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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,761 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 89

Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 2

A. M. L. and F. Co. Ltd. report:— The local market is at the present time bare of wools available for private sale and for this reason business is very…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports:—There is little activity in the wool market owing to the lack of supplies, but any…

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Government Experimental Plots. Wheat Experiments at Grong Grong

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture is again conducting wheat experiments this year on the farm of Mr. J. Charles. "Stoneleigh," Grong Grong. The wheats…

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Root Crops for Dairy Cows

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 4

IN this State root crops are very little grown for dairy cattle. A few dairymen are enthusiastic believers in mangolds, but the growing of…

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Lake Cowal Farms, 1000 Balloters. The Successful Applicants. WYALONG

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 2

Tub local land Board sat at Wyalong Courthouse on Wednesday aud Thursday, to consider the applications lodged for the blocks on Lake…

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Farmers and Settlers. the Annual Report. an Unsympathetic Government. State Labor Party's Tactics

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 3

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, which will be attended by 400 delegates, has been fixed for…

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Dairying. Separating the Milk

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 3

The separation of cream from milk mainly depends on the [?] force which is brought to bear on each particle of butter fat. So that,…

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Extending the Wheat Areas

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

For each of the 56 farms made available in the Lake Cowal district last week there were no fewer than 25 applications. No doubt many of the…

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Wheat Experiments. Plots at Milbrulong

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

An experimental plot for the purpose of conducting wheat experiments has been established by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

There was keen competition at the London wool sales. Recent prices were fully maintained…

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Farmers & Settlers Meetings at the Rock & URANQUINTY

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting, on Saturday, of The Rock branch of the above was very well attended. It was held in a room at the Handy…

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Farm and Station Blacksmiths. an Award Issued. Certain Exemptions

The Worker · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 1

The Coachmakers' Wages Board at Sydney has issued an award covering the claims of wheelwrights, coachsmiths, general smiths, and others in the trade,…

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Butter in Winter. Farm Methods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 7

The experience and methods adopted by an American farmer's wife in regard to the making of butter in winter are of universal interest. It has been a…

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Wheat Food Values for Poultry

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 3

Many poultry keepers who are used to feeling their birds on various meals have very little idea of their composition. And now just a fen words on the…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

The London wool sales closed strong, with prices the highest of the series…

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Australian Workers Union. Plaint Filed on Pastoral Societies. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

The Australian Workers Union filed a plaint in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, and served it on Pastoral Societies in Victoria, New…

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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 9 May 1913 · page 6

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

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles [?] All Righths Reserves Moisture in Butter

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 3

The maximum amount of moisture in butter allowed in 16 per cent., and in a contention that this maximum was too low, the point was submitted to a…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 8

THE annual meeting of the Wallendbeen branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Federal hall, at which there…

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Capital Required to Develop a 50-Acre Farm

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

THERE has been much controversy among settlers as to the amount of capital required to develop a 50 acre farm on the irrigation areas—that is…

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