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Farming & the land, 1906

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Special Cable Service. Canadian Wheat, LONDON

The Temora Star · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

The official estimate of the Canadian wheat yield is 85,000,000 bushels, 80 per cent, being high-grade,…

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Wife World's Wheat Surplus a Beriod of Low Prices

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 6

Writing under date, September 7th, the "Age" London correspondent says:—Estimates of the world's grain supplies are at present incomplete, but…

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District News. Experiment Farm Public School Picnic

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 6

The annual picnic in connection with the Experiment Farm school picnic took place on Saturday last and was a great success, over 300 persons taking part in…

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Dairying at Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 4

A little over four years ago the Albury Co-operative Dairy Company and Messrs. Foley Bros. Sydney established butter factories at Cootamundra…

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Farm and Station American Harvests

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 4

The latest trustworthy reports respecting the Canadian wheat harvest estimated the yield at not less than 90,000,000 bushels, as against…

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Experiment Farm Public School Picnic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

The annual pienic in connection with the Experiment Perm Public School took place on Saturday lost, and was a great success, over 300 persons…

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The Farmers and Settlers' Association. (To the Editor of the Wagga "Advertiser")

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

Sir,—I expected the article published in your issue of the 4th inst., to be commented on by some local member of the above Association ere this, but…

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Storm N England Torrential Rain. Crops Damagel. Volunteer Camp Wrecked

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 4

London beheld last night (2nd August) one of the grandest exhibitions of atmospheric electrical disturbances witnessed for many a day…

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Sheep Breeding

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

This year the crosses used at the Experiment Farm have included: Shropshire on Lincoln merinoes; Shropshire of Merino ewes; Border Leicester on…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 3

Mr. W. H. Wheatley reports having held a most successful sale of store cattle on the 9th inst, when 6675 head were yarded and 6283 sold in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:—Our catalogue on Thursday embraced a fair to good selection of greasies, chiefly…

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The Wheat Market SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

In the grain market to-day, wheat, choice milling, was quoted at 3/2½ (Sydney)…

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Wagga Experiment Farm Hay Crop

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. G. Maurice M'Keown, the manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, [?]forms us that the Farm this season cropped 173 acres for hay. The variety…

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Melbourne Wool, Station Produce, & Grain Market. Week ending Thursday, October 11

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 4

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

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday last. Present: Messrs G. Clout (chair), J. S. O'Sullivan(secretary), R.Rivers,…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 3

Land settlement is on the increase throughout the State. Wool sales:— WH/Illabo, 6 1st comb 11½d…

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Visitors to the Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for the annual visit of the teachers of the Wagga School district to the Experiment Farm. The teachers will journey…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Brookong Branch. What Is a Living Area?

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart on the 11th instant. The President (Mr. Crawford) occupied the chair. There was…

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British Wheat Crop. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

The 'Times,' in an article on the conditions of cereal crops in Great Britain states that 98 3-5 per cent, on the wheat area harvested up…

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Wool Time

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

Shearing will start at Willie Ploma to-day. On Monday an expert from Coree shed (Mr. G. D. McLean) arrived in Gundagai, accompanied by…

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