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Farming & the land, 1913

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The Hume Elect[?] Farmers and Settles [?]Paign

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

At the meeting on Saturday [?]noon of the Wagga branc[?] Farmers and Settlers' Association[?] delegates to the Hume [?]…

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Wagga State Elect[?] Farmers and Settlers Association Organisation[?] Delegates Appointment [?]Tric Council Mr. Crouch and the [?]Partty. "Only Practicable [?] the Liberals."

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

[?] A special meeting of [?] branch of the Farmers a[?] Association was held in [?] Institute on Saturday after[?]…

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Canada's Wheat

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 3

Six hundred and thirty—seven million bushels of wheat! These figures represent canada's yearly contribution to the world's output…

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The Farm. Producing a Firm Body in Butter

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 7

With the soft butter—fat which is produced during the warm weather, It is rather difficult to secure a firm [?] butter. The softness of the…

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Wool Scours

The Worker · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 4

The minimum rate fixed by the award for working at a wool scour is as follows:—Adults, 38/- per week with keep; boys between 18 and 21, 30/- per week;…

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Wheat Market Excited. Position of the Mills. Bread Famine Possible

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 2

Considerable excitement prevailed in the local wheat market to-day. Owing to the continuation of the railway strike the millers were unable to take…

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Tariff Reform Free Meat, Wool and Flour. Alarm in Business Circles. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 2

The Tariff Kill introduced in the United States House of Representatives, makes wool, meat, and flour free. Representatives of various…

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The Farm. Rotten Versus Green Manure

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 7

Most people have an idea that rotted manure is a much more valuable fertillser than manure fresh from the barns or yards. this idea…

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Ostrich Farming

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 7

The New South wales government has sent an officer abroad under commission to-day, a number of the best ostriches that he can get hold…

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Wheat Growing. Questions and Their Answers

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 3

The inspector for the southern district was "up against it" at a meeting of the Coreen-Burraja branch of the Agricultural Bureau. He was…

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Local and General News Farmers and Settlers' Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Wagga branch of the above association will take place at the School of Arts on Saturday, April 12th, at 2.30 p.m. In addition…

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Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

Private cables to Sydney slate that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are firm with a Slightly better inquiry for Australian cargoes…

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Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 4

THE wool season has virtually closed for the year. Prices have been well maintained, and, for desirable and well-grown clips have indeed shown…

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Dutch Butter. the Quality Discussed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 7

In on article dealing with the quality of Dutch butter French exports state, while the average quality is medium, there is, in spite of careful…

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Puzzled by Sheep. Queer Result of Question

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 4

Some strong remarks on the examination system in schools is made the seventh report of the Rural Education. Conference, issued yesterday (said the…

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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 11 April 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Traffic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 101 AGRICULTURAL…

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Australian Exports. Wheat and Flour. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

The exports of wheat and flour from Australia to oversea destinations since the middle of December, amoust[?] approximately, to 644,201 tons valued…

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£1,666 From £8. Record Wheat Yield

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 4

From the produce of a quarter of seed, for which he gave £8 8s. in 1910 (says the London "Daily Mail"), Mr. W. E. Elgar, a member of the…

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For the Man on Land Wheat Growing. Questions & Their Answers

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 5

The inspector for the southern district-was “up against it” at a meeting of the Coreen-Burraja branch of the Agricultural Bureau…

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Narandera Quarter Sessions Thursday, April 3. a Wheat-buying Transaction (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.)

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 5

Stephen Wright was charged that on April 3rd, 1912, at Ganmain being entrusted as an agent. with the custody of 6385 bags of wheat, the property of…

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