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Farming & the land, 1908

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report, December 10:—We held our seventh sale of the season on Wednesday, submitting 4545…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 3

Mr. Thos Keefe, of Wyangle, finished shearing his 9000 sheep on Friday last for an output of 150 bales. Mr, C, R Smith, of Binimbula…

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Why Not Irrigate? Raising the Value of the Land. Good Crops Asscred

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

ALTHOUGH the irrigation operations at Willie Ploma are so far being conducted on a modest scale, the experiment has convinced everybody who…

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On Farm and Station

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

THE meeting to revive the Coolac Bush Fire Brigade, which was to have been held on Saturday last, was adjourned until next Saturday…

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Crops Between Wagga and Tumbarumba

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

Along the read from Wagga to Trmbarumba stack building is b[?] vigorously carried out, and the stacks in the various paddocks indicate a heavy [?]…

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The Silver Sheep

The Worker · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 15

Once, near Casterton (Casterton merely as an instance; any other town can show a similar example) a large estate was subdivided and let out in farms. People…

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Money in Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 2

Mr. John Nation, a fanner of near the Farario Estate (Narrabii) has put up a record probably for the State in the production of "Bobs" wheat…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their last sale prior to the Christmas vacation when they…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 15th December:—The bouyant tone which characterised the market…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report, Dec. 14:—Wool.—Our to-day's catalogue comprised quite a number of superior…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 2

In Sussex-street to-day N.S.W. old milling wheat was source, and was worth 4s 3½d a bushel. Sydney. New wheat was cheaper, and for January…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day, satisfactory prices were realised except for [?] ill-conditioned qualities, which sold irregularly…

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Weighing of Wheat at Country Stations. Railway Commissioners Approached

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 4

In connection with the country, weighbridge trouble, the grain trade section of the Chamber of Commerce, and the flour millowners, waited in deputation on the…

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Share Farming. Big Springs and Book Book

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 3

"There are two well-defined opinions on the subject of share farming one that it engenders a habit of slipshod cultivation, and does not…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 3

Certificates of conformity for the following c.p's. are to be issued:—John M'Elligot, 280 acres; A. W. Crowe, 100 acres; John Harris, 150…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

Two special stock trains for Sydney leave Gundagai to-day. Reserve from lease other than annual lease.—District of Gundagai, No…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) A.S'L O.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 2

I usually get 12 to 15 tons of silage from an acre. I have two silos which hold about 730 tons. When filling the silo I keep two men tramping around…

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"Wonder Wheat" an American Wheat Story

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 6

Paragraphs have been in circulation in the press recently concerning wonderful returns from wheat grown in Alaska. It was asserted that the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 8

A feature of Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co's last sale of the year was the fine display of Eastern Riverina wools, which attracted much…

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Share Farming

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 8

Mr. E. A. Fitzgerald, who owns the property just beyond Book Book, on the main road Wagga to Humula, began with a 640-acre selection…

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