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Farming & the land, 1911

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 5

New South Wales wheat, sales and buyers, on miling account of choice grain at equal to 3/4, Sydney. Hardly any wheat of this grade is offering…

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Sheep Shearing Contest. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 2

A sheep-shearing contest for the Australian Championship, between Alexander (New South Wales) and Finneran (New Zealand) was won by…

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"Impatient of New Chums." Farmers and the Immigrants. Report of London Emigration Organiser

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 3

Last year Mr. G. A. Williamson, organiser of the Central Emigration Committee, of London, visited Australia. The following extracts are…

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Farm and Pastoral

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

W. H. WHEATLEY, of Goulburn, reports his total sales for the quarter ending 31st March last were:— 216,947 sheep, 10,041 cattle, 154…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 3

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd. report:—After a lapse of five weeks, sales were opened here on Monday last and continued until Thursday. During the four days over…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson report that a sharp advance of from 5 to 7 1/2 per cent was established for medium to superior greasy wool. Bulky scoured[?] advanced…

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Winter School for Farmers. at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. ('The Land.')

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 1

The short courses provided by the Department of Agriculture at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, during the students'…

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Farmers and Immigrants

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

There is much that is worthy of consideration by the Australian authorities in the report of the organiser for the Central Emigration…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

No private cables are to hand respecting the London and Liverpool wheat markets. It was anticipated by Sydney merchants that Mark Lane…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 2

Private cables from London state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are dull and buyers are holding aloof from entering into fresh…

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The Royal Show. Railways and Wheat. the Governor Ironical. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 2

There was a great crowd at the show to-day. The weather was beautiful. The ring events were watched with great interest…

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Closer Settlement Act. Brookong Farmers' Union Request

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. R. T, Ball. M.L.A., has received the following letter:—"Department of Lands, Sydney, April 5, 1911. Sir,—Referring to letter of March 17, 1911,…

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Extraordinary Cattle. PERTH

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 3

Mr. W. Grant, of Mount Scratch station has secured extraordinary results from an experiment in cross-breeding cattle. Three large beasts sent to…

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The Wheat Yield

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 4

The Government Statistician's return in respect of the wheat harvest in N.S.W., places the production at 27,007,009 bushels, being…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

Private cables state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are easier, the slackness being attributed to the improved weather conditions…

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Cattle. the Study of Pedigree. Assisting the Breeder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

Taking into consideration the great increase in recent years in the ranks of breeders of pedigree stock, drawn from all classes of agriculturists, both…

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The Dairy. Milk Production. Test at St. Louis. a Premium on Dirt

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

The following is taken from a [?] article on milk contributed by Dr A. E P. Rockwell to the "Popular sciene Monthly":—…

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Stockinbingal Farmers and Settlers' Association

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held in Mr. Elwood's Carrington hall on Saturday night last. Present—Messrs. J. Corby (president), J…

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Brookong Farmers' Union

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

A large and representative meeting was held on Saturday, 8th inst., at the School of Arts, Lockhart. Mr. A. Crawford (president) occupied the…

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Victimising a Farmer. Property Destroyed. Curious Case of Incendiarism Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Locke, of Locksley, farmer and grazier, whose wool shed was burned last December, causing a loss of between £700 and £800, and which…

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