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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest. Estimated Record Yield of 41,800,000 Bushels. Is It Over-estimated?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 21

The mid-harvest estimate of Mr. Trivett, the N.S.W. statisfacian, is, I fancy, too good to be true. A harvest of 41,800,000 bushels, at an average of 13.3…

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Efficiency on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 17

An engineer measures the efficiency of a machine. He knows what it should do under certain conditions, and in that way is able to determine the capacity of a…

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Importance of Water to Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 16

Experiments conducted during the past 14 years have led to the following conclusions with regard to the rotation of crops (says the "Mark Lane Express")…

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Dairy Industry in Holland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 17

In Friesland nothing but dairying is carried on. The Friesland farmers carry on their business without growing cereals. The whole of their energies are devoted to…

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Learning to Farm. Interesting Experience

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 18

Upon this subject, Jack London, the author, in a recent American interview, said:—"When I bought 150 acres, near Glen Ellen nine years ago I knew nothing…

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Rules for Every Day in the Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 18

It is impossible to produce clean milk and cream unless the cows, stable, milker, utensils, and separator are clean. To wash milk utensils use, first, cold…

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Murrumburrah Wheat Plots

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

The farmers' wheat experiment plots on the farm of Mr. J. A. Ford, of Murrumburrah, gave good yields despite the fact that they shed badly. The…

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Dairying. Grading of Butter. Advantages Offered by the New Regulations

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

For their immediate benefit, and for the good of the industry as a whole, the Dairy Expert thinks that directors and proprietors of butter factories will find…

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Wagga Wool Clip

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 1

The Wagga Stock Inspector (Mr. Lyne) has compiled his annual report on the Wagga, district wool clip returns, from which the following are…

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The Wheat Estimate. Riverina Prospects

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

The Government Statistician estimates a wheat yield for New South Wales of 41,813,094 bushels more than last year. An allowance of 1.3 per cent. has been…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tre[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 139. THE ORCHARD…

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The Crops

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

Crops round Walla Walla, amongst the old Bottlers south of the line are very good, averaging six bags and upwards. North of the line amongst the new…

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Students' Successes at the Farm

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

By the courtesy of Mr. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm, we learn that the prizes for the year's work at the Farm were allotted…

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The Farrer Scholarships Wagga Experiment Farm Students Successful

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

The papers in connection with the Farrar scholarships have been completed, and Mr. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, was…

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Homestead Farms

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

Messrs. A. A. Pidgin & Co., land agents, Corowa, announce in this issue two homestead farms available near Daysdale on the 19th of…

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Independent Narromine Farmer

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

At Narromine, where first word came from of the rural workers' movement, Mr. Mack has harvested and carted in the whole of his wheat,…

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Farm Notes

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

Nature's remedies and methods for curing the ills of man, beast, or soil are always the best and most economical…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Hay Branch

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

The members of the Hay branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association met on Saturday last, there being present: Messrs James Houston, W. H…

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Melbourne Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 2

A stendy market rules in whent locally, with a holiday fooling still prevalling, Jan, delivery is queted at [?]…

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