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Farming & the land, 1912

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My Letters Dogs Watch the Hen-house. Woolshed Farm, Temora

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a, long time since last wrote to you. We have a fortnight's holiday, because there is a Synod in South Australia and the teacher has to attend…

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Farewell to the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 13

The coach is at door at last, The eager children mounting fast And kissing hands in chorus sing, "Good-bye, good-bye, to every thing…

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A District Stud Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 22

Fully aware of the thorough unsuitability of his Balldale property for the successful rearing of blood stock, Mr. C. Knorpp was for a considerable time on the…

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Dairying Improves Soil

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 16

One way of keeping up the fertility of a farm is to purchase fertilisers to replenish, the stoves of the elements that nave been depleted by unwise cropping…

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The Orchard. Cover Crops. How they Restore the Soil

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 6

Though late for some districts, it is not yet too late in many places for orchardists to sow cover crops among the tress, and it is certainly better to…

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General Cable News. London, Friday. the Butter Market

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2

It is reported that the poverty in the industrial centres is depressing the butter market. Danish butter is selling at 127/ to 130/. choicest Australian 116/ to 120…

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Farmyard Manure and Superphosphate

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3

It is suggested, as a result of some experiments, that the fertilising value superphosphate is enhanced by mixing it with farmyard manure…

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Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2

On Thursday morning a meeting of members of the Deniliquin branch of the above Association was held at the School Arts. Messrs J. V. Ingram…

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Sheep Eat Poisoned Rabbits. Heavy Losses Reported

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 6

Reports from the Upper Murrumbidgee indicate that several flock-owners have lost numbers of sheep, owing to tie ani-mals having developed a taste for the…

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Price of Butter. a Penny Advance. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 5

Wage-earners and their housewives will be concerned to know-particularly in these days of high, prices of household necessar-ies, and of what may be termed, in many…

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The Farm. Pumpkins As Crop and Feed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 3

The pumpkin crop is one much neglected by the average farmer, but is a crop capable of great things as a money-maker, both directly and…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. by the N:s:w: Department of Agriculture

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 4

Cover Crops in the Orchard. Though late for some districts, it is not yet too late in some places for orchardists to sow cover crops among the trees, and…

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Welcome Easter Rains. the Anxious Farmer. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 3

Victoria has received a welcome Easter present in a more or less general rain. For weeks the producer has been anxiously scanning skies that persisted in tones of…

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Hay Butter Factory

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the directors of the above was held on Tuesday, there being present:—Messrs G. R. Horton (chairman), Jas. Donohoe. J. T…

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Rise in Butter

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

Butter has gone up another penny a lb. in Melbourne on Wednesday owing to the rapid shrinking of the supplies from the Gippsland and Western…

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Wheat Market

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

The Sydney wheat market opened on Thursday with rather wide quotations for ordinary varieties of choice milling wheat. Brokers sales were…

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Closing Down Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Directors of the Jerilderie Butter Factory was held on Wednesday 10th inst. Present: Messrs Sleeman (ch), Theakstone,…

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Firbank Wheat for Hay

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

The results obtained from Firbank wheat are rapidly bringing it into favour as a wheat to grow for hay, and a heavy sowing this season is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

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 impracticable to the individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Hand

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

These notes will be issued every weak, under the direction of the Honorary Minister to Agriculture (Hon. J. L. T[?]fle). and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…

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