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Farming & the land, 1904

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London Wool Market. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 11

The selection of wools at the wool auctions here have been very attractive, and kept together a large assemblage of buyers since last mail, Biddings have been very animated, and values for all good wools,…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 10

The arrivals of wool number 272,000 bales. Of these 110,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, while there are 168,000 bales available…

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Conditions for Wool and Mutton Production

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 27

The sheep being a dual-purpose animal, there must come up from time to time the consideration of the relative merits of specialising on the wool or on the mutton side. The decision of…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 526

There have been no important changes in the wool market this week. Business is restricted, and it is quite evident that the situation in the Far East has had the…

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A Common Rule. Wool and Basil Workers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 2

In the Arbitration Court yesterday the hearing of the application for a common rule by the Wool and Basil Workers' Union was continued…

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Dairy Farmers' Union

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Milton branch of the Dairy Farmers' Union was hold on Friday. The retiring president, Mr. D. Kennedy, reviewed the work of the past year, and touched…

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Diseases in Wheat. Ii. the Disease in Other Countries

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 26

The same disease occurs in other countries; but under different names, and this, as well as the fact that the reproductive state is only (Ophiobolus graminis, Sacc.)…

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Australian Produce Abroad. (From Our Correspondent.) London Butter Market. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 6

The arrivals of butter from Australasia since last I wrote have been—Ortona and Orizaba, from Australia, 65,000[?]boats; Athenic, from New Zealand, 50,000. The mail…

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Turf Topics & Tips Mairp's Newmarket Handicap. Scottish King Wins the St. Leger—The Defeat of Playaway Pendant Performs Well—Emir Beats Lord Cardigan. Impression and Little Mary. Marmont Wins the Australian Cup. Koopan and Lord Fitzroy Win Races—Warwick Farm Racing—Incision's Double—Sir Leonard Revives. Selections For Moorefield. MOOREFIELD

Referee · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 1

ON Saturday next there will be racing at Moorefield, when a six-event programme will be disposed of. The usual special train and other arrangements will obtain. I have…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Legislation Against Fruit Pests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 6

Constant reference to the urgent need of proper legislation against fruit pests and diseases indicate how keenly the best growers resent the apathy and indiffercnce of…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 6

WOLLONGONG.—The codlin moth post is playing sad havoc with the district apple crops. One well known grower, at the back of Mount Keira, states that it is almost…

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DAIRY The Milking Machine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 520

Chatting with dairymen on the subject of milking and the difficulty of obtaining reliable bands, the question of the miking machine frequently turns up. Notwithstanding that…

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The Farmer. Ploughing Matches and Their Value

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 520

There was a time when ploughing matches in some districts in Australia were held as regularly as agricultural shows. Those exhibitions of skill were even more numerous than were…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 524

We have to report since we wrote last a rain-fall over nearly the whole of the eastern half of the State, such as has not been recorded since 1893. Coonabarabran heads the table…

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What Dairying Can Do

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 528

About 12 years ago the author of "Practical Dairying in Australia" replied to the question, Has dairying in New South Wales given a fair return for the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 3

The following platform has been proposed by the executive council of this association for submission to branches, subject to amendment, if necessary, at the Dubbo conference:…

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The Threshold of the Dorrigo. Subjugating the Hardwood Scrub. Dairying on the Orara. Possibilities of Paspalum. the Guyra-coff's Harbor Railway. Iv

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 8

Probably not more than 5 per cent, of the settlers on the Clarence, the Orara, and the Bellinger have been through the Dorrigo country, but they all talk Dorrigo, vaguely and…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Annual Report of the Executive. Some Desirable Legislation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 9

The annual report of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association deals with several questions of particular interest to the agricultural community…

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A Dairy Inspection Case

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 12

A case of Importance in connection with the dairying regulations was dealt with at the Maclean Police Court. Alexander Ross was charged with supplying cream from…

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The Toilers of the Field. Their Methods and Experiences. Among the Farms. in the Crookwell District. (By "Beri.") Ii

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 11

From Kialla, travelling westward, I pass through the farming settlement of Gullen, which stands vertically on the top of the Dividing Range, and is really a prolongation of the quiet…

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