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Farming & the land, 1913

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1913 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. held their weekly sale to-day when their offerings totalled some 6000 bales. Some…

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Victorian Wheat Prospects Change Marvellous

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 October 1913 · page 3

The influence of the recent rains on the wheat has been little short of marvellous. From end the end of the State come resorts to the "Herald" of a…

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Record Wheat Yield Forecasted. 40,000,000 Bushels Estimate Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 October 1913 · page 2

The beneficial rains which have fallen throughout the wheat belt of New South Wales during the past 48 hours has considerably strengthened prospects…

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Tuberculosis in Cows Inspection of Dairy Herds. Drastic System Advocated

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1913 · page 1

Mr. R. T. Bavin (Royal commissioner on food supplies), in a long report on the supply and distribution of milk, recommends radical…

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Pastoral. Classing Farmers' Sheep. Not Necessarily a Drastic Business

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 1

Farmers at Milbrulong who were under the impression that the dating of their ewes annually in anticipation of the mating season involves 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 31 October 1913 · page 6
Also in Daily Advertiser

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon, J. L. Tread Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 130. PASTORAL…

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Diseases in Horses and Cattle. How to Cure Them. Glanders

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

This disease is confined almost exclusively to mules and horses, but people may contract it, causing death. An animal may have glanders for a number…

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Rural Workers and Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 6
Also in Daily Advertiser

Mr. Crawford Greene, Mount Oriel, Iandra, writes to the 'Herald':—"In your issue of to-day (October 28) appears a heading, 'Rural Workers…

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Rabbit Inspectors Farmer Makes Serious Charge. Repudiation" by P.P. Board Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. W. W. Bucknell expressed the opinion that rabbit inspectors used section 49 of…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserves. What Manure?

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 3

It is no simple problem to take a given bit of land and ascertain just what sort of fertilisation will best suit it. The problem will require a separate…

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Wheat Stagings

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 4

The stackings in this district are: Lockhart 11.628, Culcairn 12,640, Germanton 10,683. Coolamon 1795. Uranquinty soo, The Rock 2501, Walla…

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Wheat Firmer in England

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 4

Private cable advices report that after the slight fall reported on Wednesday, Liverpool options have sharply advanced. The closing quotations…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 7

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based on the…

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Irrigating Small Farms

Irrigation Record · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 18

A certain amount of trouble is being experienced at the present time in connectibiiL with the watering of 2-acre farms around the town of Leeton. As…

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Transfers of Irrigation Farms

Irrigation Record · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 11

The Manager writes:—"The opinion seems to be current amongst settlers generally that no difficulty whatever will be met should a settler desire at any time…

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Bush Farm Sensation a Murderous Visitor. Family Attached with Tomahawk. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1913 · page 2

A man, whose identity is not known, attacked a family named Cowell at Berrigan this morning. The Cowells reside at a somewhat isolated…

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Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 4

Lindley, Walker and Co. write:—Visions of a 40,000,000 bushel crop have been revived since the recent general [?], but it is a little too early to know…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 4

The wool sales were resumed in Melbourne to-day, when Dalgety's offered a good catalogue of over 5000 bales. There was a full attendance of buyers,…

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