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Farming & the land, 1912

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Farming Invention

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · 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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Sheep Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 5

The annual show of the Sheep Breeders' Association commenced to-day on the Agricultural Ground…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 5

A total of 494,000 bales of wool have arrived, and 247,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, making, with those left over from the last series…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON LTD REPORT: There was a very large attendance of buyers at this week's auctions, which passed off with excellent…

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A Strong Endrosement of Alfa-laval Separators by a Well-known Dairy Authority Picton, Ontario, Canada

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

The Alfa-Laval Separator Co., New York City. Gentlemen,—When one is connected with a State educational institution…

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The Farmers and Rural Labor. (To the Editor.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 4

The most disquieting subject of the immediate future for the cultivators of the soil is the cost of labor; and to one who has given deep…

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France and Foreign Wheat. Plot That Failed. Paris, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 5

The Senate adopted a bill modifying the regulations in order to temporary admit foreign wheat. M. Palms, Minister of Agriculture stated…

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Farmers' Friends Become Pests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 4

Some time ago the attention of Mr, Chas. French, the acting Government entomologist, was directed in the fact that the harlequin bag, resplendent in its coat of red…

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Sheep Breeders' Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 5

The sheep-breeders' show was officially opened to-day by Lord Chelmsford, who said they all deplored the losses caused by the recent drought, but he congratulated those…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—The market has been fairly quiet during the past week, transactions being confined to dealing with lots passed in ox our last catalogue and…

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Wool-Classing Students

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

The presence of the students at the sheep and wool classes at the Technical College at the Sydney sheep show directs attention to the practical instruction which these lads…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

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 experiment of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual prodncer…

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A Great Dairy Herd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 2

Messrs Solomon aud Hurgreaves, of Byangum, are the possessors of an exceptionally good herd, seeing that the figures quoted below are…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land Pastoral Polluted Water

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 7

During periods of dry weather supplies of domestic water have often to be drawn from tanks that have bèn polluted by stock, or from streams that…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 2

JOHN BRIDGE AND Co., LTD., REPORT: The market has been fairly quiet during the past week, transactions being confined to dealing with lots passed in ex our last…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 6

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 the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticably to the individual producer…

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No. 60. Pastoral. Polluted Water. a Simple Way of Cleansing it

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 6

DURING periods of dry weather supplies of domestic water have often to be drawn from tanks that have been polluted by stock, or from streams that have…

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Sydney Produce Market Butter Still Dear. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

The following are the latest prices ruling in Sussex-street:— Hay.—Lucerne hay (small bales, good, 4/7 to 5/- cwt.; medium, 4/1; good…

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Farm and Dairy Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 14

The final sitting of the co-operative dairy factory managers and secretaries' conferonce was held in Sydney last week. Steps are to be taken to form a Federal executive…

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