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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Live Stock Markets. Record Sale of Dairy Herd

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 3

Messrs Edward Trenchard and Co, in conjunction with Messrs H. A Wood and Co, report having sold on the Murray Flats on Wednesday on behalf of Mr. J. Graham, the…

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Wakool Farmers & Settlers' Association

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Wakool Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Tooleybue on 30th June. when the following business was transacted…

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Farmers in Conference. Opening Day Yesterday. Sydney

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 2

The animal Conference of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened in Sydney to-day, when there were over 250…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

The fourth juries of London wool sales opened yesterday. Competition was brisk, but prices were either on par with the closing rales of the last series or showed…

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Inferior Wool Bags New South Wales Chief Offender. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

Taking advantage of the presence at the Roubair Exhibition of many leading persons in the woollen industry, a conference was convened this week in which 100…

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Farmers Interests Neglected

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 4

The conference of farmers and settlers, with its 250 delegates, in Sydney on Tuesday. approved, of the existence of a third political party. Neither existing party…

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Sydney During the Sheep Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 21

If indeed anything was needed to convince the most sceptical as to the paramount importance of the sheep industry to Australia, a visit to the New South…

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Fertility of Wheat Lands

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 18

It is impossible to expect good crops off poor lands, and the maintenance of soil fertility of our wheat lands has naturally received a good deal of attention from our…

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The Carriage of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 18

With the object of doing away with the weighing grievance, the following suggestion is being made to the Railway Department:—That the System of "weights…

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London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 3

The fourth series of London wool sales commenced on Tuesday were continued yesterday. A better selection of wools was on offer, and competition was brisk…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 2

Those Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. J. Trefle) and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Poultry. Roup in Turkeys and Fowls

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 17

Many inquiries, reach the Wagga Wagga Experimental Farm at this season of the year concerning the above disease. The manager of the farm (Mr. M'Keown)…

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Sydney Annual Sheep Sales. Good Prices Realised. FRIDAY, 9th JULY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 4

The stud ram sales were conducted by Messrs Weaver and Perry, The attendance was not quite so large as it was during the opening days, nor was bidding…

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Merino Sheep Homed and Perfected in Australia. Sir F. B. Suitor's Warning

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 4

The remarks of Sir Francis Su[?]or upon the falling off in the number of breeders of the merino sheep would furnish texts for a number of sermons, from the preaching…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 16

Milking-machine experiments, in Berlin have been held recently With a view to determining whether milking by machine was more thorough than by hand, trials…

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Boree Creek Farmers' Union

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 40

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above union was held on 3rd inst. at Laurence's Boree Creek Hotel. The president (Mr. H. Greener) occupied the chair, and…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Annual Conference in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 46

The annual conference of the F. and S. Association was opened in Sydney on Monday, and will occupy the attention of delegates for a whole week…

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Rural Workers’ Demands. Position of the Farmer. Advised to Ignore the Union

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 3

One of the moat absorbing subjects [?] with by the Farmer’s Convention at [?] was introduced in the form of a paper [?]…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

The fourth, series, of London wool sales was contained yesterday, when there was strong competition. Prices for crossbreds remained…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture The Sweet Potato

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 3

Faunas desirous of Laying a useful crop, for stock feeding or marketing should, be sow considering the production of the sweet potato. It has been pointed out…

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