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Farming & the land, 1911

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of the above Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal hotel. Messrs H. C. Parker (President), W. A. Mackay,…

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Dairying. Dairy Notes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

The smallest cows in the world are to be found in the Samoan Islands. The average weight of the males does not exceed 200 pounds. The females…

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Raising a Dairy Calf

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

The process in growing the calf, Whether raised by hand or nursed by the dam depends very much on the care it receives during the winter…

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Cattle Dying in Hundreds. Edmonton

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

No places have felt the rigorous effects of the recent severe winter more than the settlements on and around the North Saskatchewan River. Prairie cattle are…

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Pickling Seed Wheat Bluestone and Lime Solution

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 4

The wheat seeding season having again been entered upon, growers should take note that the Department of Agriculture has decided to recommend farmers to…

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Handy-sized Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 3

A splendid opportunity presents itself to those in search of tip-top little farm, when Messrs A. A. Piggin & Co. will offer on Thursday next at the Corowa…

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A Farmer's View

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 4

A Balldale farmer writes to the "Argus" as follows:--"Sir.--A great deal has been said as to how the farmers will fare in getting their implements for…

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London Wool Sales. Third Series Opened. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 3

Hie third series of London wool sales as opened yesterday, before a large attendance of home and foreign buyers. There was a brisk sale, prices ruling the…

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London Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Ltd., Melbourne, have received the following cable from their London office under date of 14th inst.:—The second series of wool sales…

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Co-operative Wheat Storage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 16

Mr. J. L. Dow, agricultural editor of the Melbourne "Leader," delivered a lecture on the above subject in the Corryong Schools of Arts. A large number of…

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Where the Butter Box Comes From

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 33

The export of New Zealand white pine to Australia, which received a check about eighteen months ago, says the "Evening Post" (N.Z.) is going on at a great rate…

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London Wool Sales. Animated Sale. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 3

The third series of London wool sales was conti[?]l yesterday. There was an animated sale, merino and fine crossbreds selling at from par to five…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 16

According to "Hoard's Dairyman," the art of sucessful milking is summarised in the following rules:—1. Maintain, an absolute quietness around the cows, 2…

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Wagga Experiment Farm Visited by Albury Residents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

A party of Albury gentlemen, representatives of the Vine and Fruitgrowers' Association of the border town, accompanied by lady friends, arrived in Wagga on…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Ringwood Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held on Saturday last when the usual enthusiastic few were present. Mr. T. Forge occupied the chair. After the minutes of the…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 2

The second series of woo] sales was continued yesterday. Bidding was animated, and prices displayed a hardening tendency…

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Foot and Mouth Disease Argentine and British Cattle. Buenos Ayres

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 2

At the end of January the Argentine Republic removed the restriction which had been placed on the importation of British cattle into Argentina because of an…

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Albury Station Produce. Wool Skin, Hide, and Tallow Masked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 4

YOUNGHUSBAND, ROW & CO. Py. Ltd. Younghusband, Row, and Co., Pty., Ltd., report holding their usual monthly sale of butchers' and station produce on Friday…

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Making Good Dairy Cows

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 3

There never was a time when there was such a need of breeding good cows as there is at present, says a writer in the Dairy. Those of us who…

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A Dairy Feeding Test

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 1

In the Iowa station a thorough test of feeding beets and turnips to dairy cows demonstrated conclusively that turnips injure the flavor of milk and…

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