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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Forage Crops. Departmental Experiments. Some Interesting Facts

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

In the current issue of the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture" Mr T. A. J. Smith, chief field officer, reports regarding the experimental forage plots for…

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Pastoral. Black Disease in Sheep

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 4

Flock-owners in some districts are naturally concerned about the persistency of “black disease” among their sheep. At the present stage in…

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Cattle Supplies at Homebush

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 6

Whenever there is a disproportionate number of rough and inferior cattle forward at the Homebush saleyards the question is raised of the expediency of declaring the yards a fat stock…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

Mr. Waddell asked the Premier in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night last if the Government would consider the advisability of communicating with the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Lan

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 4

Those Notes are issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the…

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Closer Settlement Farms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 6

Eight additional farms in the Cole Park and Malton resumed area, Goulburn district, will be available on October 16 for settlement purchase application, under the provisions of the Closer…

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The Wool Market

The Yass Courier · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 2

Dalgety & Company Limited, report:— There have been no Wool sales in the Sydney market during the past week, the usual interval having…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 4

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Dairying. Fodders for Dairy Cattle

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

As farming cannot be successfully carried on without animals, the question of economically feeding them is of obvious importance. It has been pointed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the…

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Central Prison Farm. Chats with Prisoners

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 4

Down the low ground that fronts the provincial prison farm, a gang of men were at work to-day busily engaged in putting in tile draining…

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Farmers and Settlers

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

The following is the platform adopted the Conference of delegates of the Farmers and Settlers Association:-- PLATFORM OF COUNTRY PARTY…

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Wool Reports Schute. Bell. & Co. Ltd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 4

Prices established in Sydney at the last auction sales were closely adhered to in Brisbane and Adelaide last week. Substantial catalogues…

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The Wool Sales—a Decline. London, September 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 2

The wool sales opened this afternoon. Compared with the closing rates of the July sales good combing merinos were from par to 5 per cent. lower, faulty 7½ per cent. lower, finer…

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Butter-producing Cows

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 3

An interesting recommendation has just been made by the Royal Danish Agricultural Society to the farmers of that enterprising little country. It is…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date Sep 25.-- Prices established in Sydney at the last…

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The Wool of the Ewe. More Valuable Than That of the Male

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 5

The ewe in the flock plays an important part in the wool clip. The quality of her wool (says "Lana" in the S. D…

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Practical—Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Corn Silage the Cheapest Farm Feed

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 3

The machine used for filling the silo may be of any type, although perhaps. the blower type gives the best satisfaction. If this is used there is a…

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The Dairy. Food for Pigs. Authorities Differ

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 4

In a recent issue of the English "Live Stock Journal" it is stated that on few matters in connection with pigfattening does there appear to be…

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The Wool Sales. London, Sept. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 6

At the wool sales this afternoon there was stronger competition. Prices were very firm, with a hardening tendency. The Daily News reports that Messrs. J. Samuel…

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