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Farming & the land, 1912

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Live Stock. Wheat as Feed. Cook it for Horses

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 7

A correspondent at Baldry applied to the Department recently for advice in connection with the feeding of his horses. He staled he started…

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Serial Story. All Bights Reserved. Love's Two-edged Sword. Chapter XIV—(Continued). Lord Dereham's Dairy

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 8

"I beg your pardon, Mr. Grant. Could you spare me a minute or two?" John Grant checked in his stride, and swung round towards the speaker…

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Wallendbeen Farmers and Settlers' Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 5

The president (Mr. L. P. Forsyth) took the chair at the annual meeting of the above, held on Saturday night last. There was an attendance of…

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South African Sheep Farms Purchased by German Emperor. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 2

The German Emperor has purchased sheep farms in Windhoek, Cape Colony, in order to make Germany less dependent on Australia. He also…

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London Wool Sales. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 3

The market was animated at the London wool sales. Prices were firmly maintained for all sorts…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions last week, before Acting-Judge Hamilton, a man named John 0 Loughlan was charged that he did at Tumbarumba, on…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 3

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Co. report:—Short stapled .sheepskins were at times, week, whilst other descriptions were unchanged. Light weight…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

A.M.L. and F Co. Ltd. Report:—Sales were resumed in Brisbane this week after an interval of some six weeks, when catalogues…

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Farmers Propose Reforms

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wagga Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. E. Crouch gave notice of the following motion:…

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Land Settlement. Crown Lands Available. for Homestead Farms

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

Cootamundra Land District.—524 acres, 6 miles, from Cootamundra; annual rent £22/11/9 for first term. Cootamundra Land District.—One…

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Germany's Farms. Berlin

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 3

The Kaiser has purchased several sheep farms at Windhoek, in Africa. His avowed object is to make Germany less independent on…

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Winter School for Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

In connection with the forthcoming winter school for farmers, to be held at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College from June 17 to July 13 next, the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 1

The General Secretary advises all branches of the following dates fixed by the executive in connection with the next annual conference:…

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Stockinbingal Farmers and Settlers' Association

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 4

The following are notices of motion by the above branch for the annual conference that if to meet in Sydney in July. POLITICAL…

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Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 3

In view of more encouraging indications for rain inland, speculative wheat sellers are freely offering bright nulling grain at equal to 4/5 a bushel,…

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Wheat Growing. a Private Experimentalist

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 3

Mr. E. R. Mumford, at Trangie, is carrying out experiments in wheat-growing on his own account, an example which should be profitably…

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Why Apple Sauce with Goose. and Dread with Butter ?

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 3

Not so many years ago prison diet consisted exclusively of skilly, bread, and meat, the latter usually lean. The actual weight of food given…

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The Farm. Our Crops and How to Manure Them Swedes

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

2[?] to 3cwt. of manure per acre of special mixtures, put up by manure merchants. Or 1 to 1[?] bone, same quantity of super, and 141b. sulphate…

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The Farm. Animal Nutrition

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 3

(Mr. Fuller is recognised as one of the leading authorities on feeding the dairy cow. He has had a vast experience. He fed Mary Anne of…

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Farmer's Suicide. Worried Over Cry Weather. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

At the inquest on the death of the farmer, William Tothurst, who below his brains out at parkes, the evidence showed that deceased had been…

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