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Farming & the land, 1906

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The Wheat Harvest. How the Crops Are Yielding

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 4

In a recent article on the crops in the main western districts it was pointed out (says the writer of "On the Land" in the "Sydney Morning…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report:— Since the wool auction sales closed on 20th inst. a fair amount of business has…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

During 1905, there were 2,124,295 sheep and 96,723 cattle sold through the Homebush Sale-yards, as compared with 1,452,710 sheep and 91,675…

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The Argentine Crop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 4

Cables received from Buenos Ayres prior to the departure of the last English mail stated that the Argentine wheat crop had been damaged by the…

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Wheat and Wool. SYDNEY

The Temora Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3

Wheat is still coming forward slowly, owing to the late season. Last week 43,315 bags were received, as compared with 73,204 for the same period of the…

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Wheat Crop

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

"On the Land" in the 'Herald' says:—The reports from our country correspondents, and the information collected during special tours through…

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The Wool Market

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3
Also in The Temora Star

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report:—Since the wool auction sales closed on 20th inst. a fair amount of business has been done in private…

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Cheapening the Production of Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Considerable interest has been aroused in grain-growing districts by the announcement of the results of field trials of a large Push Sunshine Harvester,…

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Strike of Wheat Lumpers. Demand for Increased Pay

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

The men employed handling the gram at Darling Harbor, struck work without notice yesterday, and demanded pay at the rate of 1s 6d per hour—an…

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Dry Farming. Soil Culture in Semi-arid Districts

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 4

A few weeks ago (the Melbourne "Age" says) Mr. J. H. M'Coll., M.P., supplied the Minister of Agriculture with a report on dry farming in…

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Wheat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin report that operations have been limited during the holidays, buyers operating from hand to month only. Business in the feed market…

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Under-Weight Butter

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

Reports form London stated that the weights of Victorian butter are not so satisfactory on arrival in England as are the consignments from New Zealand…

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Commercial. WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

The holidays have interfered with the regular auctions, transactions being confined to private sales, several lines having been quitted at the rates prevailing at the…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

The wheat harvest of Victoria is estimated at 22,386, bushels leaving 14,611,000 bushels for export. The value of the surplus…

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Superfine Riverina Wheat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

Samples are to hand (says Thursday's "Evening News") of extra choice new wheat from the Riverina district. A competent authority describes the…

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Does Salt Increase Weight of Butter?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

It is generally taken for granted that when an ounce of salt is added to a pound of butter the weight of the salted butter is an ounce more than before the…

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Farm and Field. Dairying on Costly Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

Why is dairying in Holland prosperous in spite of her high-priced Lands, high taxes and other high coats of production? (asks a farmer in the "New York…

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Cheapening the Production of Wheat. Wide Push "Sunshine" Harvester

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

Considerable interest has been aroused in grain growing districts by the announcement, of field trials of a large push " Sunshine" harvester, almost…

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London Wool Sales. Opening of the Sixth Series. Merinos Unchanged, Coarse Crossbreds Slightly Lower. London, Dec. 1, 1905

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

Another chapter has opened in the history of the Colonial wool trade, and a good record is being written. There [?] when the [?] of the…

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