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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,346 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 68

The Dairy. Butter-making Methods. a New Process

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 9

Something entirely new in the way of making butter which will keep is promised by Mr M. B. L. E[?]mann, a French chemist. Various forms of…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 2

The Premier intimated on Tuesday that he had received information from England that the Secratary of State for the Colonies had declined to…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 2

Quite a number of farmers, says a Molong message, have lost some valuable horses owing to the hot fly, and one owner suggesis as a good…

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Useful Farm Derricks

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 8

A derick comes bandy when loading heavy articles on a waggon, for butcher-rdling building, etc. A good derrick, like the one shown in fig. 1, is easily…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 5

Winehcombe, Carsun and Co.,Ltd., report August 11:— There was an excellent attendance at out safe to—day, and competition was brisk for all…

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Wonderful Wheat. Two Experiment of Vital Interest to Farmers. Earlier Harvests

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

A practical experiment of vital interest to farmers, and indeed, to the country generally, has just ceachred a mot successful condlusion on some of…

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Standard of Wet Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday last a deputation waited upon the Prime Minister (Mr Deakin), and urged him to provide money for scientific investigations to determine a…

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The Markets. Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

Winchcome, Carson and Co. report 11th August:—There was an excellent attendance at our to-day's sale and competition was brisk for all descriptions. Values…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

Advices from three principal wheat areas of New South Wales state that there is a quiet undercurrent of forward buying or either forward bidding…

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Butter Market. Collapse in Melbourne. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

The better market collapsed to-day, when wholesale prices dropped 3d per pound…

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Further Decline in Butter. Methods Resented. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

Another fal of 3d per lb. took place this morning in the price of butter. The wholesale values are now: Superfine 1s 3d, choice 1s 2d, and factory…

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Improvements in Wheat Growing. Stirring the Sub-soil

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

Now that bare fallow has been followed by working of the fallow, aud that by fallowing combined with sheep keeping, and that by the use of…

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Lecture to Farmers. Lessons From America. Irrigation and Dry Farming

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

This, with improved cultivation, led to the new era, and to-day the hitherto waste lands promise in the minds of many to be the granary and great producing…

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Kangaroo Farm in England

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 6

It would certainly seem. Provided that the conditions are favorable, that there is seurcly an nuimal that man cannot sucessfully propagate…

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Tragic Mystery of Appleton Hall. "Hoodoo Farm" a Brave Woman Essays to Day the Ghost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 5

Miss Estelle Morse, typical tweentieth cetury business woman, has unnounced her [?] of laying a gnost which has bur[?] beneath amore…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 4

Dalgety ami Co. report:—Sales were held in the Sydney market on Tuesday last, and continued throughout Wednesday and Thursday, the total offerings…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

The prospects of a bumper yield of wheat next summer in Australia has brought transactions in old wheat in Sydney almost to a standstill. To-day…

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Wheat Growing. Lecture by Mr. G. M. M'keown Expert Advice to Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 4

Lecturing to the members of the Gilgandra branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association and others, Mr. G. M. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

For the five weeks of the current year 294 new settlers selected a total of 204,728 acres under various forms of tenure as original holdings…

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District News. Millwood and Currawarna Farmers and Settlers Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Milwood-road Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Wednesday afternoon and was well attended…

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