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Farming & the land, 1911

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Stud Sheep Fair

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 1

Attention is directed to an advertisement in our columns relative to the Sydney Annual Stud Sheep Fair, to be held on July 3, 4, and 5, during which…

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Agriculture. Wheat Growing at Wagga

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 8

The manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm (Mr M'Keown) states that the general average yield of wheat in the district about the…

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Judging the Age of Sheep by the Teeth

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 3

Few buy a horse without opening the mouth and examining the teeth. They are one of the most certain guides to age. The cow's mouth…

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Agricultual and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 8

These notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Treile), and are based: mainly…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Fallowing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 4

Although the varieties of wheat may be improved, perhaps to double their present yielding capacity, the proper cultivation of the soil must not be…

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The Farmer

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 3

During recent years investigations on the production of new and useful zebra hybrids have made progress at the Experimental Station of…

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Platform of The Farmers' & Settlers' Association

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 1

I. Railway extension, including the opening of new ports, extension and duplication in railways, improvement in transit facilities generally; the linking up of…

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YERONG Creek Proposed New Shire Discussed by Farmers, and Settlers' Association. Eloquent Speech by Mr Gun. Plunkett

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 7

A meeting of the above took place at Beard's Hotel on Saturday afternoon, 27th inst. The president, Mr Adams, occupied the chair and…

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Mr. H. M. Hughes' Farm. the Suit for £1000. Verdict for Plaintiff. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 2

In the action Bellinger v. W. M. Hughes (Acting Prime Minister), a verdict was given for the plaintiff for £255. A stay of proceedings was…

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Lay of the Land. Farmers' Bulletins

The Worker · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 23

New South Wales Department of Agriculture has issued another set of useful Bulletins, as follows:— 32.—Cultural Methods for Wheat…

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Dairying Kerry Dairy Cattle

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 6

IT is not desirable to bewilder the dairy-farmer with a discussion on the various breeds of cattle. In most of the dairying districts there are dairy…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report—The next wool sales in the Sydney market are fixed to take place…

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England's Butter Consumption

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 2

Great Britain consumes nearly 300,000 tons of butter a year. The amount of butter, or rather its value, exceeds that of every other article…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

These notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 6

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L Treat), and axe based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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"Ringer's" Record 219 Sheep in 7 HOURS 40 Minutes. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

A telegram from Winton states that Kyuna finished shearing on Monday, [?]ter putting through 237,000 sheep. Porter was the "ringer" on the shed,…

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"Private Greed" American Wool Bill. President Quoted. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

A report on the Underwood Wool Bill was submitted in the House of Representatives to-day by the Democratic members of the Ways and…

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Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

At Mahratta stock sales lost week Mr. G. T. Edwards, of Tumut, bought 57 weaner heifers at £4 13s. per head…

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Progress in the Dairy

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

THIS is an age of progress and what was good enough for our parents is not necessarily good enough for us, and everybody of a progressive mind…

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Potato Demonstration Farm. Why Not Batlow

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 2

The intention of the Government to establish Demonstration Farme is a commendable one but [?] of the ravages of patato de[?]ases, such as…

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