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Farming & the land, 1913

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. the Orchard, the Codlin Moth. And the New Regulations

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 6

A fortnight or so ago we gave in these "Notes" an indication of the new regulations regarding the control of the codlin moth, and a brief description of…

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Farmers' Trip to Yanco

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 17

A party of 200 farmers arrived at Yanco by special train to inspect the Yanco irrigation areas. The excursion was organised by the Temora district council of the…

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The Crop Prospects

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 30

The prospects for the coming wheat harvest, as far as the southern wheat area is concerned, depends on a good fall of rain. For the past few weeks the weather has…

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Good Crops. "Strathdon," Coolamon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—The weather is getting warm up here, and the crops are progressing nicely. I live three miles from school and I walk there every day…

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The Farmers Smile. "Klondyke," Barmedman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—One of my schoolmates wrote to you. It has been raining here, and the farmers are pleased, for the crops needed it badly. My sister Elva…

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Tuberculous Dairy Herds. Prevalence in Europe. London. October 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 43

Sir John M'Fadyean, at the opening of the Royal Veterinary College yesterday declared that tuberculosis had an enormous hold in every European country…

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Dairying. Building Silage Stacks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 3
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The farmer who desires a handy and inexpensive gear for making silage stacks will find the September "Agricultural Gazette" contains two articles…

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Homestead Farms

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 5

Cootamundra, 465 acres, in two farms; Gundagai, 686 acres, in two farms; Windsor, 54 acres, in two farms…

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Dairying. Building Silage Stacks. Two Handy Contrivances

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 6

The farmer who desires a handy and inexpensive gear for making silage stacks will find the September "Agricultural Gazette" contains two articles…

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Sheep Will be High. Chat with the Cattle King. Worst Fear for South Australia

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 6

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

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 2

Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report holding their first sale of the season on Wednesday. Competition was most animated, all sections of the…

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 2

Some people are already beginning to talk drought owing to the dry hot winds, but this is only in one or two isolated districts. Reports from Bridgewater…

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Annual Stock Report. Decrease in Sheep. Shortage of 5,000,000. Stallion Certification Criticised. Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 6

The report of the stock branch of the Agricultural Department shows that up to the end of 1912, there were 596,293 horses, 2,623.505 cattle, and 38,041,413…

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Effects of Leguminous Crops

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 3

With reference to growing leguminous crops the seat of fixation of the nitrogen has been a matter of some dispute. Some observers have declared…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Manures for Potatoes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 3

The potato must have as much humus as possible, hence the good crop from new ground. Further, a good supply of moisture must…

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London Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. have received the following cable from their London house, dated 8th inst: The fifth series of wool sales have closed with the market firm…

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Farm House Burned Down. Drouin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 3

A few months ago John Williams, farmer, last his wife, and was left with a large family of young children in needy circumstances. The townspeople gave…

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Wool Reports

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report as follows:-- The 1913-14 wool selling season opened in Melbourne on the 8th October, when…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. held their opening wool sale of the season to-day, when they offered a fairly representative catalogue of 3300 bales, comprised principally of…

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