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Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

The Farm Tragedy. Inquest on Mrs. Lloyd. Arrested Boys Statement. Grafton

Evening News · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 7

The inquest on the body of Mrs. Lloyd, the victim of the tragedy at lunchbowl. near Copmanhurst, on Monday was concluded yesterday. The evidence of Dr. T. J. Henry, who…

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Farmers' Movements TAMWORTH F.S.A. District Council, Election of Officers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the Tamworth F.S.A. District Council was held last week, Mr. W. J. Peck (president) in the chair, other members present being Messrs…

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The Dairy Industry a Precocious Calf. In Milk at Seven Months

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 6

What is regarded as a phenomenon in the bovine world is exciting considerable interest at Camperdown, Victoria. It is a…

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poultry on the Farm Indian Runner Ducks

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 6

Concerning the color of Indian Runner ducks, many people are in a fog, some being of the opinion that they should be of a standard color. On…

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Crops and Pastures

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 7

A proposal has teen made in England to grant a bonus for colonial and home-grown wheat, to be paid out of a tax on foreign manufactures…

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Crops in Riverina

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 7

The crop returns in Eastern Riverina have proved a great surprise. Wonderful crops have been raised at Walla Walla, Burrumbuttock, Culcairn,…

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Bathurst Farm Accommodation

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 3

A number of new students are being enrolled at the Bathurst Experiment Farm. The accommodation is again severely taxed, and several applicants…

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Farmers' Experiment Plot

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4

Further returns in connection with the fanners' experiment wheat plots in the southern districts show excellent yields. These plots wore sown with…

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Farming Hands. Who Wants Men?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4

An able-bodied but gentlemanly young man, English farmer, been on his own for years, wants a billet with a view to share-farming later on…

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Extraordinary Dry Farming

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4

While irrigation is continuing in almost triumphant progress in Victoria and Now South Wales, dry farming is still receiving the study of…

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Stock, Crops, and Pastures for December

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4

The Commonwealth Meteorologist supplies the following summary of the a condition of stock, crops, pastures, etc during the month of December, gleaned…

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Adulteration of Bluestone Farmers Warned

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5

The attention of the Minister for Agriculture has been drawn to the inferiority and adulteration of sulphate of copper (bluestone) supplied to the…

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Darling Down Maize Crops

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5

It is estimated that the early maize crop on the Darling Downs will hardly yield 50 per cent., owing to the dry, hot spell experienced in the past month…

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Produce. Dairy. Prices Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 11

Quotations for practically all lines ruled steady in the dairy section of the Sussex-street markets on Monday. The shipments of eggs from the northern rivers were somewhat…

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Free Farms. in Northern Terrio[?] Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5

With a view to encouraging settlement in the empty spaces of the Northern Torritory, the Federal Government, just before the close of the session last month, announced that…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Viticultural Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5

While in the country recently we had the opportunity of visiting Mr. Jacob Wenke's fine farm and vineyard at Walla Walla. This p[?]neering property (as far as viticulture is…

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Farmer's Death. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 12

Peter Jacob Corstens, an old resident of Black Range, died last night. He was a small farmer, and had been delivering fruit and vegetables to [?]tomers at Jindera. On…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. January Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 12

Appended are the weights for the January fixture, next Saturday:- Flying Handicap, 6f.—Gig[?] 10st 11lb; Malt Mary, 9st 3lb; Ruby Hampton, [?]st 10lb; Precious, [?]st 4lb;…

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Bathurst Experiment Farm. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5

The rainfall at Bathurst Experiment Farm for 1912 was exactly 70in, being 6[?]in below the average for the past 54 years. Oven 10[?] fell during June, July and August. The five…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5

BRISBANE.—During last week the Department of Agriculture handled 12,064 packages of butter, made up of 7054 boxes of salted, 1517 boxes of unsalted, 447 boxes of pats, and…

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