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Farming & the land, 1913

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Making Stack Ensilage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 4

One advantage of stack ensilage over the silo is that the supply, may be built up at any convenient spot con[?]iguious to where it is grown or where…

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New Parliament Ten Farmers Returned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 4

One of the new Parliamentarians is an ex-member of the police force. Another is an all-round athlete and champion tennis player…

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Department of Agriculture. Annual Report. Work of Experiment Farms. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 2

The report of the Department of Agriculture for the year ending June 30, 1913, shows that the expenditure is £267,171, being an increase of…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 26 December 1913 · page 8

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd. offered at auction on Wednesday a very attractive catalogue of 4169 bales, including many excellent…

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The Wool Industry: What it means to Australia

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 26 December 1913 · page 8

It is a far cry from 1913 back to 1797, when Captain Waterhouse and Captain Kent, strolling into an auction sale at Table Bay, bought some…

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Wheat Crowing. Mixed Farming Pays

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 2

Addressing a large gathering of fanners on the occasion of the annual farmers' day at the Bathurst Experiment Farm Mr. R. W…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 7

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

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The Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 3

Crops round Walla Walla, amongst the old setters south of the line are very good, averaging six bags and upwards. North of the line amongst the new…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 December 1913 · page 4

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

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The Wheat Crop

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 2

In view of the conflicting reports which have been published, and the somewhat erratic nature of the season, one needs to possess a fair…

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Wagga's Wool Clip

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 2

The Wagga Stock Inspector (Mr. Lyne) has compiled his annual report on the Wagga district wool clip returns, from which the following are…

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New Treatment for Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 1

An Adelaide paper says that the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. T. Pascoe) went to Maitland, S.A., lately, to inspect the results of a new treatment of wheat,…

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The Wheat Market Wheat Drops a Half-penny. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 4

The Sussex-street sales of wheat on milling account realised 3s 5½d, a drop of a half-penny on account of the holidays. Buyers are willing to continue…

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The Wheat Estimate. Riverina Prospects

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 3

The Government Statistician estimates a wheat yield for Now South Wales ol 41,813,091 bushels more than last year. An allowance of 1.3 per cent. has been…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tread, Minister of Agricultural and are based mainly on the experiment of the Department. No. 138. THE ORCHARD…

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Breeds Wild Animals. for Farms in Canada

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 7

Doubtless men ate of the fruits of the earth for many ages before it occurred to him to cultivate them for his own use and while cultivated plants and 'domestic animals…

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Dairying. Yards and Balls. Suggestions for their Improvement

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 6

During a recent tour along the North Coast, the Manager of Cowra experiment farm observed one dairy yard in which the discomforts that attach to…

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Wagga Experiment Farm Successful Students

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 2

The animal examination of students at the Wagga Experiment Farm was held recently and resulted as follows: Certificate Class…

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Independent Narromine Farmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 1

At Narromine, where first word came from of the rural workers' movement, Mr. Mack has harvested and carted in the whole of his wheat, 21,000 bags, without unionist…

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The Farrer Scholarships Wagga Experiment Farm Students Successful

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 3

The papers in connection with the Tarrar scholarships have been completed, and Mr. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, was…

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