Sales. SYDNEY

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 3

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin offered yesterday 6000 bales of wool. They sold by auction and privately 5200 bales. The demand is particularly keen. Values…

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Farming and Dairying

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

IN olden days it used to be a burning question to get rid of sheep and put men on the land, until the idea was exploded by it being shown that it was…

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Wagga Experimental Farm

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 4

THE Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. J. Kidd) recently visited the Wagga Wagga Experimental Farm, and has made several new arrangements of…

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Standard Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 4

The approach of the time for the fixing of the fair average quality of New South Wales wheat for the season gives occasion for comment (says the "S.M. Herald")…

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Telegraphic. Mew South Wales. Large Arrivals of Wheat and Wool. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners state that grain is coining forward in large quantities, and it is thought that the present season will constitute a record as to the…

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Narandera Wheat Yield

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The wheat yield has been very disappointing, and, instead of a yield of 10 to I 14 bushels, the average will only be from 4 to 6 bushels per acre, and the samples…

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London Wool Sales. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The January series of wool sales opened yesterday. The market is strong at an advance of from 5 per cent. to 10 per cent…

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Wagga Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The work connected with the experiments conducted at the Wagga Experiment Farm in growing wheat for hay and grain in manured and unmanured land is…

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Wheat

The Junee Democrat · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 3

The past fortnight's boom in the New South Wales wheat market is followed by a slight depression, which comes inopportunely for those…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 5
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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd, report, 16th January:— We held our usual sale this afternoon, when we submitted a large and…

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Wheat Growing Experiments

Coolamon Echo · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

The agricultural society at Eudunda, South Australia, carries out annually an exceedingly useful series of experiments in wheat growing, and this year…

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