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Farming & the land, 1911

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 7

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefie), 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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The Dairy. Management Of.sows. Feeding and Housing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 6

A really good brood sow (states an American expert) is a valuable asset. Good management counts for much; without it the best sow cannot do the…

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Families as Farm Workers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 4

THE farmers of New South Wales who require the assistance of an experienced family, of farm workers should communicate with the Acting-Director,…

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The Denman Co-Operative Dairy Coy., Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 3

During the year ending 30 h June, 1911, the abov named company manu factured 760,433 bs butter, being an increase of 106 tons over the previous…

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Scientific Farming. State and in Great Britain. London, Friday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 5

The Development Commissioners have allocated £50,000 per annum to aid rural industries by means of agricultural research, included scholarships for the purpose of increasing…

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The Farm Workshop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 13

The following sensible remarks were made by a practical farmer at a recent meeting of [?] branch of the South Australian Farmers Bureau:—"A well-equipped workshop…

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Some Dairy Rules

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 13

Professor Carlyle, the well-known dairy authority in the Colorado Agricultural College (says; the "Kansas Farmer") has, laid down some rules for work to be followed…

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A Dairy-cow Problem

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 6

Mr Saunders draws atention to a matter, the theory of which he contends is not borne out by local experience. He says that "the Ayrshire is considered to…

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Dairying. White Scour in Calves

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 6

A dairy-farmer in the Richmond River district has had trouble in rearing [?] young calves through their being attacked. with "white scour.' During the past…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:—With the exception of sales of frllmongered parcel, the wool trade is quiet. The new dip is now arriving freely, but the rains of this week have been fairly…

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Bowtborne Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 6

The ninth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Rowthornee Co-operative Butter Factory, Limited, was held in the School of Arts Morneth. on saturday afternoon. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Opening of the Season

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Dalgety & Co., Ltd., report:—The work of the wool season has now been entered upon in earnest, and within a fortnight from this…

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Closer Settlement. Peel River Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 3

On Thursday and Friday the Tamworth Land Board was engaged dealing with 32 applications for 19 small farm blocks at Duriin the Peel River closer settlement area…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 1

FOR week ending August 26, 1911:—Wool.—The past week has been a quiet one in the Sydney market so far as sales are concerned owing to the…

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Farmer's Extravagances. Gifts of £300

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

Louis James White, farmer of Yarramong, W.A., admitted, while under examination in the Bankruptcy Court, Perth, that in two years he had given £300 to Myrtle…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 4

John Bridge and Co. report:— In view of the industrial upheaval throughout England and Wales, it is pleasing to note that at the sales held recently in Melbourne there was no…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

MESSRS. Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, report:—The regular weekly sales open on Monday, September 4. Our first sale takes place on Wednesday, September…

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Wheat-growing in New South Wales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 5

THE attention of farmers is directed to several useful "Farmers' Bulletins" issued by the Department of Agriculture on the above subject, namely, Nos. 32,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 5

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. J. 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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