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Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

General Review of the Markets Produce Sales Wheat SYDNEY

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 5

The weekend market was an active one, large quantities of wheat changing hands in Sydney on miller's account at rates equal to 4/ (Sydney). The transactions were chiefly for forward…

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Mr. Johnson's Railways. No Trucks for Wheat or Coal

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 3

CLIFTON, Tuesday—Serious losses are taking place in this district on account of the inability of the Railway Department to supply railway trucks for wheat and coal transport. During…

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"Fishiness" in Butter. Investigations in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.), Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

The existence of a "fish" flavour in New Zealand and other butter has been the cause o[?] anxiety from time to time. Messrs. Cuddle, Reakes, and Reid of the Live Stock and…

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N.S.W. Experimental Plots. Wheat and Oats at Bombala

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

Mr. Makin (New South Wales agriculture inspector) last week made an examination of the experimental plots being worked by…

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English Wool Trade. an Eventful Week. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

This has been a rather eventful week in the wool trade, and the industrial world certainly seems to be passing through an epoch-making period. We are glad that the black…

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The Cause of Sour Milk Pasteur's Wonderful Yeast Discovery. the Different Flavors and Aromas of Butter and Cheese

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

Down to a comparatively few years ago, there was very little improvement made in the art of making butter or cheese, says Mr. Samuel Lowe in an…

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Bulk Handling What Wheat-growing Has Done for N.S.W. a Handicap of Fifty Bags Per Thousand

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

Mr. John O'Neill, Cowra, writes:—Mr. G. W. Walker deserves the thanks of the farming community for keeping the question of bulk handling in the…

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Strawberry Culture for Crops of Market Proportions

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

The cultivation required for strawberries does not differ materially from that given the average garden vegetable. The object of the first season's…

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For the Farm Table

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 8

Although it is not always possible to secure oysters when you are having boiled turkey for dinner, oyster sauce is the proper thing to serve with…

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Farm Settlement Society

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

News has been received at Perth, West Australia, from London, that Mr. Kingsley Fairbridge, an ex-Rhodes Scholar, who founded the society for…

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The Dairy Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

Both milking competitions in connection with the Gosford show. N.S.W., were won by Mr. M. Ward's Duchess, with a return of l6lb. 50z. milk, [?]…

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A[?]. for the Farmers' Party

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 1

A last meeting of the Sebastopol branch F.S.A., a letter was read from the secretary of the Temora District Council, requesting an expression of…

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New England Farmers. Messrs, Lovlen and Foster Called to Book

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 1

At last meeting of Moonbi branch F.S.A., the delegates to the Electorate Council submitted their report. Mr. Wilson stated that it was decided by…

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Dairy Factory Reports

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

The Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory for the month of January manufactured 43 tons [?], 30lb, butter, for which suppliers were paid from [?] for first-class…

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Poultry on the Farm Rearing Ducklings. Some Incubating and Feeding Hints

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

I have been incubating and rearing ducklings now for the past three years and have managed to hated out an average from 57 to 60 per cent of all eggs…

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Labor and the Land. a Practical Farmer's View

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

In his opening at the recent meeting of the Western District Council F.S.A. at Gilgandra, the president, Mr. A. E. Hunt, dealt exhaustively…

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The Sugar Industry. Decrease in Queensland Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

A complete estimate of the working of the sugar import duty, excise, and bounty, framed for the Federal Minister for Customs, shows that the…

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Estimating Hay Crops. Professor Perkin's Method

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

"when one is calculating the dimensions of a stack, or contemplating selling hay in the stook (says Professor Perkins of Roseworthy College), it is…

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The Increase of Weeds. Prolific Enemies of Grain Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

The enormous increase which results from allowing weeds to seed may be seen from the following short list (printed by the "Mark Lane Express")…

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The Immigration Tide. Selected Farm Laborers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

The N.S.W. Director of Immigration reports that during the month of January the State received 749 assisted immigrants, 334 being farm hands…

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