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Farrer, William James (1845 - 1906)

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Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
 
[Repository details]
Title:William James Farrer - Records
Reference:A3143
Date Range:1891 - 1905
Description:Letters to D. McAlpine and Professor McAlister 1891-1905 discussing experiments in wheat breeding, especially species resistant to rust.
Quantity:108 pages
Access:Available for reference

Title:William James Farrer - Records
Reference:A2078
Date Range:1894 - 1906
Description:Letters to the US Department of Agriculture 1894-1906 describing experimental work in the breeding of wheat.
Access:Available for reference

Title:William James Farrer - Records
Date Range:1867 - 1906
Description:Records 1867-1906 chiefly letters from agricultural bureaux abroad (transferred from the NSW Department of Agriculture).
Access:Available for reference
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National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:William James Farrer - Records
Reference:MS 33
Date Range:1898 - 1905
Description:Letterbook containing copies of 3 letters (one to the Under Secretary for Agriculture NSW concerning Farrer's experiments in soil-management); notes of experimental data 1898-1905.
Quantity:2 items
Access:Available for reference

Title:William James Farrer - Records
Reference:MS 2856
Date Range:1901 - 1902
Description:Notebook used by Farrer on his property 'Lambrigg' showing his daily work in cross-breeding wheat shortly after he joined the NSW Department of Agriculture 1901-02.
Quantity:1 item
Access:Available for reference
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State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room
 
[Repository details]
Title:William James Farrer - Records
Reference:5/3249.1
Date Range:1885 - 1906
Description:Correspondence with agricultural scientists and wheat growers in Australia and overseas including H. Vilmorin, a French grain merchant and experimentalist, M.A. Carleton and B.T. Gallowy of the US Department of Agriculture, Professor A.E. Blount of the State Agricultural College, Colorado and C.E. Sanders of the Canadian Department of Agriculture; overall dates 1885-1906.
Quantity:0.045 m
Access:Available for reference

Title:William James Farrer - Records
Reference:5/3249.2
Date Range:1885 - 1906
Description:Correspondence with agricultural scientists and wheat growers in Australia and overseas including H. Vilmorin, a French grain merchant and experimentalist, M.A. Carleton and B.T. Gallowy of the US Department of Agriculture, Professor A.E. Blount of the State Agricultural College, Colorado and C.E. Sanders of the Canadian Department of Agriculture; overall dates 1885-1906.
Quantity:0.045 m
Access:Available for reference
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