Farming in America
Emerson, in one of his essays, asks, "Who are the farmer's servants?" And a rebly to the question he answers, "Not the labourer, nor the coolie, for earth,…
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Farming & the land, 1911
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Improved Method of Dairying
Whatever may be the particular result of the resort of the Rural Workers Union to the industrial legislative machinery provided for them as well ns for other wage-workers, it is…
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Mr. W. B. Stokes describes in the "Agricultural Gazette" a method of dealing with this summer crop lemons which he has adopted successfully for a number of years. As…
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Notice has appeared in the "Government Gazette" declaring Bathurst burr, red ink plant (or poke weed), Scotch thistle, Cape weed, Paddy's lucerne, lantana; and blackberry…
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Farmers should certainly give more earnest consideration to the growing of fodder crops. The production, of plants for stock-feeding has many, advantages…
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THE Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…
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Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report.—Recent arrivals of new clip are naturally being held for the next Sydney sales fixed for the 20th and 21st inst., and as buyers are concentrating interest mainly on…
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A wheat sellers' panic has occurred over the sale of July wheat owing to a decline of eight cents per bushel. A recovery was made to three cents from the top figures to-day and…
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Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rural Workers' Claims. Dairymen Resist Demands
At a largely attended meeting of the Dairymen's Union at Aberdeen it was unanimously decided to join with the Scone and Muswellbrook branches to…
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Trebeck, Son and Co., Sydney, report:—laterest is centred in the Brisbane auction sales which commence to-day. 32,000 bales will [?] during the three days. Indications are that a small…
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FOR week ending June 10, 1911:—Wool.—The local market remains very quiet. There are many enquiries for greasy wool of the new clip, more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy Notes. Care of Farm Harness
"Harness is an expensive item on the farm, and calls for careful treatment." said Mr. Kildea, at a meeting the other day of the Commooroo branch of the South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Country Party. to Be Discussed at Farmers' Conference
Under the heading of "political" number of motions will come before the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Monday,…
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A meeting of the members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held ast Wednesday, the 7th inst. Mr. G. Bishop, vice-president, occupied the chair…
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In manure heaps that have been kept too long a certain kind of bacteria soon develop and work upon the decaying material, turning the nitrogen compounds in to…
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"Knowledge and work are a stronger team than work and work. The farmer who does not spend some of his time planning his operations is not…
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Addressing himself in this subject at a recent meeting of the Port Pirie branch of the South Australia Farmers' Bureau, Mr. Munday, as reported in this departmental…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canadian Wheat Crop. Vancouver
The farmers of north-west territories are looking for a record wheat crop. A private letter received in Melboyrne from Johannesburg stated that Mr. G. A…
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London, Tuesday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,555,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 3,215,000 quarters. The shipment of…
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