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Farming & the land, 1911

1,801 stories in Riverina's papers · page 57 of 91

The Shearing Case. Wet Sheep. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

Dr. Kater, owner of Nyrang Station, Cheeseman Creek, giving evidence in the shearing: case to-day, staled that he bad worked among wet…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 6

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

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Wheat-growing in New South Wales

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 5
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The attention of farmers is directed to several useful “Farmers’ Bulletins” issued by the Department of Agriculture on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 3
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

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

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The Dairy. Selecting a Dairy Cow. Points of Excellence

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 7

There in only one sure way of Judging a dairy cow, and that is by weighing and testing the milk she gives [?], for all this, some hints on the points…

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Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 4

AT Hawthorne's yards to-morrow Kyle and Co. will sell Mr. J. McInerney's superior dairy herd of cattle…

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The Dairy. Management of Sows. Feeding and Housing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 3

A really good brood sow (states an American expert) is a valuable asset. Good management counts for much; without it the best sow cannot do the…

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Growing Catch Crops

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

By growing catch crops to keep the land occupied between two seasons will not only provide more feed, but will also keep the land much freer…

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The Wheat Crop. Further Details of Estimated Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 5

The Government Statistician, Mr. John B. Trivett, has furnished further details of the estimated area under wheat this season. The complete…

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Merino Sheep Wanted in South Africa

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 6

Lecturing at the Durban Show, Mr. J. McNab, of the Agricultural Department, Bloemfontein, told an audience of sheep men that to thrive well the merino…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 2

Private cables to Sydney state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are firmer. A further sale has taken place in London at 36s per…

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Australia's Wool Average Highest in the World

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 8

Accepted statistics prove that whilst in Australia eighteen and a half per cent. [?] the world's sheep are depastured, these sheep produce…

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Farm Wages in Canada

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 6

In a recently published letter from an Australian in Canada, Mr. Frank Sugden, are some interesting facts concerning wages in the land of the maple. He…

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Season's Wheat Crop. Increase in Riverina

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 4

In regard to the estimates of the season's wheat yield Mr. J. B. Trivett, Government Statistician, reports that the coastal, tableland, and western…

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Grubs Attacking Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 3

Many farmers in Mirrool district, between Temora and Barellan, are complaining of damage being done to crops by small grubs. Most crops in…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin to-day submitted 2100 bales for the first sale of the season. The attendance of buyers was exceptionally large and…

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The Wheat Market. a Sharp Rise. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 5

The revival of the Moroccan trouble is responsible for a further rise in wheat values in Liverpool and London. A war scare always stimulates…

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Take-all in Wheat Its Origin and Treatment

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 4

There is a good deal of confusion of thought about the disease known as "Takeall." A great many farmers think it is a separate plant growth;…

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