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Farming & the land, 1908

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Farm and Field. Finger-and-toe Disease. Some of the Characteristics

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

The finger and toe disease, also known by the names of club-root and canker, attacks turnips, cabbage, rape, swedes, and various other kinds or vegetables…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Detasseiting Breeding Corn

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

The detasselling of every other row of corn in the seed plots before the pollen matures, and the section of seed corn from the detasselled rows…

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Farming in the Wimmera District. Up-to-date Methods

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

The following article, contributed to the "Ballarat Stock and Station Journal" by Mr. George F. Hutchings, of Longeronong, is interesting…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 3

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

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Sydney[?] Produce Market Heavy Supplies of Butter Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 3

This week opened iu Sydney with heavy supplies of butter, and it looks as it concessions of 2/ to 4/ a ewt will need to be made by some…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

We note the Manus Cheese Factory was awarded second prize for cheese at the Brisbane National Exhibtion last week…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

Some hundreds of remnants and Winter oddments to clear at absurd prices. Weston's A departmental return covering a…

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Regulating Farm Work. Appeal to Industrial Court. Refusal to Interfere. Wellington

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 4

The Arbitration Court's ward in the farm laborers' dispute at Canterbury has been issued. The following quotation convey's a good impression…

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Farmers and Settlers' Associations. Meeting of Wagga the Association and Mr. M'garry

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday. The chair was occupied by…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wagga Branch

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. Ltd., report:—There is no change to report on the market, prices remaining the same as at last auctions, with fair enquiry for well-grown wools,…

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Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 3

The entries in the cattle section were not exceptionally numerous, but compared favorably with previous yearn. Shorthorns appeared to be the most…

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Sheep

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 3

One of the most important sections is the whole of the show, if not actually the most important, is without doubt that containing live samples of…

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Japan Wants Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 2

In a report to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. J. B. Suttor, Trade Commissioner in the East, states that he has been given to understand by the Japanese…

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Solving the Wet Wool Problem. Joint Conference Interviews Mr. Deakin

The Worker · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 18

The deputation from the joint conference of the Australian Workers' Union and the Pastoralists' Association, as arranged, waited on Prime Minister Deakin on…

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Japanese Shoots a Farmer. Murderer Takes to the Bush Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 1

The Pinjarrah police repot that on Sunday evening a Japanese named Oki Wachi shot dead a farmer named James Shaw, residing at West Murray…

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Dairy Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 3

The quality rather than the quantity is the most prominent feature of the dairy produce section. A pyramid of fancy butter which won a prizo…

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Farm Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 3

Beyond the large competitive sections which were exhaustive, unique, and exceedingly attractive, is a general seme the exhibition of dairy…

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Farms in Sweden

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 2

According to the agricultural statistics of Sweden for 1904 there are 350,851 farm holdings in that country, 314,151 of which are under 50 acres. The…

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Farm and Field. Handling Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 9

The South Australian Wheat Commison appointed to inquire into the sale, sport and handling of wheat finished [?] taking of evidence in Sydney on 16th…

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