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Farming & the land, 1913

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SYMPATHY. Wallaroo Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is the first time I have written to the Children's Page. I cannot read, but I can write a little. I get my sister to read some…

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A Spring Fodder Crop. Cow Peas

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 3
Also in The Corowa Free Press

"Would you advise the sowing or rape or similar crops for sheep feed on fallow ground next month?" So wrote a South-western farmer to…

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Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 2

Cables from London state that the wheat market is very quiet. A further decline of 1/4d in options is announced. Locally there is an absence of business in…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 2

The fifth series of London wool sales was continued yesterday. The market remained unchanged, but there were considerable withdrawals of secondhand lots,…

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Farming in Canada

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 6

A Wagga district farmer, Mr T. Plummer, who has been gaining some experience in America, writing from the Krupp district, about 70 miles…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

The market was firm on Friday in connection with the fifth series of London wool sales. Competition was general, and prices were well maintained…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man of the Land. Seeding Wheat. The Quantities to Use

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 4

One of the interesting features of the recent tour of western districts was the different ideas which we found among farmers as to the right amount of seed to sow…

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Hospital Wheat Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · 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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Australian Sheep for South Africa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 3

During the last seven years, according to South African customs figures, a total of 34,533 sheep, valued at £158,090, were exported from Australia to South…

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Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

Last week's speculative activity in new season's wheat has not been maintained, for the present. The market generally is…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

Competition was good at the London wool sales yesterday, and pries were well maintained. There was slightly more bidding on the part of American buyers…

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Sheep Will Be High

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 4

"Sheep will be very high this year, be-Have me; I know what I am talking about, for I have been around this country more than any other man who knows…

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Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 2

An caster tone prevails in the local wheat market. There are sellers of wheat for prompt and October delivery at 3/8; but there do not appear to be any…

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Breeding of Merino Sheep. Change Typos Slowly

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 4

"Before launching out on a definite line of breeding, every breeder should first know the type he is handling, and should endeavor as far as possible, to keep it pure…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 2

The fifth series of London wool sales for 1919 was continued yesterday, when competition was strong and opening rates were fully maintained…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Smoking Bacon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 4

Its Objects and Effects. In addition to a drying and preserving action upon meat, smoking imparts a relishable flavour which adds to the value of the bacon. The process of smoking…

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Dairying and Imbecile Laws

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 2

At the annul meeting of the Bathurst Butter Company, a protest was made against the harassing dairying legislation. Mr. C. Armstrong said that during last…

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Rusty Dairy Cans. How They Affect Flavor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 4

The United States Dairy Division has been investigating the effect that the presence of a small amount of iron or copper may have on the flavor of butter. The…

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Sheep and the Farmer

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 2

The "On the Land" writer of the S.M. "Herald" states that a district correspondent (presumably the Yerong Creek correspondent of the "Wagga Express"),…

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