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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Late Commercial. the Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 4

Messrs. John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report:—We submitted on Tuesday 6400 bales, and found the market, as compared with that of the previous…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 5

At the police court on Friday, before the P. M. William [?] was charged with that at Glen Innes on of about November 4, 1911, he did…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 2

A. M. L. & F. Co. Ltd. report under date January 30th. as follows:--The company's second sale of the year was held to-day, when 2844 bales…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Men on the Land

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 3

These notes will be [?] every week, under the directions of the Honorary minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle) and are based mainly…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tref[?]e, Minister of Agriculture, and are leased 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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Improving the Dairy Herds

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 3

Ever since dairying has become prominent as an economic factor in rural industry, dairymen have often been perplexed at the extraordinary…

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Maize at Bathurst Experiment Farm

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 4

The experiments in maize-growing carried out by Mr. It. W. Peacock, manager Bathurst Experiment Farm, should be interesting to farmers…

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The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., W[?] Salesmen, Sydney, report:— Cor[?] little change has [?] [?]place in the selling conditioner, as…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. (These Notes are issued every week, under the direction of the Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Hon. J. L. Torfled. Depths to Sow Wheat

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 8

At the Roseworthy Aer[?]ura. College, South Australia, expert ments extending ever [?] year were carried and resp[?] the [?]…

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Motive Power on the Farm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 8

Machinery is the order of the day; there is no sense in doing by hand that which can he done better and quicker by the aid of machinery…

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Farm and Garden. the Flower Garden

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 8

Stocks.—The best time to make a sewing of stock seeds is from the beginning of January till the end of April: in the cooler parts of the…

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"Popular" Butter Boxes

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

The enormous expansion of the dairy industry and the importance of the most approved handling of products, have induced Mr. W. Q. Deuchar, of 12 and 14…

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Cruelty to Cattle

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 3

At the Parramatta District Court Judge Docker expressed hie opinion of the way in which cattle were often carried long distances in hot weather…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 4

These Notes are toned 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. The Department on solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Terrible Grime. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Minister Poisons Choir Girl. An [?]quent Fraud

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

A cablegram appeared in the Sydney papers recently as follows:— BOSTON, Saturday.—Rev. C. Richeson has confessed to poisoning his sweetheart…

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The Dairy. the Brood Sow. Feed and Management. Instructive Details

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 6

The necessity of having the sow in a thrifty condition (states a writer in the English "Farmer and Stockbreeder") at the time of breeding is a fact that…

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Wheat-growing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 3

The manager Bathurst State Farm (Mr. Peacock) refers to the production of pure seed-wheat and its improvement. Much has been dune in im…

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Agricultural Notes. for the Man on the Land. Dairying

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

MILKING MACHINES.—The clean milking machine will not spread contagious mammitis even as much as clean hands. The experience at…

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The Farmer. Interesting Ploughing Experiments

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 5

The cost of ploughing by steam, horse, and electricity has been compared in late German experiments. The working day in each case was…

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The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

Messrs. Winchcombe, Catsos. Ltd., Sydney, report:—Our catalogue of the 6th inst. passed off with good competition at the rates raling at…

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