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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

The annual conference of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association will be held in Sydney on the 15th July. Among the motions on the business…

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Agricultural Pastoral [?] For the Man on the Land. A Striking Comparison of Values

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1912 · page 3

In those notes of last week a number of rations were quoted which had been worked out by the chemical branch of the…

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Agricultural [?] Pastoral [?] For the [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 2

Within the next new [?] most what growers will be [?]ing their seed for the prevention of smut of bunt, and a…

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St. Paul's Sewing Guild Bread and Butter Dance

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 2

The bread and butter dance, organised by the St. Paul's ladies' Sewing Guild, took place at the Cooma School of Arts…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, 3rd July, 1912

The Bombala Times · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., with the other Melbourne wool brokers, held one of their periodical winter sales to-day. There…

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The Pastoral Viewpoint

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

Mr. F. B. S. Falkiner, known is "The King of the Riverina," was at the banquet given in Mr. Beeby's honour at Finley. In…

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Sheep Eat Carrion

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 5

Reports from the Upper Murrumbidgee indicate that several flock-owners have lost numbers of sheep owing to the animals having lately…

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Proof Against Cold. Fish, Sheep, Rabbits

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 1

A hedgeheg picked up in the curious torpid state which we call "inhernation" has been immersed in water for twenty minutes without…

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Commercial. Orbost Cattle Market. July 13th. 1912

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

Messrs. J. W. Bird and Co, report:—Cattle—Our yarding to-day consisted chiefly of store cows, springing heifers, and milkers. For forward cattle there…

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Beef and Dairying

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

On the other hand, the grazier finds it an expensive business breeding solely for beef, as it necessitates keeping a large herd of breeding cows in…

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The Wool Clip. Annual Review and Statistics. Compiled by Dalgety & Co., Limited

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 3

We have received a copy of Dalgety's Annual Wool Review for Australasia for the past season, published by Dalgety and…

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Enquiry into Butter Trade. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 2

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Fuller moved for a full inquiry into the butter trade. The debate was…

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Farmers' Platform. Adopted by Conference

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 6

The farmers and settlers' conference, have adopted this year's political platform and objective, as follows :—…

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Harrow the Wheat Why and When

The Bombala Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

"Harrow your growing wheat, and harrow it now." That is the burden of a short paper in the "Agricultural Gazette" for…

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Big Gun Sheep' Stealing. 5000 in One Mob

The Bombala Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

From Melbourne comes news of sheep-stealing that makes the old-time stories seem quite small. A month ago William and Donald…

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Schute, Bell & Co., Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney:— August 3rd, 1912

The Bombala Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

Marsupial Skins.—We offered 7,469 skins to a very full attendance of the trade. The demand proved strong, and prices ruled firm, especially for…

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Dairy Farming in Ontario

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 3

The chief among the great agricultural, industries of the Province of Ontario is dairying. It is a business requiring intelligent management and…

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Commercial. Wool Report. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., Report:— 12/8/12

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 5

The Sydney wool market is without change. Business is confined to very narrow limits owing to the absence of supplies. The quietest period of the…

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Telephones for Farmers. Lesson From America

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

A visit to the United States has greatly impressed Mr. John Austin, a South Australian farmer, with the been which the extension of the…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land. Cultivating for Wheat

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 2

When to Start. Mr. A. E. V. Richardson, in an article in the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture" discusses…

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