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Farming & the land, 1911

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Farm and Pastoral

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

A potato crop at Wagga has produced a return at the rate of £260 per acre. Lambs meant for export are more…

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PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. Outbreak Among Cattle Sent to Wagga

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 3

An outbreak of pleuro-pncumonia has been reported in the Wagga district. A number of the animals in one of the mobs of 700 Queensland cattle recently…

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The Farmer. Zinc and Other Buckets in the Dairy

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 3

There are three kinds of buckets in use in the dairy. They consist of zinc, wood and tin. The zinc bucket is a favorite because it is the…

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Something New for the Farmer. A New Field Tractor

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 8

The meeting which has held recently at the M.P. and A.A Show Rooms, in Gurwood-street, Wagga. for the purpose of giving to farmers…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

Several salts of New South Wales new wheat took place during the forenoon at 3/3½, country railway station, or equal to 3/7½, Sydney,…

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Soldiers as Farmers. a Western Australian Scheme. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Connolly) states that the Government has decided to send an officer from the immigration department with a view…

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Struck by Lightning Local Farmer a Victim of Yesterday's Storm. Fatality at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

A severe thunderstorm passed over the Wagga district yesterday, the rain falling very heavily and copiously. A local farmer was struck by…

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Mortality in Cattle. Dairy Cows Affected

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

An unknown disease has broken out in several dairy herds in the Allora district, Queensland. The cows effected are seized with staggering which…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report:— Wool sales were held at Hobart on Wednesday last, when 12,000 bales were…

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The Dairy. Over-run in Butter. an American View

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

How to obtain the proper over-run in butter is a matter that has been discussed very much of late years. It has claimed the attention or our best…

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Sheep Diseases at Bathurst

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

Bathurst, Tuesday.—During the past week or so two cases of disease in sheep, in the southern end of the Bathurst district, have been brought…

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Liverpool Wheat Market

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

The Liverpool wheat market closed to-day at 7/3, March delivery…

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The Markets Wool Reports

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool salesmen, report:— A little clearing up business has been transacted in the Sydney wool market…

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The Wheat Marker. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

A cabled rise of 3d. per quarter in wheat in London, while trifling in itself, is significant as showing a firmness in London, also in Liverpool…

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Wool Duties. Retention Urged in America. Vancouver, Jan. 5

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

At Portland a thousand delegates were present at the National Woolgrowers' Convention. President Gooding urged the retention of the…

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Farm Surveying. a Handy Instrument

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

The great drawback (writes Mr G. H. Johnston, in the New South Wales "Agricultural Gazette") to surveying on the farm up to the present has been…

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Farm Labor Conditions

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

"Lachlander" (Cowra) writes: One of the Scotch Commissioners, in dealing with our farm labourers' conditions, drew…

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Scottish View of Australian Farming

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

Before leaving Australia some of the members of the Scottish Agricultural Commission, at Adelaide, expressed rather unflattering opinions of…

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Appeal to Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

The committee of the Wagga Public Hospital again appeal to the farmers of the district, in view of the prospers ous season and generous harvest, to…

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Brains in Farming

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

One of the most instructive address at the recent conference of the British Association at Sheffield, was that delivered by Mr. Christopher…

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