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Farming & the land, 1906

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Feeding for Butter Fat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 3

A bulletin from the Agricultural Experiment Station of Cornell University, U.S.A., describes experiments carried out on ten cows, to ascertain…

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London Wool Sales. Merinos Firm, Ceossbreds Steady. London, Dec. 8, 1903

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

Coleman Street this week has presented a very busy scene, although last Monday time seemed to hang heavy upon our hands when fog intervened, and no sale took place…

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A Trip to the South Coast. the Progress of Dairying

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 2

UNDER date Bega, January 9th, Mr. S. Solomon, the local storekeeper, supplies us with the following impressions of a pleasure trip to the South Coast:—…

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Murrumbidge Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee pastoral and Agricultural Association on was hold at the society's committee-room last evening,…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

The operations at the wool Bales are animated, and prices return unchanged…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 6

Dalgety and Company, Limited have received the following cable from their London Office, under date of the 16th inst:—"The first series of London Wool…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson and Company report having sold yesterday the following: --Josiaa Moffatt, Armidale, 12 34d; Robt Craig, Binda, 12 12d; Michael Watson…

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Broomhall's Australasian Wheat Ready Reckoner

The Temora Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

This book, compiled by Mr. L. F. Broomhall of 18 Bridge Street, Sydney, the compiler of the Grain Merchants Bendy Reckoner, eon jointly with Mr. G. K. Gregson has been…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Unchanged. London, Thursday evening

The Temora Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day there was animated competition, but prices generally were unchanged from yesterday…

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Profit of Good Farming

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

An instance of the profitableness of good farming, especially in the thorough treatment of the soil prior to sowing, is afforded by the harvest reaped by Mr. W…

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Scientific Farming

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

Scientific farming is a term very often used by those who have occasion to write or speak on agricultural subjects, but is one of these…

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Disastrous Bush Fire. a Front of 30 MILES. 100,000 Acres Devastated. and Stock Destroyed. Farmers Fight for Life Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

A disastrous bush fire has been raging in the Condobolin district since Monday. The names broke out on carlols selection in the direction of…

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Farm and Field. Treatment of "Dry Bible."

The Temora Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

Mr Williams, Government Inspector of Stock, South Australia, has been on a visit to Orroroo, for the purpose of inspecting stock suffering from "dry…

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Farm and Field. Canada and Australia

The Temora Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

An Australian who has settled down in California having noticed the comparisons made between Australia and Canada, has given his experience to the…

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Farmers Wheat Donations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

It will be learned from a notification which appears in our advertising columns that arrangements have now been completed by the Wagga Hospital…

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A Big Wool Average

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. J. B Sharp's wool clip from Greenhills, Dear Adelong, sold by Winch-combe, Carton and Co. last Thursday made the high average of £17 18s per bale…

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Effects of Bad Cultivation on Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 3

A PERPLEXING variation in samples of wheat has been much discussed in several districts daring the past three season. Contrasts between sample…

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Local and General News. Wheat Donations to Hospital

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

Some time ago—before the harvest commenced, in fact—a scheme was set afoot to collect bags of wheat from the farmers as donations to the Wagga,…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

Wool sales:—WP over Adelong, 6 we 11 1/2d CMC over June, 11 e 10d, 11 1st pcs 93/4d, 15 xb e 11d; JR over Abingdon, 9 xb AA. hwe 9 3/4d, 1 xb A…

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Bush Fire. Culcairn District Swept. Farmers Burnt Out. Pitiable Scenes. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 1

Information reached Albury late last night that serious bush fires had broken out in the pastoral and farming country lying between the railway line from…

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