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Farming & the land, 1909

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

Ninefy-four public school teachers have gone into residence at the Hakesbury Agricultural College for the summer school course. For the…

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Training Farmers. New Scheme by the Minister for Agriculture

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. John Perry) has had under consideration the question of modifying and popularising the scheme of agricultural…

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Australian Dry Farming Paper of the Science Congress

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 3

Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, contributed to the Science Congress now sitting in Brisbane a, paper which he…

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The Markets Wool Market

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

At Monday's Sydney wool sales there was vary spirited bidding throughout for gaeasy wools, but prices underwent no change, as compared with last week's…

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Sheep and Wool

The Worker · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 15

There are few publications of more interest than the "Year Book" of a country, few better read, and still fewer less read by the public…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report:—The Sydney wool auctions continue to show a very firm tone and the recent advance in values is fully…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., to-day offered a catalogue of 4000 bales, largely composed of south-east wools, and including a fine display of Tasmanians…

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London Wool Sales LONDON, Jan. 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

The first series of the colonial wool sales opened with strong competition for merinos at fully December's closing rates. Crossbreds were at 5 to…

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London Wool Sales. Advance in Prices. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

The London wool sales opened this afternoon. There was a good attendance of buyers. Merino sold readily at December rates, whilst cressbreds…

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Wheat

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2

The wheat season on Now South Wales railways lifts opened briskly. Last week 341, 215 bags were carried on the railway, an increase of 302,322 bags…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Limited, Dalgety and Co., Limited, Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, Hill, Clark and Co…

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Is It a New Wheat?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 6

A SOUTH Australian paper reports that an engine-diver, Mr. J. J. O'Shea, at Eudunds, last year noticed amongst a wheat crop a plant bearing two…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2

Twenty-five thousand bags of wheat are being bandied weekly at the Temera railway station. The Germanton district harvest is…

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Milking Machine Success. What a Leading Dairyman Says

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 6

ONE of the best known dairymen in the State, Mr. W. H. Gray, of E[?]ham, (for several years chairman of the Byron Bay Butter Factory), who…

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Agriculture, Etc. Feeding Farm Animals

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

The reeding it stock is one of the most important branches of farming. In a recent lecture on the subject, Professor D. D. Williams, of the University…

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Mortality Among Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

One of the many sheepowners from other districts who are travelling their flocks to the Coonamble and Walgett districts for erase, had a heavy lose…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited submitted at auction on Thursday a Catalogue of 4784 bales comprising a good selection in both greasy and scoured…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 4

Dalgety and Company report:—We have, received the following cable message from our London office under date of 19th inst.:—"The first series…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Jan. 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day there was spirited competition at unchanged prices…

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Wool Reports and Figures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

GOLDSBROUGH, Mort and Co. report:—The market at our last sale was very buoyant, and bidding throughout the sale brisk aud vigorous. Prices for all…

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