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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Dogs Worrying Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

The pastoralist has many evils to contend with, one of these being that of stray dogs rounding up and worrying his sheep. The resulting loss is often a considerable one, inasmuch as many are wounded to…

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Sale of Pedigree Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

ADELAIDE.—The dispersal sale of the Angas trustees' Hereford stud at Hill River was held on Thursday. Only a limited number of buyers operated. With the exception of three…

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The Wheat Block

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 8

Of late years the public has become accustomed to read soon after the harvest complaints from the countiy and from wheat interests in the town that the…

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Record Wool Shipment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 10

The steamer Port Phillip, which cleared the Heads on Saturday for Dunkirk, Antwerp, and Hull direct, had on board 14,600 bales of wool—the record shipment this seaton. In addition, she took 2500 tons of…

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Wool Prospects, 1913

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 11

Messrs. Charles balme and Co., of London, in their annual review of the wool trade, thus summarise the prospects before the current year:—…

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The World's Wheat Stocks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 11

The world's stocks of wheat and flour on December 1 were 239,736,000 bushels, or within three-quarters of a million bushels of the total at the corresponding date of 1911. There…

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Varieties of Wheat. Department's Recommendations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

At the annual conference of the departmental officers for the purpose of revising the list of varieties of wheat and other cereals recommended by the department for…

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Wheat in India. Successful Experiments

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 8

DELHI, Saturday.--The researches of Mr. Howard, Government Botanist at Pusa, show that wheat with milling and baking qualities similar to the beat on the English markets…

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Bathurst Experiment Farm. Crop Yields. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

The returns from the crops of the demonstration area of the Bathurst Experiment Farm are available. The oats and barleys gave much better returns than the wheats. All were…

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The Dry Spell. Crops Affected. Citrus Fruit Lost

Evening News · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 6

Following is a summary of the condition of stock, crops, pastures, etc., during the month of January, gleaned from the reports furnished by meteorological observers throughout the…

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Farmers' Sons

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

Mr. John Brown, B.Sc., who has recently been appointed to the charge of the Queensland Agricultural College, plumps for farmers' sons as students at agricultural colleges. He…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Change in Methods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

The days of the small farms in Australia are beginning in earnest. Irrigation is warranting the change. But there are many reforms to accomplish and prejudices to…

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A Good Crop. 41 Bushels Per Acre. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 10

Mr. Fred. Campbell, of Yarralumla Estate, has grown some magnificent wheat and oats on his estate. Seventeen acres of Federation wheat returned 41 bushels per acre; and…

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Dairying on the Manning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

WINGHAM.—Satisfactory reports have been received from Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, of Tooley-street, London, regarding two shipments of butter shipped from the Wingham…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

GRAFTON.—During the past half-year the Maclean Co-operative Co. manufactured 162,156lb butter, of which 44,769lb were sold locally. The profits amounted to £89, from…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 4

BARRABA.—At the annual meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. E. Currell was elected president, and Mr. H. Newling secretary…

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Farms Greatly Damaged. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 9

Reports from Innisfail state the river has almost resumed the normal level again. The shire council is still removing debris. Already 100 dead animals have been removed from…

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Retired Farmer's Suicide

The Sun · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 7

An inquest was held this morning by the City Coroner as to the cause of the death of Charles Blatch, a retired farmer, 66 years of age, who died at his home, Alicia,…

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Demonstration Farming. Results at Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 5

BATHURST, Saturday.--The returns from the crops on the demonstration area at the Bathurst Experiment Farm for the past year were made available yesterday. Oats and…

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Cattle-dog and Sheep-dog Club

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

A special meeting of the Cattle-Dog and Sheep-Dog Club of New South Wales held recently for the purpose or awarding prizes in the recent "Essay…

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