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Farming & the land, 1909

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

Wool and Produce

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co. sold Carlo Marinas' wool, from Young, at 14¾d; the lowest price reached was 11¾d. Wool-Brokers Asso. obtained 15¼d…

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Lessons in Wool Classing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 3

The "Sydney Mail" reports a growing tendency on the part of many of the small sheep farmers in New South Wales to become experts in the classing…

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Foreign Substances in Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 3

The following circular, which has been issued by the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, England, should receive the serious consideration of Australian wool…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 4

At the Gundagai Police Court on Monday Mrs Marrha Dennis, of Hilas Creek pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to destroy rabbits on her…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 2

Local stock sales at Flemington : W G Prowse Nacki 147 wethers at 11s 2d, 136 at 10s to 10s 3d, 6 hoggets 10s 4d, 27 wethers 9s 10d, average 10s 8d. Davies & Kershaw,…

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Farm and Field. Composition of Calf Foods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 3

A leaflet on "Calf Meals," issued by the Irish Department of Agriculture, states that samples of those mixtures, which are largely imported into Ireland…

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Latest Dairy in N.s.w. Milking Machines Used

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 7

At Ben Lomond, Mr. T. A. Stirton, the well-known pastoralist, is dairying on a very extensive scale. At present 350 cows are being milked under one…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. Best Temperature for Churning. Prof. F. S. Cooley (Experiment Station)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 2

Temperature is one of the many conditions which affect the churning of cream, and is the most important factor to be taken into consideration…

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Wagga District a Great Wheat Centre

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 5

Wagga, as the centre of a rapidly-expanding district, has a big future. It is certainly one of our most important inland towns, and as yet is not within…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 3

Messrs. Schute Bell and Co., Ltd., report:— Taking into consideration the serious inconvenience caused to many industries by…

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Wheat Prize Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 2

The Murrumburrah P. A. and I. Association offer the following special wheat prize, £60. in this way:— First £20, second £15, third £10, fourth…

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Wheat Selling Well

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 2

Lindley, Walker and Co., Sydney wired as yesterday afternoon: "Wheat selling well, and we advise consignments. We sold…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 3

The following special lease applications have been approved :—J. McKinnon, 18a. 2r., parish Wyangle, annual rent £1 7s; Julia Ratliff, 22 acres, portion 58, parish…

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Farming Notes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 6

AT Thuddungra the farmers appear bent on breaking records for their crops. One reported a return of 280 bushels of wheat from six bushels of…

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Farm and Field

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 3

Have a Reliable Stable Lanters. Every farmer who is not too anxious to draw his fire insurance money should have the best lantern to be obtained…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (Copyright.) Select Seed Corn for Yield. (Prof. F. S. Cooley, Experiment Station.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 2

The importance of selecting seed corn of high vitality and choosing a variety well established has been too often emphasised to need repetition…

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