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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 250

The "Sheep Curse." Mr. Trefle Explains His Meaning

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

Mr. Trefle, N.S.W. Minister for lands complains that some of the comments upon his recent utterances at the Million Club luncheon,…

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Sheep Dog Trials. Prize Money, £41. Novice Trial

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 7

For all dogs which have never won a prize at a trial. First prize, £10; second, £3; third, £2. Owners of dogrs are required to send with their nominations for the Novice Trial a statutory…

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Rape for Sheep. Dwarf Essex Seed Now Available

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 7

The man with a sheep farm knows full well that in the production of mutton and wool a large and very important factor is the cultivation of…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Moderate Supply—further Rise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 11

A moderate to light supply was in view for yesterday's sales. The useful to good rains in parts of the country are enabling owners to hold sheep that the previous dry weather was…

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Sydney Wool and Stock Journal. A Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade. Thursday, February 20

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 8

The closing auctions of the weekly series resulted in exceptionally good clearances, but there are still odd lines of twice-offered wools to be dealt with privately, and a very…

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Sixty Years of Wool Manufacturing. Some Interesting Reminiscences

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 11

In proposing the toast of "The Bradford Trade and Chamber of Commerce" at the anuual dinner of the British Association of Wool Buyers. Mr. John Clough, a Keighley…

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Wool Trade Cricket Match. Buyers v. Selling Brokers

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 11

From time immemorial or perhaps [?] ger, it has been the custom of the Sydney wool trade to signalise the close of the wool-selling season by a contest of skill on…

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The Nasal Fly of Sheep in Australia. (Continued from last week.)

The Land · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 5

These pupae were kept under close observation, and on the morning of the 5th December a perfect fly was found crawling about over the soil…

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N.S.W. Wool. Exhibit in Scotland. London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 8

An exhibit of New South Wales wool has been opened at Gal[?] Scotland. Many manufacturers and others have attended and commented favorably on the quality of…

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Steady Wheat Market. Lower Rates Refused. London, Thursday, 10.40 p.m

The Sun · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 9

The wheat market was steady to-day, the demand being checked by a larger estimate of the La Plata crops available for shipment. In the meantime merchants do not view…

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London Markets. Wool-tops Active. Raw Material Expected to Advance. Fall in P. AND O. Stock. London. Thursday. 9.40 p.m

The Sun · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 9

The Bradford wool top market continues very goad. There is still a persistent inquiry for lowgrade crossbreds, and it is regarded as…

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Homestead Farms

The Land · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

Taree Land District, about 3215 acres, in six blocks, ranging from 375 to 770 acres, parish of Curreeki, county of Gloucester; distant from about 25…

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The Farmers and Settlers' Association of Western Australia

The Land · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 3

A meeting of the Executive was held at 53 St. George's Terrace, Perth, on Tuesday, February 4th. Present:—Messrs. A. J. Monger (president), J…

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Our Experiment Farms

The Land · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

Several American and other papers that have just come to hand contain references to the alleged failure of…

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Liming a Growing Crop

The Land · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 8

Without knowing something of the soil, it is difficult to say what are the benefits that will be derived by the use of lime (says the Director…

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Farmers' Section

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 7

Prizes to sheephbreeders holding not more than 5,000 acres in New South Wales who have never won a first prize in the open classes at this Association's show…

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Evolution of the Dairy Cow

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 13

Stone row keepers are prone to regard their charges as so many milk producing machines to [?] provided with a certain fixed amounta of raw material in the shape…

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Own Your Own Little Farm. a Paying Proposition for Small Holdors

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

There is a familiar adage that a little house well filled, and a field well tilled, are great riches; while R. L. Stevenson wrote that…

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North Coast Dairy Herds. Proposed Affiliation of Herd-testing Associations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

Owing to the great spread of the held-testing movement in the dairying districts between Bangalow and Tweed Heads, a movement has been started…

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Farmers' Movements

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 3

Casine Branch F.S.A. has raised its afaliation tee to £1 per member . From a financial point of view, the…

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