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Farming & the land, 1909

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Shortage of Trucks in the Grip of Famine. Wheat and Chaff Cannot Be Shifted. Thousands of Bags Awaiting Trucks

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

The shortage of railway trucks has reached a crisis—and what practically amounts to a glaring scandal—in the Wagga and contiguous districts, at all…

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The Butter Factory

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of directors of the Gundagai Co-operative Butter Factory was held on Wednesday. There were present Messrs. McInerney…

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Wheat Yield

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 4

The Government Statistician has just concluded the revised estimate of the area under wheat. and the probable yield of [?]…

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Commercial. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency wired as yesterday:-Our sale found the market very firm at an advance of from 2 1/2 to 5 per cert for…

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The Markets. WHEAT

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 3

Lindley, Walker & Co., report:—On the eve of the Christmas holidays, business in wheat was practically suspended, and the market receded to pretty low figures. Even…

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The Wheat Yield

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

The latest to hand gives the wheat yield as 15,000,000 bushels…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 3

Dalgety & Co., Ltd., under date 8th inst., report as follows:—All sections of buyers have been operating at the wool sales during the past week, and…

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Wool Reports and Figures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

The Co-oporative Wool Company report that the improvement acted in the market last week was more than confirmed on Monday. Values showed an…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Thursday, 8 p.m. the Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson and Co's. sale yesterday, the market was firm, with a good demand for all descriptions, Greasy realised to 13 1/4 d…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

The maize market in Sydney was quiet but steady on Tuesday, and so for the supply has not shown any sign of increasing in response to the…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

Asked whether there were at present any indications of a coming drought in Australia, Mr. Griffiths, acting Federal Meteorologist…

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Experiments at [?] Farm

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 4

Some further figures have been supplied by Mr. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farmer, which go further to…

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Farm and Garden ORIGINAL ARTICLES.(All Rights Reserved) Bees: Double Hives

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

Where extracted honey is mainly worked for, the following method may be adopted: Having selected two strong stocks, remove from one of them all…

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The Markets Wool Market

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 2

The wool market this week remained firm, at advanced prices. Sales:— C. Purcell over Adelong, 44 bales how at…

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Farmers' Fair

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The annual show in connection with the Wagga branch of the Fanners and Settlers' Association will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Wagga, on…

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Foot Rot in Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

A CIRCULAR of information on this subject, which goes very fully into details, is from the Stock Department of New South Wales, in which the…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report under data Thursday, 14th January:—Notable business has been transacted in the Australian wool centres since our last report…

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Albury Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

Younghusband, Row and Co. Proprietary, Ltd., report: We held the first sale of the new year on Friday, when the local broken exhibited catalogue…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. O'Callaghan, Government Dairy Expert, at the Science Congress on Thursday, advocated a minimum milk standard of 3 per cent, butter fat and…

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