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Farming & the land, 1912

1,673 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 84

Rosewood Experimental Potato Crop

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

Mr J. Eisenhaner has supplied of with some very useful information respecting the experiments in potato culture carried out on his farm…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Cultivating for Wheat. When to Start

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 3

Mr. A. E. V. Richardson, in an article in the Victorian "Journal of Agriculture discusses two points of considerable interest to those who are…

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Nursery Farm for Walla

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 5

At the meeting of the Albury P.P. Board on Thursday. Mr. H. A. Paech brought up the matter of the reserve at Walla su-division, which has…

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Ostrich Farming at Yanco

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 5

It is surprising to learn that the ostrich farmers in South Africa are finding it necessary to look to other parts as a means of improving their stock…

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Dairying. Lucerne v. the Silo. a Suggestive Discussion

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 3

The question whether lucerne for hay or maize for silage is the better crop for the dairyman to grow is being discussed hy many dairy-farmers…

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Handling of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 2

It is understood that the Chief Commissioner has practically decided upon fixing two rates for wheat transport during the coming season…

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Cattle Disease

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

Foot and mouth disease continues to spread in England despite all efforts to stamp it out. The latest outbreak is at Wedhurst, in Susses…

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The Railways and Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

It is reported that the Chief Commissioner of Railways has decided to fix two rates for the transport of wheat during the coming season…

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Important Judgment. Commonwealth No Power to Grade Butter. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

The High Court to-day unanimously decided that the Commonwealth has no power to grade butter for export. The judgement has been anxiously…

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CATTLE. Shorthorn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

Bult over [?] V. [?] Mate and [?] Baylist [?] under 12 months J.J. Baylis…

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The Grading or Butter. High Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

The High Court, judgment in the Butter Grading case came as a thunder-holt in the Customs department. The Minister [?] there is little doubt…

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The Farm. Pure-bred Poultry Ok the Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

I presume that all progressive farmers look forward to the time when all the farm stock shall bo purebred, or practically so. Perhaps…

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Cattle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 2

As was expected would be the case there was a great decrease in the number of exhibits in this class, due wholly to the severity of the drought…

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Sheep. Merino

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 2

It was of bourse to be expected that with the spread of agriculture in Riverina, leading to the sub-division of so many large pastoral holdings, the…

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Commonwealth Butter Grading. Declared Illegal by High Court

The Worker · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 16

In the High Court at Sydney on Monday Judgment was delivered in a special case in which the Woodstock Central Dairy Co. sought the opinion of the Full…

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Farm Produce

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 4

The principal feature in the farm produce class was the large number of entries received for the wheat prizes, the display of this cereal being the…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—Wool is beginning to arrive very freely from the earlier shearing…

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Wool, Hides, &c

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Co. report. Wool.—Weekly sales open on Monday 9th September, early shorn wools are…

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Record Price for Fat Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

At the sales of fat sheep yesterday in connection with the M.P. and A. Association a record was obtained for fat sheep mr. J. F. Guthrie, of…

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Good Price for Scoured Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

Optimists in regard to wool prices during the ensuing season appear to be on good ground. Excellent values still obtain in Sydney. Winchcombe,…

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