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Farming & the land, 1910

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

Shippers and millers are buying wheat at this side sparingly, as no private cables are to hand to indicate the return of activity at Mark…

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Hand-weighing Method. for Sheep and Pigs

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

It is often desirable to weigh pigs or lambs to see whether or not they are making profitable gains. For the farmer who has no platform scale, an…

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Railway Disaster. Runaway Wheat Train. Three Men Killed. Fireman's Awful Imprisonment. in Agony for Over Four Hours

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

A wheat train from Stawell (Vic.) bolted down a grade into Beaufort Station at 2.30 on Saturday morning. The signalman, to avert a collision with a…

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Mixed Farming. New Zealand Example. a Profitable Return

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

Mr W. Adams, of the Pukekohe district, 30 miles from Auckland, New Zealand, has obtained a return in one year of L1136 from 136 acres of ground…

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On Farm and Station. Show Dates, 1919

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

Queaubeyan, February 17 and 18 Tumut February 23 and 24 Gunning, February 24 and 25 Yass, March 2 and 3…

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The Braes Wet Sheep Cases

The Worker · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

The adjourned cases re wet sheep shearing at the Braes, Manilla, came on for hearing at Manilla on January 19, and resulted in a loss to the shearers, only…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

In sympathy with the quiet tone of the London wheat market, N.S.W. shippers and millers have reduced their buying limit to 4/1 at country…

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Murder and Suicide. Tragedy on a Farm. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

A case of murder and suicide was reported to the police last night, two men, residents of Eureka, near Ballina, being found dead. The men,…

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Gundagai Co-operative Butter Factory Co

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above company was held at Tracy's hotel on Wednesday last, when the following shareholders were present:—Measrs…

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The Markets Wool Reports

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report under date February 7:— Competition was extremely animated…

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Wheat Growing at Erin Vale

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 6

SOME particulars of the wheat grown on Erin Vale Estate this season may be interesting as a proof of the capabilities of the district in produce…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 2

Apparently the traffic on the local railway line is rapidly increasing, as nearly every day special goods or stock trains have to be tun to cope…

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Farmyard Manure and Its Application

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 4

It has been said, that tillage is manure," and undoubtedly the fertility of our soils depends very larger upon the cultivation they receive; but to obtain…

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The Dairy. Grading Home Separator Cream

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 4

What to do to improve tho quality of sand separator cream is one of the most perplexing problems with which the butter makers of to-day are confronted…

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The Farmers Column. RAISING A. Pet Pig

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

This is like everything else, easy enough if you know how But we hear many say that hey have never been successful in their efforts…

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Facts & Fancies a Pearl Oyster Farm

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

There are many peculiar industries and trades, but probably this is of the most peculiar of these. Japan, the land of odd objects,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (Copyright.) Growing Potatoes by Irrication. (Prof. F. S. Cooley, Experiment Station.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

The ground intended for an irrigated potato crop should be smooth, having sufficient slope to make the water run freely between the rows; 7 to 10…

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Butter Factory. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 2

The annual meeting of shareholders of Gundagai Co-operative Butter Factory Company, Ltd., was hold at Mrs Tracey's hotel on Wednesday…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 2

Buying offers in Sydney for N.S.W. milling wheat are down another ld a bushel. No business is reported as farmers are alow to believe the world's…

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Sussex Street Market. Another Fall in "Wheat. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 2

In Sussex-street to-day milling "heat went down another penny. No business is reported as farmers are slow lo believe that the world's shortage of…

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