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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Treatment of Horses. At Wagga Experiment Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 4

When horses are fed on oats there as risk of unharmed seed being dropped in the manure, and the land becoming fouled with cats in consequence. This…

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Official Wheat Report

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has received the following official report of the English wheat market:—London, September 5 —Wheat market very dull. Liverpool…

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Sheep Dog Trials. Albury Dogs Win at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 3

The sheep dog trials in connection with the Corowa show were won By Albury dogs; Messrs. G. A. and B. P. Bell's "Rattle" and "Nigger" being…

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Fat Cattle Supply

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 4

When the cattle market bus seemingly been emptied of all 'fats," down from the mysterious nowhere come truck loads of prime bullocks rolling…

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Cattle. Some Monster Bullocks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 2

Compared with previous shows the number of cattle was lamentably small. This, however, may be attributed to the drought, which depleted the herds of farmers and…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 5

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin and Co, report: We submitted to auction to-day 1267 bales. There was an attractive display and competition was spirited. The…

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Important to Tired Dairy Farmers. Learn to Wake

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 4

Can you wake in the morning feeling fit not only to rise, but to sing with the lark ? If you cannot, it is probable you do…

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The Dairy. Rearing Calves. Hints for Beginners in Dairying

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 4

By W. G. A. Lee, in the N.S.W. "Agricultural Gazette." In order to secure strong, healthy calves, it is essential that the cow…

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Wool Sales. Sydney. Wednesdav

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

The ?wool sales fh?g afternoon shotr an advance of 7% per cent, on the rates of last year…

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The Hydraulic Ram on the Farm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 3

The water supply, particularly on a dairy farm, is a very important matter, not only to the annual eco­nomy, but also as an aid in keep­ing the dairy premises clean, and on this subject Mr. G. Marks contri­butes an interesting article in the New South Wales "Gazette."…

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The Farm. Small Rural Industries. Mint Cultivation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 3

Mint (Menthu) includes the Penny­royal (Mentha Pulegium), also Spear­mint (Mentha viridis), which is cul­tivated for culinary purposes, besides other species. Our business here is with the plant commonly known as Black Mint (Mentha pipcrta). From this is produced the well-known Oil…

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Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 22

The late dry season acted with greater detriment upon the cattle section than any other division of this year's Albury show. The exhibits were not more than half the…

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Dairying. Feeding of Cattle. Rations at Waggga Experiment Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 3

In consequence of the poverty of the natural pastures in the home paddock, had feeding is an important matter at Wagga Experiment Farm, being…

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Sheep. Merinoes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 22

We are to-day at the parting of the ways in sheep breeding, and the collection of animals penned is a reflex of the metropolitan and other large shows. The…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 37

The monthly meeting of the directors of this factory was held on the 31st ult. Mr. M'Lean in the chair. There was a full attendance…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers, Association, including Dalgety & Coy Ltd., Harrison Jones and Devlin, Ltd. Hill, Clark find Co., Ltd., Pitt, Son…

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Goulburn Special Spring Cattle Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 43

W. H. Wheatley reports having held his first special spring sale of cattle on Thursday, September 5 to the largest attendance of buyers seen in Goulburn for…

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The Area Under Wheat

The Independent · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 2

Is was hoped that the area placed under wheat this year might make up for the shortage which, owing to the brought in the early part of the year,…

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Tick Immune Cattle. Experiments with an Indian Breed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 3

There have been suggestions at different times that an effort should be made to obtain for this State a strain of cattle that is immune from ticks and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agricultural, 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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