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

Farming & the land, 1912

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Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd. Wool & Produce Brokers, Sydney, report under date 11th March:— It has been decided to open the next…

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Yass Sheep Winners

The Yass Courier · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 2

At the Crookwell and Goulburn Shows, Yass district sheep practically scooped the pool in the Merino classes. Mr. W. T. Merriman being…

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Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wool Salesmen, Sydney, report under date of 14th instant :—The wool market has been quiet throughout the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisor of the Hon. J. L. Trifle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the Individual producer…

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Wool Market

The Yass Courier · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

Wool: No new features characterise the wool market during the week. Quietness is the general order, though a fair private enquiry exists and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land

The Yass Courier · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

Whe[?] Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the [?]on. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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Wool Reports Schute Bell & Co. Ltd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 4

The postponement of the opening of the usnal March, series until 11th April has naturally been a considerable…

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A Royal Dairy

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 6

The Queen of Holland supplies from her dairy near the palace at Het Loo a large proportion of the milk consumed by buyers in Amsterdam. Her…

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Wheat and Rainfall (From notes supplied by the Department of Agriculture.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

REGARDING the number of inches of rain needed fur the production of a payable crop some valuable lessons have been learned during the past season (reports…

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Stockinbingal to Forbes. Opening New Wheat Lands. to Further Congest Traffic. (By the SUN’S special Commissioner.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

THE construction of a railway from Stockinbingal to Forbes has been commenced. The new line junctions with the Temora-Wyalong railway 17…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister at Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the lend and production which would be impracticable to the Individual producer…

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The Royal Show. A Mile and a half of Horses, Ten Furlongs of Cattle

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 3

SOME very interesting measurements have been taken at the Sydney Show Ground during the past week. All…

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The Happy Farmer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

The normal state of the farmer's mind is that of panic; the weather is never right, and his land is either too sodden or too blighted to be of any use…

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The Royal Show. a Mile and a Half of Horses, Ten Furlongs of Cattle

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 3

Some very interesting measurements have been taken at the Sydney Show Ground during the past week. All the horse boxes, the horse stalls, and…

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Wool Reports Dalgety & Co. Ltd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 4

The principal business in the Australian wool markets during the past week has been the holding of the sixth series…

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Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 3

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report under date 25th March:-Taking into account the fact that a large proportion…

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One Man Keeps 35,000 Sheep Dogs

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 6

Gustav Jovanovitch is known as the Russian mutton king. Jovanovitch's sheep whiten the Siberian plains for hundreds of square miles. They…

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Practical - Agriculture. Original Articles. Specialty written for this column All Rights Reserved. Nitrogen for Farm Crops

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

The cheapest source of nitrogen for farm crops is obtainable from leguminous plants which may be grown in the ordinary way for forage and for…

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Farmyard Manure

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

It should be the aim of all owners of stock to preserve as fully as possible the fertilising properties of manure until it is ready to be applied to…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 6

Wednesday's sale included—JW/Thalaba (Goulburn), 27 h we at 9½d, good quality, skirty, heavy; AY (Queanbeyan), 6 heat 9¾, fine, soft, little short…

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