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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,761 stories in Riverina's papers · page 69 of 89

Notes for Farmers the Value of Rape and Lucerne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 1

The following are the results obtained by three of the leading American experiment stations in the feeding of pigs:—Kansas sition found that for…

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Wool Scours

The Worker · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 1

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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Wool Sales. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

At the London wool sales a poor selection was offered. Good competition, however ruled. The market is practically unchanged…

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Annual Stock Report. Decrease in Sheep. Shortage of 5,000,000. Stallion Certification Criticised. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

The report of the stock branch of the Agricultural Department shows that up to the end of 1912 there were 396,293 horses, 2,623,505 cattle,…

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An Unwelcome Visitor. Farmer Shot At. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

A masked man entered the residence of a farmer named Frederick Chesshier, living in the Benloond district (Tasmania), Brandishing a…

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Wool-classers' Award

The Worker · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 16

The new wages board award for wool-classers in N.S.W. was issued last week by Mr. Niel Nielsen, chairman of the pastoral group under the State…

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The World's Wheat Position

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 3

Commenting on the world's wheat supplies at the latter end of last August, "Beerbohm." in his Corn Trade List, expressed the opinion that…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 1

Mr. M. M. Ryan, first organising secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, writes:—On my arrival in Sydney my…

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Free Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., have received the following cable from their correspondents in New York:—"Tariff bill has been signed. Wool will be…

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Wool Values. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 3

The London wool sales have closed after well sustained and wide competition, and full prices ruled throughout…

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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 10 October 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervises of the Hon J.L. Tredi, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly of the experiments of the Department. No: 127. THE ORCHARD…

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Agricultural. Seeding Wheat. The Quantities to Use

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 6

One of the interesting features of the recent tour of western districts was the different ideas which we found among farmers as to the right amount of seed…

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High Honors for Our District. a Cilmore Farmer's Successes. Mr. J. T. Gallaway Scores Largely at the Melbourne R. A. Show

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 3

LAST year we had reason, with the rest of the community, to congratulate Mr. Jno. T. Callaway, one of our most enterprising and ambitious…

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Millionaire's Farms. Mother Wants to Stop Experiment

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 7

Quite unexpectedly Mrs. John Astor the former wife of Mr. John Jacob Astor, who was drowned when the Titanic went down, arrived in New York. She declared she had…

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Dairying. Building Silage Stages

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 6

The farmer who desires a bandy and inexpensive gear for making sildge stacks will find the September "Agricultural Gazette" contains two articles…

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Homestead Farms

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

Mr. Holman, M.L.A., Premier, and Chief Secretary, has received word from the Department of Lands that a notification has been published in the…

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Farmers and Settlers’ District Council. Meeting at Narandera

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

The position in connection with the action of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association in the Murrumbidgee electorate in…

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The Crops and Weather

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

In districts such as this the present time is the period of crisis in the life of the wheat crop, and is productive of much…

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Wheat the Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 5

Notwithstanding the dry and warm spell the crops in the Wagga district are looking well. However, rain is needed, and if it occurs within the…

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New Wheat Country

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 5

The surprise to travellers on the new railway from Lockhart to Oaklands is the excellence of the wheat crops between Boree Creek and the terminus. Some…

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