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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,673 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 84

Wheat Crisis. Serious Position. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 2

The wheat market of New South Wales is reported to be on the verge of a possible crisis, as there is not now enough wheat in the country to meet…

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In the Pit. "Wheat-wheat-wheat."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 6

And straight into the turmoil and confusion of the Chicago Pit, to the scene of so many of his victories, the battle-ground, whereon again and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Farmyard Manure. Its Use in the Orchard

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 4

Farmyard manure is made use of at Wagga Experiment Farm to maintain the fertility of the orchard and that it is effective the results have shown…

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Pastoral. Poisoning Foxes. Baits that are Attractive

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 4

The best bait for foxes, at any rate those in the neighborhood of Wagga Experiment Farm, has been found to be young rabbits that are just furred…

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Lockhart A. & P. Society. Wheat Prizes to Be Offered

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 4

A meeting of the Lockhart A. and P. Society was held on Thursday. Cr Wm. Weedon (President) presided. Present: Messrs P. Tenison…

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System on the Old Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 2

System is everything in the old dairy. This certainly obtains at on Australian farm dairy, where Mr. A. W. Shillabeer has managed a…

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Farming Notes. the Cost of Milk Production

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 2

A Kentish dairy farmer has compiled the following statistics of the past year's work on his dairy farm, which will no doubt be of…

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Lockhart Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Lockhart Branch of the above was held on Saturday. There were present, Messrs Wm. Weedon (President), H. Weedon, W…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Disbanded

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Junee branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held it the Railway Hotel on Saturday afternoon for the purpose…

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Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 2

The wool sales opened strong, with, prices from par to an advance equal to 7½ per cent…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. reports—The new clip is now coming forward more freely, enabling us to…

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Agricultural. Cultivation of Wheat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 10

A few weeks ago a good deal of space was devoted in these notes to consideration of the important influence which fallowing has upon the…

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Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 2

At the wool sales there was competition for all sorts, and prices were firm at opening rates…

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Alleged Wheat Stealing at Coolamon

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

At the Coolamon Police Court on Friday (Before Mr. G. J. B. Helm, P.M), Hy. Waters and Walter Bray were charged with stealing 46 bags of wheat,…

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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 27 September 1912 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tro[?] Minister, of Agricultural, and are [?] mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solvs many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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The Dairy. Dairy Improvement. Results in America

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 7

An example in given by the Director of tho New York. Agricultural Expertment station in his report for 1911 to show how publicity and payment based…

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American Apple Crops. Record Yields Anticipated

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 7

Commenting On reports made in the International Shippers' Association the American "Journal of Commerce" says:-"American orchardistn expect a…

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Poultry. Wagga Experiment Farm Methods. Especially the Fight with Ticks

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 4

There are some 300 head of poultry (excluding turkey's and growing chickens) at Wagga Experiment Farm and it takes twenty-four houses, to say…

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The Stack Platform. a Farm Requisite

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 4

This illustration shows a platform for reaching to the higher levels in building a haystack. Stacks are usually built with the…

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Testing Dairy Herds. the Government Scheme

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 4

A scheme for the testing and certification of pure bred dairy cows has been prepared by the veterinary officers attached to the Victorian Department…

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