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Farming & the land, 1912

1,673 stories in Riverina's papers · page 83 of 84

Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 7

Harrison, Jones & Devlin Ltd. submitted at auction on Monday, 16th December, a catalogue of 3946 bales, comprising a specially choice…

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Estimate of Wheat Yield

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

The Acting-Government Statistician (Mr. H. A. Smith) has furnished us with an estimate of the total yield of New South Wales wheat for grain this…

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Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

The Australian Estates and Mercantile Co., Ltd., report: Our last sale, of the current year was hold to-day, when a catalogue of 2280 bales of…

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Pastoral. Improving the Pastures. Growers' Suggestions—With Comments

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 6

A distinctly interesting and useful discussion was that which was provoked at a recent meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Agricultural Bureau…

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Poultry. Smutted Wheat As Feed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 6

The Department gives a word of warning to poultry keepers, who, in their desire to obtain the cheapest poultry feed, purchase smutted 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 20 December 1912 · page 6

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

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. Dairy Farming

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 5

The dairying season is now in full swing, and most of the cows have come to profit. Generally speaking feed is unusually plentiful. In many…

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Agriculture. Summer Fallowing. For Wheat Growing in Districts of Summer Rainfall

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 1

"The secret of successful wheat-growing in our North-west is the conservation of the summer rains." Thus the Inspector of Agriculture for…

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Dairying. Herd Testing. What Experience Taught

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 6

Six years ago Mr. Burgess, a New Zealand farmer, started testing his dairy herd, and an account of his experience appears in the "Journal of…

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Valuable Stud Farm Leased

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

Hain and Searight, the Sydney firm of property and stock salesmen, announce having conclude negotiations between Mr. R. C. Scott, late of…

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Miles of Fire. in the Young District. Crops Damaged. Young

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

A big bush fire is raging between Wallendbeen and Wombat, near Young. It lias done considerable damage to the crops. The fire is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 4

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

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Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 8

Australian crossbreds were very firm at the Bradford wool sales. It is Believed that super fine wools will be still dearer early in the new year…

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Pastoral. Improving the Pastures. Growers' Suggestions—With Comments

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 4

A distinctly interesting and useful discussion was that which was provoked at a recent meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the…

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Valuable Stud Farm Leased

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 6

Hain and Scaright, the Sydney firm of property and stock salesmen, announce having concluded negotiations between Mr. R. C. Scott, late…

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AGRICULTURE. The importance and the Limitations of Dairying for Profit

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 1

Herd-testing is on the move as a progressive element in dairying in New Zealand. The Dairy-produce Division of the Department of Agriculture has…

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Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 December 1912 · page 3

Hill Clark and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report (Dec. 18):—After a recess of a week to alow buyers to attend the Brisbane sales, the Sydney wool sales…

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Farmers and the Referendum

The Worker · Thursday 26 December 1912 · page 13

THE unscrupulous campaign against the attempt of the Australian Government to obtain fuller and necessary powers mainly comes from the [?]…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairying for Profit. The Importance and the Limitations of Herd-testing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 3

Herd-testitig is on the move as a progressive element in dairying in New Zealand. The Dairy-produce Division of the Department of…

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Poultry. Smutted Wheat As Feed

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 1

The Department gives a word of warning to poultry keepers, who, in their desire to obtain the cheapest. poultry feed, purchase smutted wheat. A case…

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