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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Agricultural Notes. Wheat Production. Fallow As the Economical Method

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

“To my mind there is no country in the world where wheat can be produced more cheaply than it can in parts of this State…

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The Dairy. the Pig Industry. Decline in America

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 7

Pig production is dealt with incidentally as a subject of importance in a recent American official return. A few interesting facts are emphasised…

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Murrumbidgee Ibrication Farms

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

The following circular has been issued by the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Trust, to accompany the plans and other information given to…

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Land Notes. Irrigation Farms Available

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

Applications for farms on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area may he lodged at Leeton from July 1st to 3th, such applications to be dealt with at…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 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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Wild Melon Weed. Useful As Sheep Feed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 5

"Bendleby" in this week's "Australasian" writes:—Many of the paddocks around Hay recently bore a peculiarly yellow appearance. This was…

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Handling Wheat in Bulk. an Important Invention

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 2

During the last few weeks patent rights have been applied for in this State in connection with an invention which promises to have, an important…

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Agricultural. Wheat Production. Fallow as the Economical Method

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 7

"To my mind there is no country in the world where wheat can be produced more cheaply than it can in parts of this State if the correct…

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Wagga Farm Experiments Results for 1911

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 5

In the June issue of the "Agricultural Gazette" details are given by Mr. R. W. McDlarmid, experimentalist at the Wagga Government Farm,…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 3

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd. report:—Prices were well maintained at the sales last week any good quality wool…

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A Deal in Wheat. Two Hundred Bags Believed to Have Been Stolen. Agent and Storeman Charged Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 5

Jonn McFarlane and Daniel Drape ?were charged at the City Court this morning with having stolen 200 bags of wheat, Die property of the Victorian…

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Tumut "Advocate" Tuesday, June 25, 1912. True to our Principles the Problem of Farm Labor

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

THERE is an upward, tendency in the price of labor that will lead the farmers into some difficulty. It is not that our farmers are free from…

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Victorian Farm Hand. Inherits a Fortune. MELBOURNE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

W. Quirk, a farm hand at Dunmunkle, Victoria, has received word that he and six other members of his family have inherited an…

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The Farmers and the Industrial Laws

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

The troubles of farmers are indeed numerous. They are ever oppressed with the dread of long periods of dry weather and the calamities they…

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The Income Tax Departmental Reply to Wagga Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Wagga branch of the F. and S. Association, a motion, the author of which was Mr. Geo. Lindou, the secretary, was passed…

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Pastoral Notes

The Worker · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 1

The Wentworth correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald" forwards the following pastoral notes to that paper:— This year, owing to the indifferent…

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Cattle-sick Land

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 3

Does land ever become sick of cattle ? We know that it does of horses and sheep, and that it is necessary to either change these…

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The Wheat Belt. Increased Area Under Cultivation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 3

TEMORA.—The district farmers are displaying great activity since the recent rains in getting more land cultivated, so that an increased area may…

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The Farm. Rearing Calves. (W. G. A. Lee, Dairy Instructor, Wagga Experiment Farm, in "Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W.)

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

In order to secure strong, healthy calves, it is essential that the cowbe well cared for previous to giving birth. She should be well fed…

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The Farm. Experiments in Calf Feeding

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 3

An interesting bulletin has been issued by the Cornell University Experiment Station containing the result of two years' experiments with…

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