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Farming & the land, 1913

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Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons from Cowra

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3
Also in The Riverine Grazier

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. AGRICULTURAL. No 107…

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Agricultural Notes. Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons from Cowra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 17

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown every year…

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Latest by Wire. SYDNEY, Thursday. Wheat, 38 to 38½

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

A gang of burg[?]ars entered a Chinese fruit shop in the city during last night. They burst a safe open, but were disappointed, as it contained no cash…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Lucerne As Horse Feed. What Growers Have to Say

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

Is luccr[?]e as a feed for horses a sound proposition for the wheat import? There are hundreds of wheat growers…

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24-Year-old Steak. Hope of Preserving Dormant Life in Wheat for 3000 Years

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

A 24-year-old beef steak in mentioned by Mr. R. Whymper in an interesting article on Mummy Wheat in this month's issue of "Knowledge"…

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The Territory Farms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 33

For the 20 farms made available in the Stapleton area, in the Northern Territory, 179 applications have been received. These have been sent on to the land board at…

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Healthy Crops. Kilburnie, The Rock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We had some lovely rain up here lately, and the grass is getting nice and green. Most of the farmers have started to put in their crops…

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Financial Confidence Needed. Farmers Record Your Vote. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 7

Sir,—I would respectfully suggest that during these last few days business men and farmers should by word and letter make sure that their neighbours and…

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Every Farm Has Climatic Zones

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

"There are climatic zones of every farm that need to be studied and taken advantage of, just as slight peculiarities in plants and animals are studied,…

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Farmers and Fallowing. an Inspector's Criticism

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

Mr. A. H. E. McDonald, inspector of agriculture in the north-west section of New South Wales, is responsible for the following statement on…

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Rural Workers' Log. Harassing the Farmer

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

If certain things happen during the next month or so, the attempt is to be made to fix prices and render land unprofitable;…

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Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 1

[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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More Money for Australian Farmers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

It has long been thought that Africa is the only place in the world where ostriches can be farmed with profit, but in "Life" for June, just published,…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Murray Valley District Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5

The Murray Valley District Council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Asociation held a meeting at Brockleaby on Friday, May 16, when the following…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Corowa Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5

In view of the languishing condition of the above branch of the F. and S. Association, it was decided at the last meeting to make an appeal to he…

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Original Correspondence [We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.-- Ed. F.p.]. Federal Elections. Financial Confidence Needed Farmers Record Your Vote. (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

Sir,--I would respectfully suggest that during these last few days farmers and business men should by word and letter make sure that their…

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Continuous Wheat Growing Comparisons From Cowra

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…

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The Farm. Rotten Veasus Green Manure

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 3

Most people have an idea that rotted manure is a much more valuable fertilise than manure fresh from the barns or yards. This idea…

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