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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 2

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

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The Butter Trade. Important Suggestions. Conduct of Exportation. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 7

Owing to the absence of the Minister for Customs (the Hon. L.F. Groon) from Melbourne it is not possible to ascertain the intentions of the Federal to ascertain…

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A Wool-crochet Wrap for Late Summer Evenings

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

The woollen shawl illustrated is a dainty little wrap for summer evenings, and may be crocheted in white with a coloured border, or in colour…

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The Blazing Bush. Fires Raging in the Albury District. Damage to Crops and Stock. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 5

Particulars of the big bush fire at Dora Dora, Albury district, show that the outbreak was the most serious ever experienced in this part of the State…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Making Stack Ensilage

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

One advantage of stack ensilage over the silo is that the supply may be built up at any convenient spot contiguous to where it is grown or where…

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Prepared Farms. Queensland Government Proposition. a Big Scheme

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 3

It was recently announced that land legislation of an important character would loom large in the programme for the next session of the…

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Farming Notes. Corns on Horses' Feet. Their Cause and Treatment

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 3

Corns are apt to develop in the feet of horses without the owners being at first aware of their presence in the initial stages they frequently…

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Unsettled English Farmers

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

The London correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" writes: Travelling about the province during the past month I have met a large number…

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73 Years on One Farm

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

Mr. H. Hum, of Northgate-street, Colchester, writes to London "Daily News" giving the following remarkable record of his father, who has just died at the age of 95…

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Farmers and Settlers, Accociation. Nomination of Senators, Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 7

The Executive of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided, in-the event of a double Federal dissolution, to claim a right to nominate…

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C.s.r. Company and the Farmers

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

The C.S.R. Company has issued a circular to the farmers in Queensland, giving terms for the purchase of cane for the next three years. It is pointed out that the…

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Making the Farms Pay

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

Mr. Valder draws special attention to the fact that although there was a total increase in the expenditure of the department as a whole of £30,327,…

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Educating the Farmer

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 2

The Queensland Government has decided in favor of individual coaching in preference to teaching, en masse. And there is logic in the decision…

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Dairying in New South Wales

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

In his annual report to the Minister for Agriculture, the State Dairy Expert (Mr. O'Callaghan) states that the mature dairy cows for the 12 months…

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Rural Workers' Demands. Farmers Defiant. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 5

Prominent members of the Wagga Wagga Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have stated that the farmers are quite prepared to meet the new situation…

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The Survival of the Fittest as Applied to Dairy Farming Exhortation to Dairy Farmers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

Dairying farmers, help yourselves, why should the profitable cows of your herd have to pay the board of a lot of robber cows? Cull the duffers out…

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Defrauding the Farmer

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

In the course of an interview, a report of which appeared in our issue of Tuesday last, Mr. George Marks, Inspector of Agriculture on…

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Farmers and Unions

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

We have read of the machinations of the Rural Workers' Union to prevent the sale of wheat which was unloaded at the stations by the farmers…

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Lands for Homestead Farms

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

The "Government Gazette" of 7th January has a notification setting apart Crown lands for homestead farms, areas available on and after…

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Coastal Farmers' Society. Half Yearly Meeting Proposed Amalgamation Bega

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Society was held here on Saturday. The interim report and balance-sheet was adopted. The meeting…

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