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Farming & the land, 1904

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Dairy Cow Test

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly permit me space in your paper to call the attention of dairymen and the public generally to the suggested condition of the above, one of which, in…

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The Wool Growing Industry

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 2

THE ram sales which were held in Sydney last week serve to illustrate the great recuperative resources of the pastoral industy through those vast…

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Fluke in Sheep. Dr, Cobb's Investigations

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

AT the official luncheon of the Sheep breeders' Association recently, the president, Sir Francis Suttor, remarked that the dry climate was probably…

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Some Questions for Wheat-growers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 3

UNDER the above heading the editor of the "Agricultural Gazette," Mr. W. H. Clarke, points out that I the farmer aims to prepare his land cheaply he…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 2

In our last issue we gave a report of proceedings at the meeting of members of above association, and promised to give a resume to day of the report on…

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A Stud Sheep

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

At the recent sales of stud sheep in Sydney Mr. MacPherson, of Umbango, gave a commission to Mr. W. H. Mate, a well-known expert in merino sheep, to procure a…

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The Wool Trade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

The customary annual review and statistics of the Australasian wool trade published by Dalgety and Company Limited, from whose Sydney House we have received…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report, under date July 13:- Wool.—The Sydney wool market remains practically the same as when last we…

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Wool. London

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday competition, was brisk at the best rates of the series…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Committee Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

The usual monthly committee meeting of the M.P. and A. Association was held last evening. Present:—Mr. E. Ingram, president (chair), and Messrs Bolton, A. Smith,…

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Oldtown Juniors v. Experimental Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

The above clubs meet on the racecourse this afternoon. Oldtown will be picked from the following: —Hedditch, M'Alister, Lampe,…

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Temora Farmers' Union

The Temora Star · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Temora Farmers' Union was held on Saturday, July 9th. Present:- Messrs. [?] Moran (chair), E. Rabey, J. Donald…

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The Wool Trade

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 4

The customary annual review and statistics of the Australian wool trade published by Daigety and Company Limited. from whose Sydney house we…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 4

Messrs. J. Skudder and Co. report having held their usual weekly sale on Saturday last, at the Farmers' Market, Kincaid-street. The following were the…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 3

The season's maize crops is stated by Mr. Goghlan at 6,836,740 bushels, the highest return since 1894. The average yield for the State is 30.1…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Fertilizer Constituents

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

ALL agricultural plants consist essentially of ten chemical elements, the proportion of these different elements varying quite widely with different plants…

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Japan Wheat Market

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 4

For some time each outgoing vessel to Japan has taken more or less Australian flour for that country, and a nice business is being steadily built up…

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Correspondence Mr. Holman and the Coolac Farmers to the Editor

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 3

Sir—I was somewhat amused at Mr. Holman's attempt to relieve the anxiety of the farmers of Coolac regarding the proposal to bring agriculture laborers under the…

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Japan Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 4

For some time each outgoing vessel to Japan has taken more or less Australian flour for that country, and a nice business is being steadily built up. A few rather…

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The Price of Wool Shearers' Wages. Heavy Fleeces and Wrinkled Sheep

The Worker · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 4

So far as we know, there ia only one misfortune, of those all under which this State has recently tottered, which. Carruthers and Co. have not attributed to the baleful…

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