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Farming & the land, 1913

1,761 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 89

The Sheep Maggot Fly. Attacks on Ram's Horns

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

In very hot districts the sheep maggot fly is apt to be particularly busy when thunderstorms are threatening, and it is not the ewes alone…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Platform. Objective

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 1

(a) The return of members to Parliament having a practical knowledge of country, districts and requirements generally…

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Opposing Mr. Fisher. Queensland Farmers' Union. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

The National Central Executive of the Queensland Farmers' Union yesterday interviewed Mr. Arnold Weirholt, M.L.A., for Fassifern, requesting his…

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Land Notes. Yanco Farms

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

In the gazette notice of 11th September,[?] apart crown [?] for irriga [?] Yanco, on line respecting farm 12, under column…

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Agriculure. Scientific Farming. Good Cultivation First; Then Manures

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

Mr. A. H. Renard, the well-known agricultural scientist of Victoria, writes as follows:— Comparisons drawn between…

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Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

The London wool sales opened with strong competition and a hardening tendency, which was fully maintained. Merinos generally showed an advance…

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Items of News. Borambola Wheat and Hay

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

It is estimated that fully 20,000 bags of wheat were harvested on Borambola this season, the average being about 25 bushels to the acre. There is…

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Pastoral Worms in Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 1

The officers of the veterinary branch of this Department have been carrying on experiments in connection with infestation of sheep by worms, for some…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

Harrison Jones, and Deviln Ltd, report:— We submitted on Wednesday, a catalogue of 2,250 bales which formed a…

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Chaff and Wheat Returns

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

The following are the returns of wheat and chaff received at the Coolamon railway station since January 23rd to 30th:— Wheat Chaff received…

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Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

The wool sales closed yesterday Values showed a 5 per cent. increase on the previous closing rates for all descriptions except crossbreds, which…

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Mating the Sheep. Some Necessary Precautions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 1

Discussing the subject of mating sheep in recent correspondence, the and wool expert advised hockmasters to leave rams with the ewes for six to…

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The Sheep Maggot Fly. Attacks on Rams' Horns

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 1

In very hot districts the sheep maggot fly is apt to be particularly busy when thunderstorms are threatening, and it is not the owes alone that the fly…

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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 31 January 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the [?] J. L. Tre[?] of Agriculture, and are based [?] on the experiments of the Department…

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London Wool Sales. Five Per Cent. Increase. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 4

The London wool sales have closed. Values showed a 5 per cent. increase on previous closing rates for all descriptions except…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers Association, Tumut Plains Branch, held its regular meeting on 22nd inst, when the following members…

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Farming Under Water

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

Farming under forty feet of water would seem to be rather difficult. It is both difficult and expensive work, and is done upon a vast scale. There…

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The Dairy. the Dairying Industry. Value of Herd Testing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 7

The New Zealand dairy produce, divsion of the Department of Agriculture has been conducting tests through assocations for three years, and valuable…

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Growing Crop Competition. a Fine Yield

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

Though the competition held at Gowra during the past harvest was gradually reduced by one defection and another to one grower, that one was able to show…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Hillston Branch

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 9

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Hillston Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at the Council Chambers last Saturday…

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