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Farming & the land, 1912

1,673 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 84

Cattle Breeders. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

The committee appointed to form a Cattle Breeders' Association met to-day and decided to draft the constitution and to draw up a scheme of…

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The Sketcher Photographs in Butter. Soon to be Found Everywhere

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 7

Novelties for the dinner table and becoming as numerous as fashions in ladies' bonnets. At a literary man's dinner a short time…

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The Farm. Interesting Paper by Mr. W. M. Tapp

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders' Association, held in Auckland, Mr. W. M. Tapp, of the Auckland branch, road…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 4

Edward James Dodges was charged with the theft of a sheep valued at 11s., the property of Thomas and Patrick Byrnes, at Tooyal on or about the 5th…

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The State Wheat Harvest. Early Estimate Exceeded

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 6

The State Statistician Mr. J. B. Trivett, has issued advance figures of the wheat yield of New South Wales for the post season. There are some…

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Fire at Haystack. Farmer Committed for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

At the Henty Court, before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., a share farmer named Jerenliah Cronin, was charged with maliciously setting fire to a haystack,…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

The Pastoral Finance "Association report:—At our last auction sales we submitted a catalogue of 2822 bales, which included a number of held over lines with…

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Firbank Wheat for Hay

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 7

The results obtained from Firbank wheat are rapidly bringing it into favour as a wheat to grow for bay, and a heavy sowing this season is…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

Dalgety and Co, report:— The attention of the trade is now directed towards the London sales, the opening date of…

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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 12 April 1912 · page 6
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefid. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Varieties of Wheat. Recommended by the Department

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

In the Agricultural Gazette for February, and in various newspapers, a list hits appealed of the varieties of wheat which the…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written in his column. All Rights Reserved. Nitrogen for Farm Crops

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

The cheapest source of nitrogen for farm crops is obtainable from leguminous plants which may be grown in the ordinary way for forage and for…

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The Dairy. the Canadian Thistle. Useful for Ensilage. Results in New Zealand

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

For a long time the Canadian thistle was regarded as one of the worst vegetarian pests in New Zealand. The Field Instructor of the New Zealand…

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News and Notes. a Word for the Dairy Industry

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

A DAIRY enthusiast in the United States says something that will bear repeating: "There are many things I might say in regard to the…

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For the Man on the, land. [?] by the N. S. W. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Hawkesbury College Winter School for Farmers

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

This year’s winter school for farmers will commence on Monday 17th [?]and will terminate on Saturday, 13th July…

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Farmyard Manure

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

It should be the aim of all owners of stock to preserve as fully as possible the fertilising properties of manure until it is ready to be applied to…

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Ostrich-farming at Yanco

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

Mr. T. .J. Herbert, recently of the Umtali Ostrich Farm, near Temora, the land of which be disposed to a Queensland buyer, has transferred his birds…

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Good Cattle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Baylis' "Goonigal" stud herd has fairly well scooped the local and district enow rings as to honors, and a further proof of its excellence…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 7

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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