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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Very Latest. Wool Sales Strong. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

Germans are operating freely at the London wool sales, and there was strong American competition yesterday for best wools at improved rates…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

First Class Bill of fare—Weston's Entertainers, Race Nights. Walker's Hall. At Monday's London-colonial wool…

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Farmers and Impostors

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

Mr. Poynton in the House of Representatives last night moved for a select committee to report upon prices charged to farmers for strippers,…

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American Farm Language

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 10

The American and the Australian farmer both talk the same language, but with variations. In the United States a farm is a ranch, a farmer or…

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Dairy Notes. Cause of Tuberculosis. Effects of Milk Consumption

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 10

At the annual congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health, held last month in England, Dr A. M. Fraser, medical officer for Portsmouth,…

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Agriculture Etc. Farm and Field. Erad[? of Dodder

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 10

Spraying [?] a solution of sulphate of iron is a means of destroying dodder on clover, which has proved successful in Germany. Dr Hiltner Director of the…

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Grubs in Wheat Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 5

Concern is being felt among Victorian fanners at the increase in the numbers of the grub pests. All around Horsham the crops are showing signs…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 2

A number of New South Wales wheat growers seem oblivions to the fact that by December 1st, old grain will be worth no more than new…

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London Wool Sales. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 2

American competition for best wools at the current London Hales has improved ruling rates, though there is still some weakness in medium descriptions…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Oct. 9

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 8

At the London wool sales this evening there was strong American competition for the best wools at improved rates, but some weakness was shown…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 3

In the local wool sales to-day keen competition prevailed at rates up to lust week's prices…

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Wheat Prospects. Reports From the Country. a Big Yield Probable. Except in the West

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 4

A rough estimate was made in Friday's 'Evening News' of the wheat harvest as likely this summer to go over 25 million bushels, this being…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 3

An effort is being made by the local P. and A. Association to hare an experimental farm established at Young. Stock passings: Tuesday 1000…

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Farmers aud Settlers' Association. Mangain Branch. Mangain, October 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Mangain Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on saturday, Oct. 3rd, Mr. G. Young in the chair…

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Rural Workers Union and Farmers Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 2

The "Farmer and Settler" reports that whilst the President nf the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Robert Patten, M.L.C., was addressing a meeting at…

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The Markets. Sydney Wool, Sales

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson anil Co., Ltd. report:—We held our tirst sale of the weekly series today (Wednesday, 7th October), offering a fairly…

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The Wet Wool Experiments. the Machine and the Method

The Worker · Wednesday 14 October 1908 · page 5

The first systematic attempt to solve the "wet wool" problem, which has perhaps caused more trouble than any other in the shearing industry, with the…

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The Wheat Grub

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 2

The wheat grab pest is a force to be reckoned with in many districts of the south. One South Australian sattler this year adopted the plan of driving several…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 2

The Melbourne woolbrokers had fixed the present week for the opening of the wool selling season, but in the meantime a difference has arisen with…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, under date 13th-October:— We submitted a catalogue of 1340 bales at our…

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