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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

1,207 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 61

The Farmer's Son

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 3

There is only one way, says an American paper. for the farmer to make a farmer of his own son. That is to make him first his confident and then…

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Farms for Next to Nothing Vast Tracts in Canada

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 3

Some realisation of the vastness of the unoccupied lands of Canada may be gathered from the second volume of the Canadian census of 1901 just…

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Sheep Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 3

There were 22,066 sheep and lambs penned on Thursday, the balk of the supply comprising good quality medium weight shorn merino wethers, with a fair number of extra…

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Inferior Butter Shipment

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 5

Inquiries have been made by officers of the Agricultural department concerning the announcement recently made in Melbourne that some very…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., on the 30th November offered a catalogue comprising a very large proportion of good…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jo9nes and Devlin, Limited, report:—On Thursday we brought forward a catalogue of 4697 bales, which included a very…

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Danish Dairy Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 6

The "Dairy" gives the following interesting description of a Danish dairy farm. The farm is about 130 acres, and it was bought by the present…

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The Farmers' Friends. Mr. Perry Knows Them

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 3

The member for Liverpool Plains, Mr. Perry, in the Assembly during the course of his remarks on the second reading of the Closer Settlement bill, told how, when…

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Warning to Press and Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 3

For some time a conspicuous double-column advertisement has been appearing in the country press representing that "Corney and Co.," of 55 Clarence-st., Sydney, were…

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The Farmers and the Party

The Worker · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 4

George Conway, Rlabo, thus writes:—In WORKERS of Nov. 5th it is stated that Messrs Melnerney (president) and Trefle (councillor) of the Farmers' and Settlers'…

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Manure in Wheat Growing

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

We have received from Messrs. Geo. Shirley and Co. an interesting pamphlet showing on the incontrovertible evidence of practical farmers the wide…

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Wool and Produce Reports. Harrison, Jones Ane Devlen

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

On Thursday we brought forward a catalogue of 4,072 bales. Competition all round was again excecdingly keen, and the late high range of values was…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool, & Grain Market. Week ending Thursday, Dec. 1

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association (Goldsorough, Mort and Co., Ltd., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Dalgety and…

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American Cotton Crop. London, Dec. 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

The United States Government's estimate of the cotton crop this season is 12,162,000 bales, or 900,008 bales more than the record yield. The…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Coombs, of Camnock, near Molong, claimed that he had discovered the only effective system of coping with the rabbit pest, and on the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Discussion on the Closer Settlement Bill

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Tumut Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. There…

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Farmers and Settlers. a Drastic Suggestion

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wagga Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday afternoon in the M. P. and A. rooms, Gurwood-street. Mr. G…

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American Cotton Crop. Record Yield Expected

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

The United States Government's estimate of the cotton crop this season is 12,162,000 bales, or 900,000 bales more than the record yield. The strength of…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Daily Duties with Chickens

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 6

THERE are some duties in regard to poultry, keeping that must be attended to every day, particularly feeding the chicks and grown fowls, and seeing…

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The Butter Commission

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 2

Mr. James M'Inorney (Gundagai) writes:—"The Premier, in reply to Mr. Perry's question, asking him if he would invite the Royal Commission now sitting in Melbourne…

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