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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,673 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 84

London Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 3

At the London wool sales the fine sorts were keenly competed for and sold well at average prices. Faulty sorts were weak…

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Wheat-growing

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 6

In the January number of the "Agricultural Gazette," Departmental officers give some very Useful and practical information concerning the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 3
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their last sale of the regular weekly series to-day, when in bringing forward a…

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World's Wheat Supply Where It Mostly Comes From

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 4

According to the "Crop Register," published by the United States Department of Agriculture, of the so-called "world" wheat crop, which…

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Streaky Butter

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

Is caused by careless working; unevenly ripened cream; uneven and careless salting; neglect to strain the cream into the churn; sudden changes…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:— SYDNEY, Wednesday. Our catalogue of the 6th inst. passed…

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"Poplar" Butter Boxes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 3

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

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Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 7

The annual general meeting of members of the Narandera P. and A. Association took place on Saturday last at the Royal Mail Hotel…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 3

Dalgety and Company report :— Heavy catalogues have been submitted in the Sydney market during the past week, the total…

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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 February 1912 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Traffic, Minister of Agriculture, and [?] mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the industrial produces…

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Terrible Grime. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Minister Poisons Choir Girl. An Eloquent Fraud

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 3

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

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

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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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Hillston Branch

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held at the Club House Hotel on Saturday last, there being present:—Messrs. T. Morant…

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Yanco Irrigation Farms

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 8

The following information has been made available with regard to the above:—It is not intended to dispose of the land under any of the existing…

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The Dairy. Points of Dairy Cows. Midking Characteristics

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

There was many distinguishing features in the most profitable dairy cows.The fall under wedge shaped shoulders and eyes express making…

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Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 4

Milling wheat and chick wheat was scares in Sydney owing partly to the shortage of railway trucks. Wheat has not increased much during the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 8

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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Wheat Harvest

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

Wheat carting operations are about at a finish, there being little or no wheat coming in just now, in comparison with last year there is not half…

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Growing Crop Prizes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. W. L. Bellenger, of Went worth, who after the adjudication of prizes for the Growing Crop Competitions, held under the auspices of the Murrumbidgee…

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