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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Latest Sydney News. Sydney, Thursday. Wheat, 38 to 39

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

A young woman named Madge Grey was sentenced to months hard labour for having tried to smuggle opium. The police stated…

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

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 4

Rust in wheat. Reports from the State Experiment Farms throuhout the State relative to the liability of the different kinds of wheat…

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Black and Obey Hairs in Wool. To the Editor of "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 17

Sir,—Numerous complaints having been made to this chamber of the increasing prevalence of black and grey hairs in all classes of wool a joint meeting of the wool…

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Crop Rotation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 17

The rotation system of fanning advocated by Mr. W. Peacock, manager, seems to have proved successful at the Bathurst Experiment Farm. Mr. Peacock…

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Jerilderie Farmers and Settlers' Association

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

A meeting of the executive of the above was held on Saturday last. Present—Messrs Horgan (chair) Wilson, Olive, Elliott, Mitchell, Liddle,…

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Change of Method In Farming

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 3

An exchange writes:—The scarcity of labor and the aggressiveness of that which is available is having a very definite effect upon the agricultural history in many parts…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 2

Dalgety and Company Ltd., report that the wool sales were resumed on Monday. They offered 6000 bales to a very large attendance of buyers. There…

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Ensilage Crops

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 3

There is also a large number of plants that may be put into the silo, such as vetches, kale, cabbage leaves, silver, beet, sugar beet, turnips, this…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Saturday. Farmers and Rural Workers Union

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 3

At a conferdence of delegates from the Farmers' and Settlers' Association and the directors of various dairying companies, which, was held at Taree, a scheme was…

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Wages for Wool Sorters

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 4

The rate of wages at present being paid in the wool sorting industry in Melbourne is causing much discontent among the employes, and on Wednesday a number of…

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Wool Sales. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:— We offered a good catalogue of 6000 bales to-day. Wools from south-east of South Australia, Eastern Riverina, the Western and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

Messrs Dalgety and Coy. offered a good catalogue of 6,000 bales on Monday, including wools from south-east of South. Australia, Eastern Riverinn, the Western…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their opening sale of the second series on 9th inst., when they brought forward a catalogue of 6500…

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Farming Notes. Lucerne Growing. with or Without Irrigation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

Taking into account the specially valuable character of Incerne in all classes of stock keeping, it is not desirable that a wrong impression…

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FARMERS & Settlers' Association. Wakool Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Wakool Farmers and Settlers was held at Wakool Hotel on Wednesday, 10th inst., when the following business was transacted:—…

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Ondon Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 3

The first series of the Wool Sales opened yesterday. Bidding was brisk and prices were from par to five per cent higher than those riding at the closing sale…

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Wool Sales

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

The Melbourne wool sales werecontinued this week when the attendance of buyers was again excellent and included representatives…

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Rabbits Eat the Wheat Crops. New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I last wrote to the "Banner." We broke up school the Friday week before Christmas, and had a great time. All the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report:—We held our second new year's sale on Tuesday afternoon, when we submitted a…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 1

Melbourne Wool Sales.—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Melbourne, held their second, sale of the new year to-day (Tuesday) when…

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