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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Farming Notes for Riverina

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 4

Wheat for Hay.—March and April will be sound the best months for sowing wheat for [?] in this and similar districts. The preparation or the land…

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Tumut. Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Tumut branch of above association took place on Saturday afternoon last, at the School of Arts. Mr. G Clout presiding…

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Farm and Garden Original Ar[?]cles. Growing Cowpeas

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 1

IF clover cannot be grown some other is good legumin[?]ue crop is needed that sill act as a soil renovator to fix in the soil the atmospherin…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

Sales were resumed in Sydney on Monday and will conclude to-day (Wednesday), after which the next auctions will not be held for a month. On Monday bidding was slow,…

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Seed Wheat and Fodder

The Junee Democrat · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

Ministers were engaged nearly the whole of Friday afternoon in deliberating upon several matters in Cabinet. Messrs Kidd and Hayes reported the…

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Mr. Gormly and the Farmers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 2

We are informed that Mr. Gormly and a conference with the Premier and several other members of the Government on Tuesday last, and urged that not only seed…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Brookong Branch

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

The annual meeting was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart, on Saturday the 14th inst. The annual report was read and adopted. It showed that there were…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. the Brookong Branch. Annual Meeting of Members. Farmers' Sons and Land Ballots. an Interesting Discussion

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Brookong Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart, on Saturday last. It was the…

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Local and General News. Fodder for Farm Horses

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 2

We are informed that Mr. James Gormly represented to the Premier and several other members of the Government that it was necessary to provide forage as…

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Farmers' Sons and the Land Ballot

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 2

The Brookong Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has again vindicated the rights of an important section of the farming…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Sydney, Thursday Wool Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

The N.Z. Loan and M.A., Co. gold to a firm and unchanged market yesterday. Greasy gold to Hid, and scoured to 20 1/4d…

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Late Wires. Advices From the Metropolis. Sydney, Thursday. Seed Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 2

The Government have received 1469 applications for seed wheat. The distribution will commence next week. The Minister for Agriculture says it is…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Fertilising the Soil

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 5

HERTILISERS only fertilise the soil when they contain one or more of the essential constituents of plane growth, that is, nitrogen…

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The Corn Crop for Fodder

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 5

After the important matter of time of cutting, the next step is stacking the core. Other things bring equal, a large shock should be planned for, but the size…

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Wheat and Wool. Effects of the Drought

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 3

THE following figures will only go to further show the disastrous time the men on the land are experiencing. They are a comparison of the wheat and wool…

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For the Farmer. Mortality Amongst Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Stewart, a Government veterinary surgeon, has investigated the cause of the great mortality among the sheep on the Botheroo Station, in the…

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Hume Sheep Board

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 4

A meeting of the above Board was held at the Stock Office, Germanton, on Wednesday, 18th February, Present:—Messrs. A. R. M'Laurin, J. P. (chairman), John Ross,…

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Seed Wheat

The Temora Star · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

The following letter from the General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Sydney, has been handed to us by the Secretary of the…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

The first meeting of the new committee of the M.P. and A. Association was held in the Association rooms, Gunwood-street, last evening. Present:—Messrs. E…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 3

At Wednesday's wool sales in Sydney catalogues of wool comprised 5692 sales. Competition was brisk at prices equal to those paid earlier in the week, and as…

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