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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

1,207 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 61

Sheep. Merino Rams. Class J—open Class. (Artificially or otherwise fed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 5

Ram, 2½ yrs or over. J. S. Horsfall 1st, T. H. Mate 2nd and 3rd Ram, over 1½yrs and under 2½yrs. J. S. Horsfall 1st and 2nd, T. H. Mate 3rd…

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Items of News Experimental Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 2

The Public Service Board has appointed Mr. John Joseph M'Grath, a junior clerk in the Agricultural Department, to be junior clerk at the Wagga…

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Class Z—dairy Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 5

Lard, 41bs. Mrs F. Lindon 1st Dozen Ken Eggs. Mrs F. Linden 1st Dozen Turkey Eggs. Alf. Rogers 1st Dozen Duck Eggs. Mrs F. Lindon 1st…

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Class S.—farm Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 5

Five bags of White Milling Wheat. George Lindon 1st, John Swum 2nd Bestt three sacks of Wheat. George Lindon 1st, John Swann 2nd…

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Class L—farmers' Class

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 5

Ram, 2½yrs or over. J. J. M'Nickle 1st and 2nd, A. G. Keith 3rd Ram, over 1½yrs and under 2½yrs. A. G. keith st and 2nd. F. F. Fahey 3rd…

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Class Ll—farmers' Class

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 5

Ewe, 2½yrs or over. J. J. M'Nickel 1st and 3rd, A. G. keith 2nd Ewe, over 1½yrs and under 2½yrs E. L. Pratt 1st, F. F. Fahey 2nd, A. G. Keith 3rd…

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Commercial. WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 4

The United Woolbrokers' Association report:—Business in the local market is transacted on a very limited scale, operations [?] chiefly confined to scoured skin…

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The Wheat Market

Coolamon Echo · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 3

On Friday there was intense excitement in the American wheat markets owing to farther pessimistic crop reports, and enormous transactions…

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Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 5
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

In Shorthorns, there was a great show, but in other sections there was a great falling off. It was a pity that the cattle could not have been paraded in the ring…

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Sheep

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 5
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

It visito[?]s from the Wagga district, and even those from afar, had nothing else to occupy their attention on the show ground save the splendid…

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Class G—dairy Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 6

Dairy Cow. John T. Piko 1st, E. J. Lawrence 2nd Best Crossbred Dairy Cow, any age, any cross. P. Hann 1st, E. J. Lawrence 2nd…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 2
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

In Sydney transactions in wheat are reported at 3/6 to 3/7; in Melbourne 3/6 is the ruling value…

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The Butter Brigands

The Worker · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 6

The reflections that have been cast from time to time during the sittings of the Butter Commission on the Government system of supervising produce for export…

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Sheep Test Competition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 5

The sheep competing for the 14th Sheep Test prize were shorn at the show ground yesterday, and the rams entered for the 200 guinea prize were also shorn. The [?]wes…

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About, Wheat

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 4

Recent cables speak of great excitement ruling in the great American wheat markets --"Dollar wheat," a price which always throws the great wheat exchanger into a"…

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Commercial Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe, Garson and Co.,. Ltd., report:— Sheaving is progressing favourably and without hitch in the early sheds, and it…

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Cattle. Class D—shorthorns

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 6

Bull, over 2yrs. T. H. Mate and Co. 1st Bull, 1 to 2 yrs. R. M'lntyre 1st, Borambola Station 2nd, F. F. Fahey Hc Bull, under 12 months. T H. Mate and…

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