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Farming & the land, 1905

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The Wool Market

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool find produce brokers, report, under date of 16th inst:-Transactions in wool at last week's sales in the Sydney market were on a large…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

Younghusband, Row and Co., Propy, Ltd. held their wool sale on Wednesday, which is the last the will take place in Melbourne daring the current year. They…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, report as follows:- On Wednesday last we brought forward a catalogue of 5039 bales, which…

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The Local Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

The local wheat market showed a decline to 2s 10½d yesterday in sympathy with the predicted diminution in values at Mark Lane. The approach of the…

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The Cotton Wool Era

The Temora Star · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 6

Daily we become more and more the slaves of luxury, the disciples of the Sheltered Life. Our children, who used to run about with pink bare legs, are…

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The Coolamon Crops. Results From New Variety of Seed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 7

Me learn from a gentleman who has travelled extensively through the Coolamon district during the past week that the crops in most cases are…

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Harvesting at the Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

Harvesting operations at the Experiment Farm are still proceeding. Mr. Macdonald, who is acting as manager in the absence on leave of Mr…

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Prizes for District Farms

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

It has been suggested that one of the chief attractions of the next Wagga Show should be a prize for the beat district farm. The competition would,…

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District Farm Competition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

In connection with the District Farm Products Computation, to be held at the Sydney Show next Easter, Mr. A. F. D. White, secretary of the M.P. and…

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Wagga Experimental Farm Exhibit

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

The Hon. James Gormly, M.L.C., has received the following letter from Mr. W. S. Campbell, the Director of Agriculture With reference to the…

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Wagga Show, 1906. Dairy Cow Test Prize

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

The appended regulations have been drafted by the special sub-committee, and approved by the committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural…

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Local and General News. Experiment Farm Exhibit at Wagga Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

A short while ago the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association made application to the Department of Mines and Agriculture for an exhibit…

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Game Farms

The Temora Star · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 3

In many cases the controllers of game farms are virtually little more than receivers of stolen eggs. A few hens ostentatiously displayed in pens give nominal…

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Advice to Dairymen. Thirteen Dairy Commandments

The Temora Star · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 7

In an address at the last annual meeting of the Nebraska Dairymen's Association, U.S.A., Mr. A. H. Harris gave the following thirteen commandments…

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Farm and Field. What Produce Pays Best

The Temora Star · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 7

At a recent meeting of the Clarendon branch of the South Australian Bureau of Agriculture Mr. P. Piggott read a paper on "What Produce Pays Best?"…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Limited, wool and produce brokers. Sydney report under date of 21st inst:—Wool sales for the year at this centre closed on…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool, Station Produce, & Grain Market. Week ending Thursday, Dec. 21

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 4

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

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An Extensive Bush Fire. Crops and Grass Destroyed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

An extensive and destructive bush fire occurred on Sunday afternoon on the Albury road, about 3½ miles from Wagga. The fire appears to have…

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Central Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 3

Messre. J. Skudder and Co. report having held their usual weekly sale on Saturday last at the Central Farmers'Market. The following prices…

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