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Farming & the land, 1908

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Sales were held in this market on Tuesday last and continued throughout Wednesday and Thursday; the total offerings for the period…

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Another Drop in Butter

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 2

It was decided at noon on Saturday to announce another reduction in the Sydney wholesale rates for butter by £1 a cwt. This makes superfine £6 a cwt, or equal to…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Limited report:— Sales were held in this market on Tuesday last and continued throughout Wednesday and Thursday; the total offerings for the…

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The Markets. Cattle Sales at South Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 2

There was a fair attendance at Groth's yards, South Gundagai, on Saturday last when Messrs Palmer and Co. conducted the first cattle sale of the season. Mr…

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Co-Operative Wool and Produce Company, Ltd

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 4

The directors of above company will give the following report for the 12 months ended June, 30th, 1908, to the shareholders at the eleventh annual general…

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Importation of Dairy Cattle

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Mr. G. Julius Rohr, proprietor of the Wagga Butter Factory, has embarked upon a plan which should meet with ready co-operation. It is the careful…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:—There is little change to report in the wool market. The inquiry is good, prices are firm, and the market…

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Adelaide Wheat Commission Railway Commissioner's Evidence

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 4

At the sitting of the wheat commission at Adelaide on Monday Mr. Pendleton, Commissioner of Railways, was examined as to the railway charges…

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The Wheat Market. the Season's Grain. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

A private cable received to-day states that business in Mark Lane is quiet. The Chicago bustle is not reflected in London or Sydney…

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Sebastopol Farmers' Union

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the Sebastopol Farmers' Union was held on Saturday, August 15. Present: Mr. W. J. Cartwright (President), Messrs. D…

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Solving the Wet Wool Problem. A.w.u. and Pastoralists in Conference. Important Decisions Arrived At. Scientific Experts to Make Systematic Tests at Sheds

The Worker · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 23

The "Wet Wool" Conference of representatives of the A.W.U. and Pastoralists' Association has reached an important stage in its deliberations…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 6

The annual report of the Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., of which Sir Samuel McCaughey is President, showed a growth in consignments of…

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The Markets. WOOL

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Limited, under date 14 inst, report:—Sales wore held in this market on Tuesday last and continued throughout Wednesday…

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A Wheat-Growers' Federation

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

One of the most interesting discussions in the recent F.S.A. conference, both by reason of the opinions expressed and of the facts mentioned…

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Hardening the Butter. Cotton Cake Food

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 9

Soft butter (writes an English paper) is one of the usual products, of the dairy during the summer time, and the question is often asked if anything can be…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd. report:—There is little change to report in tho wool market. The inquiry is good, prices are firm and tho market…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

"I think," said a local landowner to us the other day, "that as a result of the experience gained by repeated droughts, wherever the opportunity…

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Dry Farming. Mr Geo. L. Sutton Lectures at Hillston

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

Quite a considerable gathering of farmers and others connected with, and interested in, farming pursuits gathered at the Club House Hall on…

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The Dairy. Testing Jersey Cows. Official Records

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 9

It is interesting to note that in the 21[?] authenticated butter-fat tests accepted by the American Jersey Cattle Club, the production of cows under two years of…

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Condensed Dairy Knowledge

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 9

Professor C. L. Beach, of the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. America, has condensed the science of feeding cows into the following few…

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