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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,656 stories in Murray's papers · page 79 of 83

Henty. Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 6

The monthly meeting was held on Saturday. Mr. F. H. Schultz (president) occupied the chair. Messrs. F. Broadribb and W. Gibbs vrere proposed as members…

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To Keep Butter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 4

How can the farmer or fanner's wife keep butter in good condition during the hot months? The dairy expert's suggestion is a very…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Summer Fallowing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 4

"The secret of successful wheat growing in our North-west is the conservation of the summer rains." Thus the Inspector of Agriculture for the…

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Farm Profits. Bathurst Demonstration Area

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 4

In the November issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," the manager of Bathurst Experiment Farm reports the financial result of the operations of the demonstration area at…

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Concerning Sheep-classing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 16

Wool-classing and sheep-classing require widely different, knowledge and skill, and the man who shines at the former can very seldom make a special success of the latter…

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Wool Sales

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

Dalgety's offered on 2nd Dec. a choice catalogue of 5000 balescompetion being spirited and general. They sold Glenorchy…

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Ekglish Wheat Market

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has receiv­ed the folloTTiisg official report of the English wheat market:—"London, December 9.— Wheat market dull, trith easier tendency."…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

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

Dalgety and Co. report:—We held our 9th wool sale of the season on Monday, when we offered a good catalogue of close on 5000 bales. There was a full attendance…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 3
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minster 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. Market. Unchanged. Dwindling Catalogues

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 21

Smaller catalogues all point to the beginning of the end of the Melbourne first half of the series, and it is not probable that any accumulation of supplies can take place…

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Agricultural Notes. Summer Fallowing. For Wheat-growing in Districts of Summer Rainfall

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 17

"The secret of successful wheat-growing in our North-west is the conservation of the summer rains." Thus the Inspector of Agriculture for…

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Prizes for Collection of Farm Produce

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 45

The Pastoral and Agricultural Society offers four prizes for the best collection of farm produce, grown on the farm of exhibitor within 50 miles of Albury. The…

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Crops Around the Lachlan. a Record Season. Forbes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 18

The farmers in the Forbes district and the districts within a 40-mile radius have had a bountiful season, and are, of course, very jubilant. They had it dry early in…

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Farmers and the Referenda

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 6

Although very little attention has been given to the fact, either in Parliament or in the press, it is becoming more and more apparent as the…

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Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 6

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

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The Eclipse Pumper. Makes Farming Easy

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

Country residents are reminded that Mr. Chas. H. Relph, consulting engineer, of 59 Pitt Street, Sydney, is the sole agent for Fairbanks-Morse Eclipse…

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Crop Returns and Prospects

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

The crops in the Western Wimmera district in Votaries are expected to yield moeb heavier than the those of last year as the wheat heads hare filled…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. report : The market for all good wools was. quite up to the levels of fate rate, but any wasty and inferior descriptions…

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