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Farming & the land, 1911

10,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

In the Market Place. Trade in Sussex Street. Eggs Again Firmer. Wheat Extremely Dull

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 8

Trade in the Sussex-street markets this morning was considerably better than that of the previors day. Retail merchants, experts, and private consumers operated heavily, and the prices accepted for all commod[?]…

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Disputed Measurements. Council and Farmer. Obstructing a Surveyor

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

BEGA, Wednesday.—A case which has excited considerable local interest, was heard at the Bemboka Court, when the Numbulla Shire Council proceeded against Robert Moore,…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 6

NYNGAN.—At the monthly meeting of the Nyngan branch several members criticised the departmental action in the matter of making available the 11 settlement leases on the…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 6

GLEN INNES.—Mr. R. H. Gennys, manager of the Glen Innes Government Experiment Farm, recently addressed a body of farmers on good wheats and fodders. He pointed out…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 6

BOWRAL.—A question of considerable interest to dairymen and milk vendors residing within municipalities has just been decided by the local municipal council. It is…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Agricultural Education

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 6

The decision of those who contemplate taking a course at the university in the new agricultural section should now be made. The new step is undoubtedly one of great…

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Treatment of Farm Hands

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 6

The treatment of farm labourers is the subject of several letters to this paper from correspondents who pitifully or indignantly relate their experiences. Assuming that…

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Loading Farm Animals. a Useful Race

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 12

A loading race or shoot should find a place on every farm, so as to be at hand when it becomes necessary to load pigs, sheep, and calves. It should not exceed 24 inches in…

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Two Views of Rural Life: An Educated Yeomanry...The Complaining Farm-Hand. "Nature ever yields reward To him who seeks, and loves her best."

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 14

"AN Educated Yeomanry" was the subject of a paper read by Mr. H. M. Potts, Principal, Hawkesbury Agricultural College, before the recent Science Congress. It is a…

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Dairying. Show Speeches. the Anti-grader Again

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 14

Exhibitors and visitors to agricultural shows have frequently to listen to dreary speeches from members of Parliament. Many of those fill up time that would be better occupied by…

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Imported Bulls. Valuable Dairy Sires

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 11

The illustration on page 36 depicts two high-class dairy Shorthorn sires recently imported by Mr. Thomas Bowling of Arawatta, Inverell. On Friday last a party of gentlemen, at the…

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Man's Power. the Improvement of Dairy Stock

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 12

The knowledge of which are the best cows in the herd is the foundation on which future developments and progress are based. Man, if he has the intelligence and knowledge, has…

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Farming. Ploughing. Are Field Contests Beneficial?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 11

The ploughing season will soon be around again, and good ploughing is becoming more necessary each year. There was a time when ploughing matches were, in some districts,…

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Sorghum for Dairy Cows. Methods of Culture

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 12

This crop may be looked on as one of the most useful for stumper forage. It will flourish under such widely different conditions of soil and climate. It possesses an extraordinary…

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The Moving Picture Show Alfonso as a Farmer

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 6

King Alfonso, after calling in the palace carpenters to test the durability of the Spanish throne, has been making inquiries about his chances of making a living on the land in…

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Dairy Registration Fees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 13

BOWRAL, Tuesday.--A question of importance to milk vendors and dairymen residing within municipalities has just been decided by the local municipal council. It is necessary for…

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Pitt Town Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 12

Conditions at the Pitt Town Casual Labor Farm are very gratifying to the superintendent and staff, and never were crop prospects more full of promise or pasture lands more…

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Co-operative Dairy at Berry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 12

The Berry Central Factory, established by the late Sir John Hay, and conducted by an advisory board, drawn from Suppliers, will soon be taken over by a co-operative…

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Narromine Wants Demonstration Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 8

During the past week the Hon. Minister for Agriculture was interviewed by Mr. Hogan (Mayor of Narromine) and Mr O'Neill, a farmer in the district, when the necessity for the…

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Casino Farmers in Conclave. Rural Workers' Union Demands

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 51

At the quarterly meeting of the Casino District Council of Farmers and Settlers' Associations, the general secretary wrote ashing for an expression of opinion as…

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