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Farming & the land, 1908

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Pastoral Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 11

At the last meeting of the Gundagai Pastures Protection Board the stock inspector reported that he had to condemn a large number of cattle suffering from tuberculosis…

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Farm and Dairy. Wheat in the Country. STACKED

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 7

The following is a return of wheat stacked at various New South Wales Stations on December 21: --Steekinbingal 1000 bags, Temora 5620, Barmedman 317, Lockhart 2149, Henty 4731, Walla…

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United Kingdom Wheat Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 9

According to recently published agricultural returns, the wheat crop in the United Kingdom was better an a whole than had been anticipated, the average yield per acre being 33.97 bushels, against…

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Pastoral. Tee Rabbit Microbe

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 10

Sir William Lyne, the sol-disant friend of the rural Industries, recently had another consultation with Dr. Tidswell, respecting his report on the Danysz experiments on…

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Stud Cattle for Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 9

According to an English contemporary, a number of Ayrshire and Shorthorn cattle and Border Leicester sheep were shipped in November from Liverpool by Mr. Alex. Laing, for…

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The Wet Sheep Question

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 11

A grazier, who has suffered considerable inconvenience and monetary loss this shearing, owing to the long intervals that the shearers rested during damp weather, giving…

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Wheat in London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 9

Under date London, Nov 25, the "Miller" says:— "The past week has been almost lifeless so far as cargo-buying is concerned, and the week just entered upon bids fair to be a repetition of the game,…

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Farming, Dairying, and Pastoral Lands in QUEENSLAND. Queensland Welcomes the Man on the Land. Places Facilities in his way for Selecting. And Railways connect him with the Markets of the State

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 5

The lands of the Darling Downs are worldfamed for their fertility, and it seems, almost like painting the Illy to eulogise them in the public press. At the present time many…

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Wool Production Abroad

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 11

Australia has been an object-lesson to many countries in the mater of wool production and sheepbreeding. She was the first to show how easily it was to eradicate scab, that most…

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Wool for Japan

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 12

Mr. J. B. Suttor, this State's Commercial Agent in the East, has written to the Premier on the subject of our wool trade with Japan. In the course of his remarks, he says that…

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Melbourne Butter Shipment. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 5

The butter shipment by the Omrah, comprised 371[?] tons…

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The Position of Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 8

Back of the holiday-making of this festive period of the year is the serious business of the wheat harvest. Miraculously rescued by late rains from what a short…

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PASTORAL. The Season in New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 8

From reports to hand from our country correspondents, it is evident that the greater part of New South Wales is at the present time enjoying a very good season. Harvesting is…

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Australian Produce. Butter Market. London, Nov. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 5

The only change to speak of in the prices for Australian butter since my last report is a decided weakness in unsalted, for which no premium can be obtained over salted…

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Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 9

LONDON, November, 29.--Last week butter prices gave way a little more, and quotations were about is lower all-round, but since then the market has remained firm, and although…

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New South Wales the Pastoral Industry in New South Wales. Prosperous New South Wales -- The Farming Side. The progressive state Its Advantages for Settlement. by Rega

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 28

"The growth of this country is truly the most wonderful event in the history of the nations of the world." This tribute to the progress of Australia was…

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Drought at Gundagai. Grasshoppers Rampant. Sheep Dying, Rabbits Increasing. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 7

The year just ending is the driest for many years. The rainfall has only been 15 inches 15 points, while the average years past had 23 inches recorded…

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Our Wool Letter. Coleman-street Weaker. London, Nov. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 5

We are in the throes of the sixth and last series of colonial wool sales, last Tuesday seeing the beginning of this big event. More than usual interest surrounded…

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In the Wheat Areas. the Bathurst District. an Average of 9 Bushels

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 9

BATHURST, Tuesday.--According to the amended estimates of wheat crops in the Bathurst district, for the season 1907-8, the probable yield will be close on 50,000 bushels of…

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Experimental Farms

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 7

Mr. Perry, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, will, it is stated, shortly pay visits of inspection to the various Government experimental farms, with the object of making…

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