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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Queensland Wheat Crops Harvest Estimated at 1,240,000 Bushels. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 5

The Government Statistician estimates that of 152,072 acres under wheat in Queensland this season 111,369 acres will be cut for grain,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Live Stock. "Bone-chewing" of "Stiffs" Attributable to Soil Poverty

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 3

During the past few years many farmers in the coastal districts have applied to the department for information and advice in connection with…

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Feeding Farm Horses. With references to certain Fodders

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 3

Accounts of the methods of feeding horses at several of the experiment farms have been given in these notes recently, and the October "Gazette"…

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Visit to Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 6

On Wednesday last a party of farmers from the Milbrulong district visited the Wagga Experiment Farm, and yesterday it was the turn of the…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report:— For our sixth sale of the season we brought forward on Thursday, 24th inst.,…

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Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

Younghusband, Row and Co., Ltd., report:—We offered a catalogue of 2891 bales to a full attendance of buyers. Competition, was very firm and…

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Victorian Wheat Commission. American Methods Urged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

Thomas Wise, a Riverina miller giving evidence before the Victorian Commission, which is inquiring into the handling of wheat, explained that…

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Feeding Farm Horses. with References to Certain Fodders

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 1

Accounts of the methods of feeding horses at several of the experiment farms have been given in those notes recently, and the October…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Platform. Objective

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 3

(a) The return of members to Parliament having a practical knowledge of country districts and requirements generally…

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Visit to the Farm

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

A large party of farmers from the Walla Walla district will visit the Experiment Farm to-day. The party, numbering over 40, arrived in Wagga…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trifle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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The Economic Handling of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

Giving evidence before the Victorian Commission, which is inquiring into the question of the handling of wheat, the Under-Secretary for Agriculture in…

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Alleged Incendiarism. Attempt to Fire Wheat Stack. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

Word was received from Marrar on Tuesday morning, that an attempt had been made to burn a wheat stack, consisting of some thousands of bags…

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A Great Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

Greatness in farming does not consist in the grout number of acres involved, but rather in the greatness of human accomplishment that is…

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Dairy By-products

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

There are two reasons why dairying is the most profitable line of farming. In the first place it provides a steady income, and in the!…

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Farming a Dozen Feet Below Sea-level

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 7

The wonder of the bulb gardens of Holland is not the long onion beds of garish bloom over which tourists and guide-books are eloquent, but the…

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The Dairy. Treatment for Caked Udder

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 6

Caked udder is a dangerous trouble destroying one or more quarters of many udders every year. It is important to commence treatment upon…

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AGRICULTURAL. Fodder Crops at Yanco. With Special Reference to Lucerne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 3

How much of a 50-acre section should be devoted to various, crops to get the best results consistent with a reasonable amount of labor is a…

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Experiment Farm Walla Walla Visitors

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

Yesterday 44 members of the Walla Walla branch of the Agricultural Bureau paid a visit to the Wagga Experiment Farm and spent an…

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Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Coy. held thein third wool sale of the season to-day, submitting a large and compact catalogue of 5154 bales,…

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