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Farming & the land, 1904

1,207 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 61

Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Important Meeting of Wagga, Branch

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 4

The adjourned annual meeting of the Wagga Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in the M.P. and A.A. rooms on Saturday…

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Commercial. Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 3

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Dalgety and Co., Ltd.; Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin,…

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The Cattle Tick. If the Fever Spread

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 4

Although very little has been made public concerning the most recent movements of the dreaded cattle tick, it is very probable that the return of…

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Foreign Wheat Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 4

The news of the wheat crops by the mail from London, dated February 19, is of importance. "Dornbusch" prints unsatisfactary reports of the British farmers' position,…

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Butter Factory

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

A meeting of those in sympathy with starting a butter factory and freezing works at Adelong was held at the Royal Hotel, there being present Messrs. A…

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Commercial. WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 1

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltdd Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd.,…

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The Wheat Yield

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

The revised estimate of the wheat crop is 27.327,00 bushes. About 16,000,000 bushes will be exportable. The crop is estimated to be worth…

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The Wheat Export

Coolamon Echo · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

The large German four-masted barque Amsterdam cleared at the Customs this week for Falmouth, for orders with the largest shipment of…

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The Wool Trade

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

THE general prosperity of the Commonwealth is to bound up with the volume of the wool export and the fluctuations of the…

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Latest Telegraphic News. SYDNEY, Thursday. the Wheat Harvest

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 3

The revised estimate of the past season's wheat harvest gives the return at 27,327,000 bushels, of which about 16,000,000 bushels will be…

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Meats for Farm Use

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 6

It is a lamentable fact that amount farmers who grow the world's meat supply there are many who have meat of poorer quality on their own tables than…

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Profit From the Dairy

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 6

Much of the success of the average farmer and dairyman depends on the cost of feeding the cows. There are conditions under which it is…

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Farm Notes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 6

A horse trained to walk fast, whether suitable for the saddle, single harness, or team, always commands a better price than one equally good in other respects,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report under date March 30:- Wool.—The Sydney wool market is unchanged, and late rates continue to rule…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson and Co. Limited, report —The Sydney wool market is unchanged, and late rates continue to rule. Business is much restricted by the…

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A Ton of Wheat—Nine Bags

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 5

At a meeting of the council of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce held on Wednesday. Mr. John Sawers, president, in the chair, a letter was read from the…

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British Breeds of Sheep. Absence of Fine Wools

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

The sheep being, a dual purpose animal, there must come up from time to time the consideration of the relative merits of specialising on the wool…

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N.s.w. Wheat Yield—a Record Predicted

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

The Government statist has issued a revised estimate of the New South Wales wheat crop, which he places at 27,327,000 bushels, against 28,370,000, his…

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Keeping 33 Butter Hard. a Wrinkle Foe Those in the Country

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

FOR the benefit of many who live in the country and cannot get ice, (writes Mr. J. Wobb, Gunnedah), the following is simple way to keep butter…

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Wheat Values. the Gamble of the Next Few Months

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

Commenting on the state of the wheat market, Tuesday's "Herald" remarks:—"Growers are selling rather more freely than they were a few…

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