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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,346 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 68

Wonderful Wheat. Two Experiments of Vital Interest to Farmers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 3

A practical experiment of vital interest to farmers, and indeed, to the country generally, has just reached a most successful conclusion on some of…

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A Farmer's Claim for Chaff. Appeal Dismissed. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. Justice [?], and Mr. Justice [?]

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 3

AN appeal in the action [?] v [?] and another, relating to a claim for a quantity of chaff, was before the [?] Court, Sydney on…

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Crop Extracts From Soil

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

The accompanying diagram and figures show the approximate quantities in pounds of the three principal fertilising constutuents—ammonia…

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Experimental Farms

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

Th Surveyor-General of South Australia, who recently visited North America, speaks enthusiastically of the experimental farm Work being carried on in…

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The Dairy. the Local Creamery. Disloyal Suppliers

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

The “Farm Stock Journal,” a New York paper, has the following to say relative to the way many farmers abandon the local creamery:—“The local…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Making a Small Farm Pay

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 3

To make a small la[?] pay, see that the initial outlay is well spent. On a small farm all the little fangs must be well looked after, so that nothing…

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Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

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

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Sheep

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

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

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Wool Report

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report:—The intervention of the holidays and festivities have made the wool market bear quite a holiday aspect…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report, August 27:—The market during the past week has been quiet, owing to the visit of the American fleet. Sales…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Co., Ltd., report:—Business during the week has been restricted and quiet, owing largely to the fact…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

In Sussex Street to-day, choice milling wheat was quoted, buyers, 4s l½d to 4s 2d, Sydney, on direct country purchasers; sellers, 4s 2½d…

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Poisonous Weeds. Mob of Cattle Affected. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

Four bullocks, out of a mob of 1095 Queensland bullocks, died near Narrabri after eating some poisonous weed. About 100 were affected altogether…

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Poisonous Weeds. Mob of Cattle Affected Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

A mob of cattle is camped on the stock route ten miles north of Narrabri Four have died from eating some poisonous weeds, and five have to be left…

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Farm Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

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

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Dairy Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 5

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

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The Price of Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 2

WITH the approach of a new wool season, sheep men are deeply interested in the problem of wool prices. Wool has become a very…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 3

The committee appointed by the recent joint conference between the Pastoralists' Associations and the Australian Workers' Union to assist…

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Farmers and Settlers' Prize

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 2

The special prize donated by the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association for competition at the Wagga show for the exhibitor…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 4

Messrs Shute, Bell, & Co, wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report, under date of 1st September:—During the next two days a considerable quantity of new…

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