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

Farming & the land, 1913

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Instruction in Dairying. Wollongbar Experiment Farm

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

For the young man who wishes to make dairying his vocation, there is no question that Wollongbar experiment farm is the place to acquire the…

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Dairying. Lucerne on the Richmond. Profitable in Several Ways

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

As was remarked in a previous article in these notes, the farmers on the Richmond River find that paspalum has not the feeding value where time and…

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Wheat Loading. Darling Island Excels Itself

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 1

A record in wheat loading has been established at Darling Island, Sydney, (says the "Evening News," of Friday last) aud stevedors who are competent…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the local branch was held at the P. and A. Hall on Saturday afternoon, Mr. A. Chant (president) being in the chair. There were also…

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Wool Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin Ltd. report by wire this morning:--We submitted a catalogue of 2,300 bales comprising an attractive…

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Wool Report. Schute Bell & Co. Ltd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

Competition was again keen and general at our sale on the 21st inst for medium to good quality, but no improvement…

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Cost of Wheat-growing

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

The principal of the Bathurst experiment station, New South Wales, Mr. R. W. Peacock, submits a statement concerning the past year's operations…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P. M,). Straying Cattle

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 2

Annie Wells, charged with allowing a cow to stray in Lovell-street, pleaded guilty and was fined 10s with 6s costs…

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Agricultural Aid Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 4

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefl[?], minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. NO. 90. AGRICULTURAL…

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Cowpeas As a Seed Crop. Worth Thinking About

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 4

Under this title an article appears in the "Queensland Agricultural Journal" for December, which directs attention specially to the profits of…

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Heavy Wheat Carting

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 2

Grenfell "Record" says that at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning of last week 42 horse teams, comprising 266 horses, and two bullock teams were…

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Points for Wheat Growers

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 3

The following are some pointers which the manager of Bathurst experiment farm put together recently, and which state the case for best…

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Feeding Off Wheat with Sheep

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

Many farmers make it a rule to feed off their early wheat crops. Sheep are admirable for this, for if care is taken not to put them on a field…

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The Dairy. Production of Cold Cream

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

Finvor-producing germs multiply rapidly while the milk is warm. It is only by cooling the milk down that it can be saved. If no bacteria had got…

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Fertilisers for Different Crops

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

The recently issued journal of the Irish Department of Agriculture com[?]ns a for report of the field experiments carried out in recent years in various parts of…

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Stock and Crop Returns

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 1

The local police are now actively engaged collecting the annual stock and crop returns throughout the district. Forms are given to each householder, and have to be filled up…

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Growing-crop Competition. a Fine Yield

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

Though the competition held at Cowra during the past harvest was gradually reduced by one defection and another to one grower, that one was able to show…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tref[?]e, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 91. Agricultural. Maize-growing. Methods worth Practising

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

Early Learning is the variety of maize most favored on the Grafton experiment farm for the early crops, and Yellow Dent for the late ones. Early Learning is…

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N.s.w. Grapes Crops

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Allen, N.S.W. Government fruit expert, says, as a result of his observations, that the grape crop generally is very good…

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Wool Market

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 4

Schute, Bell & Co.'s report. Feb. 10.-Judging by the active competition current in Brisbane this week, there is…

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