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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, Melbourne, wire that they held their usual weekly sale at Melbourne on Tuesday, when they…

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Melbourne Cattle Market. Wednesday, December 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 4

Fat Cattle.—2680 yarded. Victorian and Riverina drafts consisted chiefly of ripe quality light and medium Weights, with a full proportion of cows, grading from second…

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Melbourne Sheep Market. Tuesday, December 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 47

Fat Sheep.—45,000 yarded. All qualities were fully represented, the bulk of the supply, however, consisting of medium and useful grade ewes. There was a spirited…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday. when there was brisk competition for merinoes. Crossbreds were firm at full late rates…

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The Dorset Horn. The Sheep for Early Maturing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 7

The suitability of the Dorset Horn [?] lambs was demonstrated by [?]taken recently of lambs [?] experiment farm…

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The Dorset Horn. The Sheep for Early Maturity

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 17

The suitability of the Dorset Horn for early lambs was demonstrated by the weights taken recently of lambs dropped at "Wagga experimental farm this year…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, 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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Melbourne Wool Sales. Monday, December 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 47

Dalgetys held their eighth wool sale of the season today, offering a really choice catalogue of close on five thousand bales, including consignments from every State…

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Younghusband, Row, & Co. Proprietary Ltd. Special Store Sheep Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 4

Younghuaband, Row and Co. Pty. Ltd. report having held a special sale of store sheep" at the municipal yards, Albury, on Wednesday, 27th November, when they…

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Foot and Mouth Disease Case Amongst Irish Cattle. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 2

The belief that the foot and mouth disease among cattle had been eradicated was unfortunately short lived. The second case of the new outbreak is reported from…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. the Orchard. Picking and Grading. Worth Doing Well

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 7

"There are fow, if any, of us who have arrived at the stage of perfection either in the cere of our orchards of the picking and packing of our fruits."…

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The Origin of "Dry Farming."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 18

The following is a translation of some comments on Dr. J. A. Widstoe's "Dry Farming." published in the "Bulletin Agricole de de I Algeri_et de la Tunisie," under…

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Score-card for Crop Judging

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 18

A score-card for judging growing crops of maize from a fodder point of view Had been compiled by the New South Wales Inspector of Agriculture. It may be found…

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Going to Victoria. Merino Farm, North Corre, Jerilderie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Father has cut all the crop that he is going to cut. The grass is very dry. I am getting on well at school. We have had a lot of rain. Our…

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Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 6

[A Homestead Farm is a lease in perpetuity. The principal conditions which attach thereto being perpetual residence and payment of rent and the carrying out…

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Weather and Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 2

The rainfall recorded on Sunday and Tuesday last totalled 75 points. In consequence of so much rain of late the harvest operations have been interfered…

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The Crop Prospects. in the Temora and Ariah Park Districts

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 2

Reports from different parts of the Temora and Ariah Park districts confirm the earlier estimates that the wheat average for the district will be about 18…

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Weather and Crops. Copious Rains

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 3

The weather of late has been of a most unseasonable character for this district, as copious rains have fallen nearly every week. For…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 6

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. on Monday offered nearly 5000 bales. There was a large attendance of buyers and spirited and general competition at highest rates of the season…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 2

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co , Ltd., report: The market was firm on Wednesday at established rates and competition keen and general. The top…

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