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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

1,155 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 58

Experiment Farm a Gift From England

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 8

The Manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm has received from Mr. Joseph Hayes, formerly of Wagga, and now of Birkdale, England, a case of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report for 12th February:— Our Friday's sale went off with excellent spirit, competition was…

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Wool Reports and Figures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 3

Winchcambe, Carson and Co. report the following sates: C. R. Smith, Tumut, 11¾; C. and J. Dunuis, Tarcutta, 11d; N. H. Harris, Upper…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

At to-day's wool [?] the was been and [?] G[?]…

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Farm Fertility

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

EVERY man who becomes possessed of s block of farmland should make it his first basinets to realise that it is his interest to maintain the fertility of the…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

Mr. W. McFadzen is now in charge of the Kangaroo Mount Estate, which bus been leased by Mr. James Robinson. The estate is now well stocked…

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Farmers' Fair

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

The Farmers' Fair, which is to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall on March 4th next, promises to eclipse all former autumn shows, and entries for the…

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Experiment Farm Machinery. Tenders Accepted. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

The tender of Thos. Weaver of Goulburn. for £98, has been accepted for carrying out repairs to the machinery at the Wagga Experiment…

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Sydney Wool Report

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Limited report under date February 16th, 1900:—At the wool sales held on February 15th, we offered a catalogue of 5,238…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 4

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 16th February:—This week's sales have opened on a very satisfactory basis, our market being materially…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day, greasy reached [?] and [?] 19 1[?]d. Rates were fully 5 per [?] higher…

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Shearers and Wet Sheep. an Important Case. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

A test case of considerable importance, relating to a prosecution under the Masters and Servants Act, was argued before the Full Court yesterday…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 3

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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Parsley and Butter

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 7

To be served with calf's head and boiled fowls. Ingredients.—2 tablespoons of minced parsley, ½ pint of melted…

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Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report:— This week's sales have opened on a vary satisfactory basis, our market being materially benefited by competition from a contingent…

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Measuring Cattle. Live Weight Calculations

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 3
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

It often happens that the only available method of ascertaining the approximate weight of an animal is by calculating from measurements. Very few…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

The expert of fruit in being carried on at Adelong on a large scale this year. Mr. H. Tonkin is sending away 100 cases of fruit weekly…

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Agriculture, Etc. Rotation Cropping

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 7

Mr Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, in New South Wales, la a stanch advocate of rotation cropping. This year he has obtained…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Pig-styes in Summer

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

At this season the more the pigs can be kept outside of the stye the better it will be for their health and also their owners' pocket. The…

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