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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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London Wool Sales. OPENING [?] the First Series. Both Merinos Add Crossbreds Advance. I London, January 23, 1903

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 1

Miserable he the extreme were the the weather con[?]ions which prevailed in Worsted boils last Monday, and the city to he enveloped in a nasty…

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Farm and Garden, Original Articles. Maintaining Soll Fertility

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 6

IT is very generally recognised that it is vary essential to have a fertile soil, in which to grow crops, inasmuch as success in fanning depends…

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Wheat Experiments

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

The results of his experiments and observations on wheat are embodied by Dr. Cobb in the following conclusions :- 1. Under field conditions, small and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

Winchoombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report under date March 4:— The wool market continues firm on the basis of values current during the last…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

The wool market continues firm on the basis of values current during the last couple of weeks, but a considerable volume of business has passed through our hands…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

Messrs. Wincheombe, Carson and Co. Ltd., report:— The wool market continues firm on the basis of values current during the last couple of weeks, but a…

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Seed Wheat and Fodder

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

The President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. J. McInerney) returned to Gundagai on Wednesday, after a short visit to the…

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John Bull's Butter Bill. Some Striking Figures

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

Within seven years the people of Great Britain have increased their expenditure on imported butter by £6,282,704. In 1902, obtaining supplies…

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Hand-feeding of Sheep. the Jemalong Experiment. a Great Success. More Than 75 Sheep Per Acre

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

A practical demonstration of exceptional value to pastoralists and others, tending to solve the problem of stock feeding under adverse conditions, and to minimise…

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Grading of Seed Wheat. Valuable Recommendations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 6

For some years past Dr. N. A. Cobb, of the Agricultural Department, has carried out a series of experiments with a view of testing the value of grading seed wheat…

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Seed wheat. and Assistance to Sow

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

Up to the present there has been as actually landed in Sydney to the order of the Government. 200,000 bushels of teed wheat, of the very best description…

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Seed Wheat. Dr. Cobb's Experiments. Some Interesting Conclu­sions

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

Dr. N. A. Cobb, Pathologist of the Agricultural Department, has been con­ducting a series of experiments in connection with seed wheat. His second…

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Sheep-Feeding. Interesting Experiments

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4

Some experiments in sheep-feeding have been made on on Mr. N. A. Gatenby'a Jemalong Station, in the Forbes district. At a meeting in August last Mr. Gatenby,…

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The Seed Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture says that 70,000 bushels of wheat have already been approved for supply…

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Hand-feeding of Sheep. the Jemalong Experiment. a Great Success. More Than 75 Sheep Per Acre

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

A PRACTICAL demonstration of exceptional value to pastoralists and leaders, tending to solve the problem of stock-feeding under adverse…

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The Drought Relief. Applications for Seed Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

The Government has decided that all applications for seed wheat must be in by March 31, otherwise they cannot be dealt with. An effort is being made to get the…

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Local and General News. Seed Wheat and Fodder

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

The President of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association (Mr. J. Mc Inerney) returned to Gundagai on Wednesday, after a short visit to the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

A general meeting of members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the M. P. and A. Association rooms, Gurwood-strect, on Saturday afternoon…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Maintaining Soil Fertility

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 1

IT is very generally recognised that it is very essential to have a fertile soil, in which to grow crops, inasmuch as success in farming depends…

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Seed Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

The following circular has been forwarded to the branch secretaries by Mr. T. I. Campbell, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' -Association ox New South Wales:-…

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