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Farming & the land, 1911

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The Pastoralist. Sheep and Blowflies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 9

[?]on when the piownies commence on the sheep has again come this pest has not shown any signs [?]on; and flock-owners are making…

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The American Wool Buyer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 1

During the past season or two the American demand for Australian wool has been much less prominent than formerly Last year the direct purchases for America at the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treffe 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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Farm Workers' Families

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 5

THE Immigration and Tourist Burean Ohallls House, Sydney, will he glad to hoar from any pastoralist, farmer, or dairyman who may have a place for a…

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Cold Storage Box. Useful Farm Device

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 6

Whore ice cannot be secured on the farm a device such as is illustrated is highly, desirable. It is much better that putting butter, eggs, milk, etc. In…

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Dairying. Points of Cleanliness

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 9

There are many points in clean dairying, which, if observed closely, would obviate milk contamination, and consequent complaints about inferior cream and butter. The chief of…

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Dairying. Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 November 1911 · page 6

The dairy farmer would obviate loss in more closely watching for disease among his cattle. He should be particularly concerned In having his herds tested for the…

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A New Outlet for Farmers. the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 November 1911 · page 6

At the beginning of next year a new era In intensive fanning will be entered upon In New South Wales, when the first areas for irrigation farms connected with the…

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Dairying, Milking Machines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 November 1911 · page 6

When the cost of labour is a prominent item affecting the expansion and economic success of the dairying industry, the question of the efficacy of machine milking…

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Dairying. Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 4

The dairy-farmer would obviate loss in more closely watching for disease among his cattle. He should be particularly concerned in having his herds…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 4

Dalgety. & Co., Ltd., report under date, 2nd November. — There have been no wool sales in the Sydney market during the past week, owing…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture,and are based mainly on the experiments of…

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New Dairying Regulations

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 2

THE Department of Public Health have recently issued new regulations, which repeal those published in the Gazette of November 30, 1910…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 4

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

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Fairer Wheat for Dairvmen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 4

It. has been made more evident than ever this Benson that the benefits of the late Mr. Farrer's work in wheat breeding are not confined to the wheatgrowers of the Inland…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 1

FOR week ending November 4, 1911: Wool.—No sales have been held in the Sydney market during the past week under the roster arrangements framed to permit of…

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Potato and Onion Crops. Big Shortage of Potatoes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 2

Some remarkably fine new. season's potatoes are reaching market, but from all accounts the local supply of tubers will fall tar short of the quantity generally…

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Nodules in Cattle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 2

In a recent issue reference was made to a case of supposed nodules, discovered by the District Stock Inspector in a Queensland-bred cow at Ravensworth…

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Horse and Cattle Sale at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 4

At the Newcastle showground to-morrow, 25 fresh country, horses and 20 local horses, comprising draughts, good pit nuggets, harness horses and ponies will be offered for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 4

Those Not's are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of…

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