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

Farming & the land, 1914

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes ere issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trafid, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 141. Agricultural Continuous Wheat Experiment. More Facts from Cowra

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 4

A good deal of interest was taken in the publication, some months ago, of the results of the, continuous wheat experiment (as it is called) at the Cowra…

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Two Good Farms

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

Messrs Bourke aud Son, announce in this issue the sale of two of the best farms in this district, viz., Mr. W. Rumble's well-known, Fairview…

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Wool Reports

The Yass Courier · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 6

Hill, Clark, and Co., Limited, report:— For our sale of the 21st inst., we offered a catalogue including a number of attractive clips from New England…

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Farmers Unite. Fighting the Union

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 1

Coolamon, Tuesday.—On Saturday Mr. W. P. Dyce presided over a meting of 500 persons, mostly farmers, for the purpose of combining to resist the demands of the A.W.U. Nearly…

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Wool Sales

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date, 24th January:-- The market continues at very satisfactory levels notwithstanding a slight…

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The Wheat Crop. Estimate of Yield and Standard

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

HARDEN.—Harvesting is now completed, and, taken on the whole, has been very disappointing, in the majority of cases paying neither the landowner nor…

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Wool Sales. Schute, Bell & Co.'s Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

Jan. 21.—The market continues at very satisfactory levels, notwithstanding a slight tendency in buyers' favor as regards medium and lower grades…

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Farm and Held. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. How to Obtain Good Crops

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

An average crop of hay extracts from the soil about 501b. of nitrogen, an equal quantity of potash, and 131b. of phosphoric acid. A question often asked is: Should a dressing of nitrogen…

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Farmhouse Struck

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

While a farmer and his wife were in the dining room of their hamlet in the canton of St Gall, Germany, and the grand…

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Sale of Queensland Sheep Properly

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

Messrs Hain and Searight. Sydney report having sold, in conjunction with Messrs T. A. Spencer and Co, Roma, Mr. R. E. Hunt's "Lenroy"…

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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. [?] Minister of Agriculture,and are based mainly on the experiments of the department No. 142. Poultry. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Suitability for Poultry Farming

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 4

"In my travels in this State, nowhere have I been so impressed with such opportunities for poultry farming as are presented at the Murrumbidgee…

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Dairying. Some Irrigation Settlements. Comparisons of Rents and Water Charges

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 4

Comparisons made by the Dairy Expert between the rents and water rates on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and those on other areas serve to…

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Wool Sales

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, report having submitted at auction on January 26, a catalogue of 2550 bales. Every lot met with spirited…

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Wool Report. Schutc Bell and Co. Ltd. report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

The previous week's prices were well maintained at the three days' sales last week, advances of 2½ to 5 per cent having been realised in…

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Wool Sales. Schute, Bell & Co.'s Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

Feb. 2 —The previous week's prices were well maintained at the three day's sales last week, advancers of 2½ to 5 per cent. having been realised in…

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Farm and Field. Original Article. Specially written for this column. Influence of Seed Selection

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

How necessary it is for a farmer to exercise care in the selection of the seed that he commits to the ground is being increasingly demonstrated. In…

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Farmers as Strikebreakers. Over a Thousand Will Act

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

An important stop in connection with the waterside workers' troubles over handling "black" wheat is in contemplation by the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Wool Reports

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 5

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., report: The market continues strong, with good general competition at the best rates of the previous week. Last…

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Farmers Meeting at Harden

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 2

A very important and well-attended meeting of Farmers was held at Harden on Saturday afternoon. Resolutions were pased condemning the fixing of the…

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Enormous Wheat Traffic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

As showing the enormous wheat traffic on the southern railway line at present it may be mentioned that for the last fortnight in the district between Wallendbeen and Albury and…

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