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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,155 stories in Riverina's papers · page 44 of 58

Potato Blight. Advice to Farmers. Precautions Against the Blight

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture in desirous thai the formers should realise the great importance of taking every…

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Tumut Butter Factory

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 3

The directors of the Tumut Butter Factory held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dr. Mason (chair), Messrs T. Campbell, J. G…

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Improving Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 2

At a meeting of the Whyte-Yarrowie branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, the Hon. T. Pascoe gave an interesting address on this subject…

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Wool Sales

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 8,538 bales were offered. Only the first class wools maintained late values; medium and…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney [?] Thursday[?]

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 2

Hill, Clark, and Co. report:— We submitted an attractive catalogue to-day of 2,007 bales which we practically cleared at auction…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 3

The week opened opened with a sale of 8000 bushels of choice Riverina wheat (on direct country purchase) at equal to 4/9 (sydney) Trade at this high price…

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To-day's Telegrams. Wheat and Chaff. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 2

Wheat, dull, 4/10, prime chick at auction 4/8. Chaff, 2/7 to 4/6. Fatal Scalding…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report under date 7th Oct:—Auctions were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday, the sale room being again crowded…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 3

Regarding the new regulations under the Dairies Supervision Act, Mr. R. Donaldson, M.L.A., informs us that he has made inquiries in…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 2

How a promising industry is kept back. A Coolac [?] downer' informs us that he intended going in for dairying this year. Finding, however, that…

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Experiment Farm Public School Picnic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 4

A correspondent writes:—On the picnic ground on Saturday, many were the guests, great was the pleasure, light was the cost but heavy the…

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A Proposed Pastoral Letter

The Worker · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 7

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has something to say about the birth-rate question and that raised by Sir John Madden. A pastoral letter proposed…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 2

At the wool saleg to-day the market was steady at Tuesday's rates, with good competition for superior lines…

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Cricket. Experiment Farm v. North Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 3

The Experiment Farm and North Wagga Clubs will meet on the latter's wicket on Saturday next, play to start at 2.30…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 8

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:— The weekly series of wool auctions were inaugurated during the past…

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Humped Cattle of India

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 4

The humped cattle of India wore domesticated more 4000 years ago, as is proved by the multures on Egyptian moments which date…

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The Markets Wool Reports

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 3

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., report under date Saturday, 9th October, 1909:— Sheepskins.—Market unchanged ; firm…

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Plan of Circular Sheep Dip. South African Method

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 7

The accompany plan of a circular sheep dipping bath and necessary yards appeared some time ago in the Transvaal “Agricultural Journal.” It is said…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 4

At a meeting of the directors of the Gundagai Butter Factory, on Wednesday last, it was decided to pay suppliers ll¼d per lb for Sept. butter fat. The…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved. Summer Grazing for Hogs. N. A. Clapp

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

At present time, when prices for grain are high, and prices for pork hogs are such as to stimulate a desire to make as much growth at as little cost as possible, it is…

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