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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Artificial Fertilisers. How to Use with Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

Market-gardeners and others accustomed to apply soluble fertilizers in large quantities should rely more on the results of their own experiments…

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Works on Farm at 88

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 8

Although C. D. Shadduck, who lives near Clearwater, Mich, Is eighty-eight years old, he Is not too old to work on his farm that has been his home since…

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Dairymen and the R.w.u

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

From Ulmarra comes the following message:— At a meeting of the district council of the Dairymen's Association, held…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Agricultural Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 6

Correspondents have pointed out the extraordinary value placed upon expert service by the authorities of the Department of Agriculture, having in view the salary offered recently…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 6

DAPTO.—The annual meeting of shareholders of the Dapto Co-operative Dairy Company was held on Wednesday night, Mr. J. W. O'Brien (chairman of directors) presiding…

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Uruguay Professors. Studying Australian Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 8

The Government of Uruguay has sent six professors from the Monte Video University on a roving commission round the world to acquire information as to the best and most…

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For the Fruit-grower. Handling the Pear Crop. Picking and Packing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 6

In the orchards where pears are largely grown in the western districts the work of harvesting the Williams' pear crop is in full swing. For an early market this variety is…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 6

BRAIDWOOD, Thursday.--Rain is badly needed, as grass is withering and water in the creeks and dams is drying up. Water is also scarce in the town, many tanks and wells being…

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North Coast Dairying. Fodder Conservation. the Penalty of Neglect

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 6

The drought conditions that have prevailed in the dairying districts along the North Coast are causing no small amount of anxiety to dairy- ; men aud farmers alike. Oil the Tweed,…

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Wheat Crops. Increased Cost of Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 14

TEMORA.—Mr. C. G. Wade, M.L.A., [?] taken for a trip along the Barellan line extension during Thursday, and travelled, as for as Beckom. On his return Mr. Wade expressed…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.—At the wool sales to-day fine wools were competed for well at average prices. Faulty sorts, however, were weak, and the…

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Big Wool Cargoes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 4

The German-Australian Company's steamer Fremantle will leave Melbourne to-day for Antwerp and Hamburg a full ship. The principal item…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—At the wool sales yesterday the prices indicated were realised for the clips mentioned:—Australian: Karratha, highest 19d, average 9 1/2d; Ca[?]pbellhouse, 11 1/2d…

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Cattle-spearing, Murder, and Retribution

The World's News · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 10

AS it was in the beginning so it almost certainly will be to the end, at any rate as long as there are wild blacks roaming about the…

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More Wheat Farms. Big Area of the Best Land in Australia Available

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 4

It is well known that the wheat lands in the Wellington and Dubbo districts are the richest in Australia, and as each area has become…

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The Wool Sales. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 17

At the wool sales this afternoon good wools suitable for the Continent were firm, but shabbier sorts were sold in buyers' favour. Feb. 2…

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The Wool Trade. Nearing the Season's Close

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 14

Substantial and attractive catalogues have been submitted in the Sydney market during the week, and good clearances have boon effected without material alteration on last…

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Dairy and Orchard Farms. Warnervale, Wyong, near Sydney

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 9

The following which we extract from the Wyong "Record" is worth columns of general talk, as far as information for those on a look out…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 20

BANGALOW, Friday.--At a meeting of the Nashua branch of the Dairy Farmers' Association, Mr. Fred Reading, member of the executive, announced that the association was…

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A Fleet of Sailers Ocean Wheat Carriers. Sight Off Sydney Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 17

The wheat export season is responsible for a large influx of sailing vessels. Port Jack son has, indeed, seldom accommodated at one time a larger fleet of this class of ocean…

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