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Farming & the land, 1904

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The Movement of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

It seems that there is a considerable falling off in the quantity of wheat that is being received at Darling Harbor. As a result, in many districts the engines and men who had been…

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Wheat for Victoria. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

The bulk of the grain from Clear Hills, Oaklands, and Savernake districts is crossing into Victoria at Yarrawonga. A tally kept by a resident of Mulwala showed that on one…

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The Coming Struggle. Farmers and the War. a Word About the Wheat Traffic

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

The amount of wheat received yesterdays at Darling Harbour was 24,000 bags, an improvement on Saturday, when less than 15,000 bags, came to hand. The railway. authorities…

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Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 7

The wool sales open on Wednesday or Thursday, when 60,000 bales, will be offered…

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Wheat Tests. The Quality of the Grain

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture, has just completed some interesting tests of the quality of the wheat garnered this harvest. The wheat brought in before Christmas was of…

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Payment for Seed Wheat. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, accompanied by Messrs. Clara and Kelly, Ms.L.A., arrived from Narromine on Saturday evening, having visited Tomingley and M'Phall. En route the…

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The Season's Wheat. Results of the Departmental Tests

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture has lately been conducting a number of analytical tests of the present season's wheat, the result of which will be of interest to millers and others in the flour…

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Important Cattle Sale at Moree. F. N. A. GLENNIE report:—

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2

Having held a most successful sale of the Womblebank bullocks on 1st inst. 927 were yarded and sold. making the handsome average of £7 11.6d. These…

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At the Wagga Farm. Results of Experiments. Profits From Wheat Growing. in Praise of the Reaper and Binder. Some Valuable Lessons. a Visitor's Impressions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

Now that at nearly every country railway station one meets stacks of wheat, it may be of interest to our renders who have followed the series of articles by our special commissioners…

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In the Wheat Belt. a Garden in the West. Varied Productive Virtues of "Number Six." Success of Mixed Farming. Possibilities of the Fruit Industry. Ix

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

ORANGE, Saturday.--"That's tellin' yer straight." It was. indeed, for the farmer, one of a successful family, deliberately and emphatically…

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Sydney Wool Trade. the Australasian Mortgage & Agency Co., Ltd., report:—

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 7

For our thirteenth sale of the season held to-day we submitted a small catalogue of 965 bales, of which we sold at auction and privately between sales 835…

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Summary. for European Mail. Wool. SEASON 1903-4. SEASON 1903-4. SYDNEY, February 9, 1904

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

Since July 1 the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle Amounted to 375,563 Bales, being an increase of 45,877 bales as compared…

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"Poley Cows in the Dairy Test

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 3

The Adelaide "Critic" says:— A correspondent from Camperdown writes to say that two Poley, cows were in the dairy test. at the recent Camperdown…

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Women As Dairy Instructors

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

An exchange says:— In Canada, as in Scotland. women instructors in dairying are employed. Two of these experts, Misses Laura and Annie Rose of…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Profit in Passion Fruits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

In these days of gluts in the fruit markets and depression in the Industry, fruits which might be successfully exported should receive special attention. The great…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

BINGARA.—Rain is badly needed for the corn crops, and also for domestic purposes. BOWRAL.—105 tons of cabbages were trucked from the Bowral railway station last week,…

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Farmers and Politics

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 7

ARMIDALE, Monday.--At a special meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday, a proposal that the association should take an active part in the…

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Butter Arrivals

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 6

Arrivals of butter by rail and coastwise during the past week totalled 15,063 boxes, or about 1500 boxes in excess of the previous week. The week's exports total 12,724 boxes, valued…

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The Warwick Wheat Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 12

The Premier stated to-day that the results of the wheat harvest at the Warwick end of the Downs were turning out most satisfactorily and up to anticipations. At present…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 12

The quarterly council meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union of New South Wales was hold in Sydney. Mr. R. T. Keys, vice-president, presided, in the absence of the…

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