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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

1,133 stories in Riverina's papers · page 49 of 57

Sheep and Wool

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 2

The sale we reported last Saturday of Kimo wool in the Sydney market was the first lot of Kimo crossbred wool offered. The major portion of…

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The Grain of Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 4

MR. A. Fraser Hill writes in the Sydney 'Herald':—"The letter appearing in your paper, by Mr. James Marsh, Eugowra, in reference to the maximum…

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Wheat, Maize and Chaff

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 2

The forward market for Riverina and Victorian new wheat is 3s 2d per bushel for January delivery. Imported Argentine wheat, being old, has steady demand, in…

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A Farming Party

The Temora Star · Wednesday 28 October 1903 · page 2

The "Country Party" in the Assembly having collapsed, a new movement is on foot, in shape of the formation of a "Farmers Party."…

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Large Cattle Sale

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Stinson aud Stinson, stock aud station agents of Narandera, report having sold dtiring the week, 1600 head of bullocks at satisfactory pricey. The cattle were…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Vigorous Competition and Advanced Prices

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 October 1903 · page 2

The Melbourne wool sales for the present season were opened on Tuesday by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., who submitted a…

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Deering "Ideal" Binders Over-come the Difficulties of Tangled Crop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1903 · page 2

Read the following testimonial from Mr. Albert Eather, Boggabri:—"I take pleasure in bringing under your notice the work done on your 'Ideal' Binder. I had a 17-acre…

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London Wool Sales. Opening of the Fifth Series. Crossbreds Advance 10 Per Cent. London, Sept. 18th, 1903

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1903 · page 1

Once more we have to record the commencement of another series of Colonial wool sales, and a series pregnant with far-reaching results. This fifth series…

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Farm and Garden. Report for October, 1903. the Farm

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 30 October 1903 · page 3

IN consequence of the drooping season, the wheat and hay crops on the river flats are growing too rank, and, if not attended to, will lay down and…

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Farmers in Politics. a New Party Favored

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1903 · page 4

MR. T.L. CAMPBELL, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, spoke at Gunnadah on Saturday, and denounced the present Government's…

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Farm and Station Plucking Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 4

To this day the pure-bred sheep in Shetland are not shorn, but plucked. The process takes place generally in June, when the fleece is "ripe," and the…

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The World's Wheat Crop

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 4

According to "[?]" the world's wheat crop is estimated at 302,000,000 quarters as compared with [?] for last year. The estimates of the…

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The Coming Wheat Crop

The Temora Star · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 2

The yield of the coming harvest is one of great interest, and in a great many instances the estimates will no doubt be above the actual yield, as it is a good many years…

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The Ideal Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 4

About 12 years ago Mr. H. H. Wellenhall, of Carr's Plains, commenced making experiments with the view of establishing a new type of sheep in…

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The World's Wheat Supply

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 2

The experts who survey the world's wheat fields through market reports, aided occasionally perhaps by their inaginutive faculty, are not so sanguine…

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Weeds in the Seed Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 4

Mr. Nelson asked Mr. Kidd in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night when he knew about "certain strange weeds" that were coming up among the…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest. Statist's Advance Estimate

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 6

The Government Statist, Mr. W. M'Lean, recently issued (the "Age" says) a number of letters to the farmers throughout the wheat growing areas, asking theiropinion…

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Deering "Ideal" Binders Overcome the Difficulties of Tangled Crop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 2

Read the following testimonial from Mr. Albert Eather, Boggabri:—I take pleasure in bringing under your notice the work done on your 'Ideal Binder. I had a 17-acre…

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The Wheat Crop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners expect to handle about 19,000,000 bushels of wheat this season, and extensive preparations are being made in connection therewith. In…

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Wagga Freezing Works and Butter Factory

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 2

The rabbit industry has come to stay, and with good seasons will prove a far more lucrative vocation than during the past couple of years, when men were…

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