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Farming & the land, 1908

1,346 stories in Riverina's papers · page 45 of 68

Younghusband, Row [?] Co Proprietary Ltd. Albury Special Sheep Sale. Friday, 4th September

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 4

Younghusband, Row, and Co. Ppty. Ltd. report having held at Albury yards, on above date, a special sheep sale, when they yarded 24,859 sheep,…

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Farm Working Conditions

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 2

It is quite evident that farmers will, in the course of a very short period, have to face the demands of organised labor as to wagga and…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Worker · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 25

Backers turned up in good force at Warwick Farm on Saturday last, notwithstanding that the weather was showery and a pony meeting was being run at Ascot, so…

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Farm and Field. Diminishing Sheep Stocks

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 9

The. strongest reason tor anticipating a continuance of prosperity In the sheep trades, states an English writer on live Stock subjects is the falling off that has…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Harri[?], Jones and Devlin Ltd., Hill, Clark and Co., Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., The Australian Mortgage, L. and…

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Sheep Dipping Rath. a New Zealand Invention

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 9

This is a sketch plan of a “walk-in” concrete sheep-dipping bath at Maraekakaho Station, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand the property of Mr R. D. D…

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International Dairying. the Fourth Congress

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 9

Improved methods in dairying, are now engaging the attention of all the civilised nations, of the world. The idea of exchanging ideas in an international…

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The Dairy. the Successful Dairyman. Method and Intelligence

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 9

“We once knew two patrons ”of a cooperative creamery (writes “Hoad’s dairyman”) who were striking examples of successful, and unsuccessful men. One…

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Clean Farm Seeds

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

While it is perfectly true that even good seed requires a good grower to secure the best results, it is equally true that no grower is able to produce…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Cows for Small Holdings

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

The usefulness of the cow whilst alive depends entirely upon the quality and quantity of the milk she gives No matter how handsome in…

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Poetry. Leaving the Farm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

With hopeful hearts they packed their goods, The farmer and his faithful wife, Their thoughts turned to'rd the city…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

The next regular monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held on Friday next, 18th inst. The business set down…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report:—Last week's sales passed off on the whole satisfactorily, though doubtless in some cases owners were disappointed at the offers made…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

Some wheat buyers are freely offering 4s 2d per bushel. Sydney, for choice New South Wales wheat, but moat holders ask 4s 2½d. The extra halfpenny keeps…

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An Irrigation Romance. a One-acre Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 6

At the present time, when this State may be considered to be entering upon an irrigation era, an article in a recent number of the "Century…

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Lawn Tennis. Gundagai v. Sheep Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

A match between the above clubs was played on the Gundagai court on Saturday lost, and resulted in a win for the home players. Twenty-five sets were…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 3

The rains that have fallen over the wheat areas in the south of N.S. Wales have effected a wonderful change for the good in the condition of crops…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 3

Approval of special lease application.—Thomas O'Connor, Yammatree, por, 66, parish Mullama, county Harden, 320 acres, 13 1/2 years, annual rent…

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A Farmer on Ensilase

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 4

A FARMER at W sconsin thus gave his views at a recent conference:—"My way is to feed the silage ration in two feeds, both night and morning and it…

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Porpoise Farming

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

The porpoise is usually looked upon merely as an ocean pest, for it consumes enormous quantities of fish spawn, but should the Scottish fisherman decide to…

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