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Farming & the land, 1906

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New South Wales. Annual Sheep Show. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

The Annual Sheep Show was opened to-day. Never before has such a magnificent display been seen in Australia. Merinoes formed the principal…

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Farmers and Setters

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

As briefly mentioned at their monthly meeting on Saturday, the Wagga farmers and settlors expect that their president will visit this district very shortly. It is…

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Not Cattle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 7

The other evening a countryman brought his sweetheart into town to see a performance by a well known company. Going up to the ticker officer, the girl…

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Lice on Cattle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

At this season of the year there will no doubt be a great many farmers who are troubled and inconvenienced to a very large extent with the presence of lice on…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [AlL Rights Reserved.] Breeding Corn

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

THE vast possibilities of breeding corn can hardly be estimated. It would not be difficult for one man to breed a new rye, wheat, barley, oats or rice, which…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

Two sons of Mr. R. Pigram, of Coolac, earned between them £30 by trapping during June. In some district flocks there has…

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Dairy Supervision in the Argentine

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 4

The growth of the demand for Argentina butter in Europe, chiefly for Great Britain, has induced the Government of the Republic to enact stringent…

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Farm and Field. Electricity in Agriculture

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 4

Recent experiments nave demonstrated that electrically will promote the germination of need. At the Massachusetts Agricultural College, U.S.A., in a…

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Hillston Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Railway Extension

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

A well-attended and representative meeting of the Hillston Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Royal Mail Hotel on Saturday night…

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The Sheep Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 5

The State Governor, Sir Harry Rawson officially opened the Sheep-breeders Annual Sheep Show this afternoon, and after delivering a speech, decorated the…

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Commercial Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

Measrs Schute, Ball and Co. report under date 25th June.— The past week has been a very quiet one in the local market. With the exception of the…

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Sheep Show. SYDNEY

The Temora Star · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

The attendance at the Sheep Show continues undiminished. J. S. Horsfall secured grand champion honors for best ram, housed owe…

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World Wheat Prospects

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

"beerbohm's" of May 25, has the following —"The market will obviously now be governed to a great extent by the promise of the growing crops,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson sad Co. Ltd. report:—The Sydney Wool Market is without change and business now is in a very narrow compass. Good values…

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Australian Pure Merino Sheep Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

The presence of a large assemblage of sheep men in Sydney for the annual show and sales is always an opportune time to promote united action in…

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Merino Sheep Breeders. Formation of Australian Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 3

A meeting of sheepbreeders was held in Sydney on Tuesday, for the purpose of discussing the advisability of forming an association representative of…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Fair. World's Record for Yearling Ewes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

The 32nd annual stud sheep fair was commenced in Sydney on Monday, at Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery's warehouse. There was a large gathering…

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Farm and Station the Price of the Harvester

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

The Anti-Trust bill now before the House of Representatives is in many respects a good measure—if there was any need for it. Its introduction was…

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A Sydney Baby Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

A sensational discovery was made at Rose Bay on Friday night by Detectives O'Sullivan and Lynch in a house occupied by a woman named Scholes…

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Sheep Breeders' Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 2

South Wales Sheep-breeders' Association last night it was stated that the association was advancing steadily, but that the members roll did not…

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