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Farming & the land, 1907

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 2

S. A. Smith notifies he has for sale, at Gundagai, 75 pare-bred merino rams. Over 1200 pairs of rabbits are now…

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The Dairy. Separating Cream

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 7

The following, taken from a leaflet issued by the Ontario department Agriculture, Canada, will be of interest to Victorian dairy formers:—The…

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Farm and Field. The American Hide Market

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 7

While there is an occasional casing in prices in America for hides (writes the "National Provisioner"), the tendency is upward, and it would not be astonishing…

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Rotation of Crops

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 7

The custom of growing differing crops in rotation has many advantages. It extends the profitable cropping period often throughout the whole year, and it…

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Infants' Bodies Burned. Baby-farming Revelations. Child Witnesses' Stories

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 5

Some amazing statements were made when Mr A. M. Forbes, the Edmonton Coroner, resumed his inquest at Edmonton Town Hall on…

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Swamp Potatoes. New and Strange Crops

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 8

There were golden potatoes at the National Potato Society's Show in the Horticultural Hall in December. Time was when some few seedlings…

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Farming Notes

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Our travelling correspondent writes :— From almost every wheat growing district in New South Whales as well as our own…

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Sydney Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 6

Messrs. Lindley, Walker, and Co., Mark Lane, Sydney report:—Although we have been continuosly dwelling upon the inherent strength of the Market, the…

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Mixed Farming

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 6

That mixed farming is the best and most profitable farming has been recognised by advanced agriculturists for a considerable time; but the average…

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Record Load of Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

The record load of Wheat for Wagga was delivered at the Murrumbidgee Co-Operative Milling Company's mill yesterday. It consisted of 139 bags,…

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The Co-operative Butter Factory. First Board of Directors

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

ON Saturday night the ballot closed for the election of the first board of directors for the Gundagai Co-operative Butter Factory Company. Before the…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. [?]. Wilkinson is holding sales of pedigreed cattle, horses, &c., at the Show Ground the day after the Tumut Show (March [?]), commencing at II…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

The weekly consignments of rabbits to Sydney from the Tumut freezing works amount to about fifty tons. Albury and Corowa orchardists have…

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Raid on Dairymen

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

Yesterday morning, the Inspector of Nuisances (Mr. C. R. Palmer) secured samples from all the dairymen trading in the town, and duly sealed the same for…

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The Farmers' Fair

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

At a combined meeting of the ladies interested and the members of the Wagga branch, on Saturday, Mr. T. Strout presiding, it was decided to hold…

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Brookong Farmers' Union. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart, on the 14th inst. The President (Mr. A. Crawford) occupied the chair…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 3

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report:— Sydney, Monday We submitted a catalogue of 1,285 bales…

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The Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 2

A further decline is noted in tie Sydney quota for f.u.q. and choice milling wheat to Sis Id per bushel (Sydney), with supplies offering freely from the country…

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Wheat for the Hospital

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 2

As the wheat has been harvested, and and a great deal is being sent away, it is to be hoped the farmers are not forgetting the fact that a bag would form…

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A Record Offering of Wool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 2

What constitutes a record offering of wool for many seasons past by any one firm of wool brokers in Sydney in one week was made by Winchcombe…

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