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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 250

Farmers and Settlers. Child Labor and the Rural Workers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 14

LISMORE, Tuesday.--The Formers and Settlers' Conference decided to wire Mr. Denham, the Queensland Premier, that the executive of the farmers and settlers sitting at Lismore…

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Bathurst Farmers Indignant at Railway Inefficiency. Produce Goes Bad Through Delay in Transit. Railway Administration Criticised. a Better Service Wanted

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 10

Considerable indignation prevails among the producers of the Bathurst district at the scant treatment they receive at the bands, of the railway authorities in getting their produce to…

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Berrigan A. and II. Society. Growing Crop Competition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 7

The Borrigan A. and H. Society organised during the past year a growing crop competition. which, if farmers take to heart the lessons to be gathered from published results…

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The Sugar Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 15

Latest returns show that the decrease in the Queensland sugar crop will be larger than was anticipated when the returns were made up at the end of last year. The crop was…

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Mammitis in Dairy Stock

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 15

At the meeting of the executive and Stale councils of the Dairy Farmers' Association in Sydney on February 6. the president (Mr. R. Shepherd) stated that he had placed at the…

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Farmers' Experiment Plots. Bombala

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 15

Farmers' Experiment Plots were located this year on the farms of Messrs. J. Groves and A. Bollchambers, at Crankie's Plains, and were under the supervision of Inspector Makin, of…

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Poultry Notes. Feeding Farm Poultry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 10

Interesting notes on feeding farm poultry appear in a recent number of the "Breeders' Gazette," and although they are addressed to American farmers, they, are practically just as…

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Government Ayrshires—Dairy Records of Imported Cows and Their Progeny

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 28

The fact that at the late conference of the Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales, a resolution was passed requesting the Minister for Agriculture to import more…

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Hydraulic Ram on the Farm—Simple and Effective Water=Raiser

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 35

Always important on the farm, if dairying is carried on, a good, and, if possible, elevated water supply is absolutely imperative. In a recent number of the…

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Notorious Spy. Newspaper Correspondent claims that Azeff is living in England disguised as a Farmer. Career of Crime

Globe · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 7

A correspondent of the London "Star," whom that paper vouches for as well-informed, states that the well-known Russian agent-provocateur and spy, Azeff, was seen. disguised as a…

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Goulburn Cattle Sales

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 8

W. H. Wheatley, of Goulburn, reports a fair attendance of buyers at yesterday's sales:-- Fat sheep: Small yarding and market firm. Wethers 9s to 10s 9d, ewes 6s to 7s 6d, lambs,…

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Big Wheat Cargo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 10

The steamer Jethon, which sailed yesterday for Las Palmas, took a large cargo of wheat, amounting to 76,203 bags…

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Commonwealth Wheat Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 11

Wheat and flour shipments from the Commonwealth for the week ended February 10 amounted to a little over one million bushels. The total to date is now 11,110,608 bushels,…

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On the Land WHEAT-GROWING

Watchman · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 3

In the January number of the New South Wales "Agricultural Gazette," departmental officers give some very useful and practical information concerning the production…

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Depths to Plough for Wheat

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

To determine the effect on the yields of wheat by ploughing at various depths, some interesting results are recorded by the Department of Agriculture. Tests have been…

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The Markets Sydney Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 27

Messrs. John Bridge and Co. report under date 7th instant:—For our fourteenth sale of the season we brought forward another large catalogue of 6010 bales made up of some…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Rise in Scoureds

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales this afternoon the week's auctions closed with the offerings of 11 [?] bales by three broken—John Bridge and Company Limited, [?] bales; Son and Badgery, Limited [?]…

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Varieties of Wheat in the Respective Districts

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

At the annual conference of officers of the Department of Agriculture held last month consideration was given to the varieties of wheat found suitable for the various…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 27

Owners were in good demand, but were expected to slacken off; maize was worth 5s, derrick straw was scarce, and potatoes being similarly so the latter rose. Chaff…

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Shoalhaven Show. Splendid Exhibition. Keen Butter Competition. (By Our Special Reporter.) Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 10

"Thrown entirely on our own resources, we would have enough exhibits to ensure success." This was the proud remark of Mr. Hugh M'Kenzie, president of the Shoalhaven…

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