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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,761 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 89

Cattle

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

While the entries are less than last year in [?] every class very fine animals are shown and breeders are well represented. The dry season has…

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Sheep

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 3

The annual show the [?] is held in July of each year, so that the sheep exhibits at the Royal Easter Show did not attract the attention…

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Sheep Breeding

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

Mr. H. Major. Assistant Sheep-and Wool Expert of the Department of Agriculture, delivered an interesting and instructive lecture under the…

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Farm Butter Making. Management of the Churn

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 7

Cream should be churned when it is ripe and at the proper temperature (states a New Zealand dairy expert). It is then best churned in about 21…

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Milk and Butter Tests

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

The Royal Champion Butter Fat Test Competition, as usual, excited a large amount of interest, and the result were awaited each day with keen…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and, Co. report:—Of late, business has been rather curtailed on the Sydney wool market, owing to the Easter…

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Southers Cattle at the Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

The first priize fat bullock at the Sydney show this year was bred by Mr. Henry T. Edwards, of Burnina, Bibbenluke, Monaro district. The…

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Pastoral. Lambs' Skins. In Relation to the Export Trade

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 6

"What part does the skin play in the total value of the export lamb!" To this question the sheep and wool expert addresses himself in the report…

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The Golden Grain. Big Wheat Development

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 3

The wheat made an exceptionally attractive exhibit, and quite in keeping with the remarkable development in cereal production which has taken place…

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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 28 March 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal experience of the Hon. J. L. Traft, Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 99. AGRICULTURAL…

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The Dairy. Feeding Dairy Cows. Green Fodder Crops. Maintaining Supplies

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 7

The successful dairyman must have cows of the right sort, and ho must arrange for feeding them when grass in scarce. Neglect of the latter…

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From Farm and Dairy

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

The Farm produce and that coming from the dairy farms was such as to excite considerable interest, and [?] competition was keen, quality was…

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Home Federal Election. Selection of Farmers' Candidate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

As the result of the ballot taken by the Farmers and Settlers' Association in the Hume electorate, Mr. Robert Patten, farmer, of…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Hillston Branch

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 1

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Hillston branch of the F.S.A. was held at the Council Chambers, Hillston, on Saturday, 22nd inst…

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Homestead Farms Avail­able

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 8

Fifty eight farms, ranging in urea from 559 to 1061 acres, situated from 11½ miles to 20 milts from Wyalong Railway Station, in the parishes of…

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A Useful Book for Farmers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 5

WE have received from Mr. L. F. Broom hall, of Sydney, a copy of his latest work, namely a pocket edition of the Grain Merchants' Ready Reckoner. By means of…

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Illabo Farmers and Settlers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 3

At a meeting of the Illabo Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. R. R. Thomas presiding), held on the 20th instant, the question of the…

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Commercial. Farm Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

Messrs. James Council and Co. report leaving sold on account of Messrs Furguson and Gordon of Kilrush, their sung little farm of 690 acres to Messrs…

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Farm and Station Items

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 8

Pig breeding is being taken up spiritedly in the Young district On one property where [?] are 200 breeding Berkshires…

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Good Farming Is Dry Farming

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 3

Much is said at present regarding dry farming. These methods are only good farming methods. In good farming it is necessary to have the [?] in…

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