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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

10,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

On the Land Farming and Education

Watchman · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 3

Dr. C. G. Hopkins, an American scientist, lecturing recently on the importance of agricultural education, said the great material problem of the United States is not…

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Brush Farm for Boys

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 8

"Bristol" writes:—In your issue of January 24 you publish a report of the above reformatory school, and a large portion of the pamphlet which is issued by the superintendent…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5

DENMAN.—The cream supply at the Denman Co-operative Dairy Companu, Limited, is still increasing. Last week the company made a record output, the quantity of butter…

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Farmers' Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5

BEGA.—Mr. A. L. Manning of Warraguburra estate, occupied the chair at the adjourned meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, held in the School of Arts on…

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Brush Farm. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 11

Sir,—Under the above heading a paragraph appears in your valuable paper of January 24 discussing a letter published on January 14, which was a reply to the statement made by…

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Water in the Milk. Suburban Dairymen Fined

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 6

Inspector Kench made an auspicious commencement of the New Year by making an early morning raid on some dairymen in the Illawarra suburbs. As a result of the…

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American Tobacco Crop Night-riding Predicted. Vancouver

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5

A large number of the tobacco-growers' counties have declared in favor of this year's crop being abandoned. Another section, however, favors cutting this year's crop and…

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Case of Patricide. Farm Hand's Strange Argument

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Wednesday.--A farm band, John Drost, who had shot his father dead, was arrested at Northbend, Washington State…

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Hints for the Sheep Farmer

The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

Always remember that the man who goes in for sheep-breeding with a millstone—in the shape of borrowed capital—round his neck, cannot…

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Hawkesworth's Sheep and Wool. a New Edition of a Great Book

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 13

Wm, Brooks and Co., Ltd., have just brought out another edition of Hawkes worth's "Australasian Sheep and Wool." As it is the third, and, we understand…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 13

The bettor competition in evidence at the closing sales of last week has been well maintained, and prices have in consequence shown a slight improvement…

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Strange Sheep Mortality

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 8

Wagga wires word of a peculiar case of mortality among sheep, which resulted in the loss of 70 out of 5000 two-tooth wethers, which were sent by truck…

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The Wheat Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

Discussing the wheat position on December 23 Deer bobin stated that during the previous week ' there lins been a little more disposition on the part of shippers of australian wheat to meet buyers nut no particular…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The A.M.L. and F. Co. are in receipt of cable advices from Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze and Co., London, dated January 24, as under: "There is an…

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Butter Factory Destroyed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 8

The butter factory at Horsham was destroyed by fire last night. The insurances, which amount to £1400, do not nearly cover the loss…

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A Butter Market in Germany

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

A message from Melbourne states:—"Mr. A. C. Shadier, who represents Queensland in Germany, called on the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor), and…

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The Feeding of the Sheep

The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

On a wheat farm of any size, the stubble often provides a quantity of nutritious food for the sheep, and they shoud be put on it as soon as…

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Notes on the Wheat Crop. Some Points That Stand Out

The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

The harvest is now about finished, But it has been a very late season, and a good deal of damage must have been done here and there with the…

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General News Queensland Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

Mr. G. W. Allen, secretary of the Queensland Pastoral and Agricultural Society, advises us that this society have decided to hold there annual…

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