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Farming & the land, 1912

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The Farmers Broad Grin. New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I see there are a lot of new correspondents writing to the page. The very welcome and Jong-looked-for rain came at last, and it is needless to say the…

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Grandfether's Records. Falkirk Farm. The Rock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,— This is the first time I have writen to you, I came from Pullitop, and I am going to school here now. I like it very much. We have had a…

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Making Farmers in Australia. a Visitor’s Impressions

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 3

IN the [?]of Sydney one of a f[?]ally of six boys won a scholarship at the public school and entered the Hawkesbury Afterwards College Four years…

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Official Wheat Quotations

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 6

The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market:—"London, 26th inst.—Australian wheat off coast bought…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Grand Champion Awards

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 6

Interest in the Sydney sheep show on Thursday centred upon the awarding of champion and grand champion honors in merinoes. Of the sectional champions…

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Sydney Sheep Dog Trials Splendid Performance by Albury Dog

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 2

The sheep dog trials conducted in conjunction with the Sheep Breeders' Association Annual Sheep Show were witnessed on Friday with much interest. Competitors…

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English Wheat Market

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

London, June 27.—Wheat market steady but quiet. Liverpool market dull, with easier tendency…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 3

The secretary of the above desires to acknowledge receipt of the following additional moneys in connection with the above:--…

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Stock in N.s.w. Half a Million Fewer Sheep in 1911

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 4

A retain issued by the N.S.W. Government Statist shows that the final figures of the wheat harvest last year were 25.116.746 bushels, which is 700,000 more…

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Farmers Threaten to Starve Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 4

A large gathering of farmers mer Mr.Ro[?] (organiser) on Friday afternoon at kerning. for the purpose of forming a branch of the Rural producers'…

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Gunbar Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above Association was held at Gunbar on Saturday, 22nd. instant, Mr T. Reilly (president) being in the chair. The balance-sheet…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Stud Sheep Sales. Good Attendance

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 2

The stud sheep sales were commenced to-day. There was a good attendance of buyers, but no fancy prices were realised…

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Notes for the Dairyman

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 4

The greatest source of loss in the dairy industry is the feeding of unprofitable cows. Every silo user is an enthusiast…

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The Farm. How to Conserve the Moisture in the Soil

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 4

"The greatest evils of drought are due to ignorant treatment of the soil." The farmer who has been practising a haphazard system of…

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The District. Farmers and Settlers' Association. Burrawong Branch

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above Association was held at the Burrawong Hall on Saturday, 15th ult., when there were present:—Messrs J. Linton (chairman)…

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The Electrification of Crops

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 4

Crops are now being grown in the same manner as turnips and beans have been grown under electrical influence. Our sketch, which is taken…

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London Wool Sales. Good Opening Prices. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 2

The third series of London wool sale commenced yesterday. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was keen. The market…

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

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

The Dry Spell and Fallowed Land. Four weeks ago attention was drawn in these notes to the position occupied by the farmer who was sowing wheat in land…

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Fat Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 2

A splendid line of fat crossbred sheep (six trucks) arrived by train on Wednesday at Corowa from the Castlereagh district, and appeared to be in the…

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