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Farming & the land, 1902

5,050 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Agriculture in Victoria. the Wheat Harvest

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 778

Four weeks ago I predicted that the wheat yield of Victoria would only be about 12,000,000 bushels, and the Government Statist's preliminary return unfortunately confirms this prediction. The earlier…

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Wheat v. Malting Barley. Interview with Mr. Tooth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 7

Twenty years ago there were several malthouses in N.S.W., and in some instances the Sydney brewers did their own malting. However, the abolition of the then tax on malt rendered…

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The Dairy Farmers' Conference

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 776

Delegates from, branches of the Dairy Farmers' Union of New South Wales will meet in conference this week. The meeting should be the most important held since the Union was promoted. Since…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 839

On entering the divisions in the produce pavilion it is difficult tp realise that the Suite is suffering from one of the severest droughts on record. There were few empty spaces, and the trophies ready for judging…

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Dairy Farmers' Union. Prospects of Dairying. Compulsory Pasteurisation

The Australian Star · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Union of New South Wales was held in the Queen's Hall on Wednesday evening, under the presidency of Mr. Alex. Hay, of…

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Green-manure Crops for Orchards

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

Mr Caleb Gambling, of Thornleigh, writes to the 'Agricultural Gazette':—'I see by an article in "Gazette for last month that vetches are recommended by…

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Farm and Garden

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

The 'Agricultural Gazette' for the current month, as usual, contains many intereating articles. Mr R Greig Smith, M.Sc., contributes an article on miero-organisms,…

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Intimidation of the League. Farm-burning and Cruelty. London, March 21

The Catholic Press · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 18

The Pall Mall Gasette's special correspondent has exposed the United Irish League's actions in regard to incitements for confiscation of farm and boycotting in whole…

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Wagga Experimental Farm

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 10

Mr. J. Kidd, Minister for Agriculture, accompanied by Mr. Perkins, director of Agriculture in South Australia, visited the Wagga experimental farm recently in connection with…

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Outcome of the Farmers' Suit

The World's News · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 29

First Farmer: "Has that lawsuit between you and Haicede been settled yet?" Second: "Yes, and so are the lawyers." First Farmer: "How do you mean?"…

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Scale of Points for Judging a Dairy Cow

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 792

In the accompanying illustration are indicated the parts of the cow taken into consideration in judging her merits as a dairy animal. In judging dairy stock, 100 is assumed to represent…

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Dairy. the Tick Pest

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 777

The latest intelligence in reference to the spread of the ticks is of a very disquieting character The dairy herds of the northern rivers have been menaced with the pest for some two years, and all that time…

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The Farmer. the Remount Question

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 777

Our London correspondent's letter dated February 14 contained the following:—The remounts and the frozen meat questions hare amounted to a positive scandal. There was a debate in the House of Lords…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 780

There is fittle of any encouraging character to report on our last week's summary." Theramfall since (up to 25th instant) has been confined to the Eastern half of the State. The northern coast was served the…

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Government Experimental Farms

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 839

The products of the farm at the Hawkesbury are under the supervision of Mr. G. L. Sutton. Grass gardens have been laid out, in which there are 120 varieties of native and exotic grasses growing side by…

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The Fruit Industry. Recent Rainfalls. Crop Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 12

The recent rains have been very welcome to Cumberland orchardists, but they would have been more so had they been heavier. They came in the form of the gentle showers valued for…

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Maize Crops and the Drought

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 10

BERRY, Friday.--The preserving of feed for stack to provide for a season like the present is a matter of great importance to the dairying community. In an interview with Mr. P. Quirk,…

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Farm Produce. District Society's Grand Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 7

It was nearly noon yesterday before the judges finished their task and made the awards in the above competition. The scale of paints for judging the various sections of each collection, as given below,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 8

The Bathurst A. H. and P. Society show will be officially opened by the State Premier, Mr. See. DUBBO, Saturday. A meeting of the Pastures and Stock Protection…

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The Butter and Milk Tests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 3

There were fair entries for the rich prizes offered in the class for cows to be tested on butter and milk results. Several of the cows entered did not appear, but there were very interesting contests, and the…

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