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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Forace Crops for Farmers

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

The period for sowing forage crops embraces a very wide range, extending over many months, and is determined to a large extent by the weather as well…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Potato-growing. Grafton Experiment Farm Methods

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Much useful work, instructive to the district mid profitable to the farm, has been done in the growth of pota toes at Grafton experiment farm…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., held their first sale of the second series to-day, when they brought forward a good average…

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Farmers and Cattlers Asses

Delegate Argus · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3

The usual quarterly meeting of the above was held of the Odd[?] Saturday last. Present:—[?] Hayden (chair), A.A. [?] J. Donald, H…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Farmers' Experiments

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3

"Experientia docet" is an old and very true proverb. Any difficulty or problem that a man solves by his own work and experience is more deeply…

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Dry Farming. Does Not Create Moisture

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

Writing to the "Gunnedah Advertiser," Mr. C. P. Ashford says:—Noticing in your columns some mention from time to time of the methods…

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Recovery of a Farm Deposit

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

The Full Court in one of the other States recently decided a case which should prove of interest to farmers and settlers generally. It seems from…

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Dairying in Denmark

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

Very few bulls, says an Irish contemporary, arc now kept in any part of Denmark whose pedigree, in regard to milk and butter yield, are…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., held their final sale of the regular weekly series to-day, when they submitted a thoroughly…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Farm Forage Crops. Growing Kohl Rabi

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

The present season is especially favourable to the sowing of the various forage crops. Frequent sowings of rape, kale, turnips, and other…

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Farmers to Federate. BRISBANE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

The Conference of the National Central Executive of the Queensland Farmers' Union was opened yesterday. The…

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Trouble with the Slaughtermen. New Zealand Farmers Ready

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

A message dated Wellington (N.Z.), Tuesday, reads:—"The Gisborne sheep farmers are resolved to urge the freezing companies to…

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Scientific Farming

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

Farming is no longer without attraction for the enterprising young man. It is calling to its service the engineer and the scientist. A farm…

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[?] & Pastoral [?] For the Man on the Land. Live Stock. a Good Lick. What it Achiered at Glen Innes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

The value to owners of live stock of a good "lick" was incidentally demonstrated in the course of some experiments in…

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Increase Fodder Crops

The Bombala Times · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

The energetic cultivation of fodder forms the basis of both the successful maintenance of live stock and of crop production. Such a system enriches…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land. Worms in Sheep. Experiments with Various Treatments

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 3

The officers of the veterinary branch of this Department have been carrying on experiments in connection with…

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Jindabyne West Estate. Wheat Yields

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 2

The following are particulars of the wheat yields on Jin[?] Red Admiral yielded 30 Mr. R. L. Sauds, auctioneer, Cooma, with hold sale at the Lindabyne odd-fellows Hall, on Saturday. 1st…

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Adaminaby Police Court. Charge of Stealing Wool

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 2

At the Adaminaby Police Court on Thursday last, before Messrs. H. Holcombe, P.M., and A. Barrett, J.P., John Lynch, of…

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The New Electric Farming in Germany

The Bombala Times · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 4

Figures worked out in Germany indicate that the electrification of crops on the farm will not be an expensive change, and it should soon became…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., after an interval of about four weeks, held their final sale of the season proper this afternoon. In…

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