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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 250

The Dairy Industry Dale of Dairy Stock. Dispersal of Mr. Marsh's Hard

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

Last week Mr. G. S. Marsh, of Tatham, offered the whole of his dairy stock for sale, and the results were very satisfactory, considering the dry…

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Poultry on the Farm Worms in Chickens

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

A suburban poultryman left a dead thicken at the N.S.W. bureau of microbiology not long ago, with the remark that it was one of several…

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Dairy Factory Reports

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

Ballina Creamery last month manufactured 9d, [?] of butter. The total pay amounted to [?] at the fate of 9id per lb dore super[?] 9d for No. 2 in the pig department…

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For the Dairy

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

The outlook for Jerseys is very promising, and undoubtedly this deserving breed is daily paining ground. The extensive operations of buyers…

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Queensland Farmfrs' Movements. O.f.u. Central Executive and State Politics

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

The executive committee of the National Central Executive of the Queensland Farmers' Union met in Brisbane last week for the purpose of…

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N.s.w. Farmers' Meetings F.s.a. Branch Reports. Brodie's Plains

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

Mr. C. H. Arkin-Hall president at last meeting of Brodie's Plains [?] and amongst those present was our lady member. A letter was received from the telephone…

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Instruction in Irrigation. More Fodder Crops Necessary

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

An expert irrigationist has been appointed in each district by the Victorian Water Commission to visit each settler and advise or make…

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Red Range District Crops

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

me weather out here this season (writes a Red Range correspondent) has been very patchy, the summer being the driest we have had for some…

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A Share Dairying Agreement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 4

Inverell asks me for information as to drawing up an agreement between himself and another, for dairying on shares…

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The Produce World Canowindra Maize Crops

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

The Canowindra maize crops on the flats are fair, but there will be practically no corn on the higher lands. Excellent rains have fallen. It is too…

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Farms in Northern Territory

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

On the Daly River, in the Northern Territory, it has been amply proved that the sail and the climate are admirably suited to lucerne-growing;…

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The Dairy Big-gun Organisation

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

The delegates have come and gone. The inter-State conference has conferred and concluded. The Thing has been fixed up. And now, where do we…

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Produce. Dairy. Egg Market Disturbed

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

The egg market yesterday was exceedingly unsettled. The northern river consignments were in many instances opening up in very unsatisfactory condition. One lot from…

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The Irrigation Area. Vigorous Growth of Lucerne. Dairying Making Steady Progress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 7

According to the fortnightly report of the Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation, 1846 acres have been irrigated at Yanco during the past two weeks. The "old"…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Weirs and Locks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 7

The progress in irrigation may be regarded as encouraging after all the years of delay that have characterised the movement. But while we are enabled to watch the fruits of the…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 7

ALBION PARK.—The weather still continues dry and milk supplies are rapidly diminishing. Dairy farmers experience difficulty in obtaining supplies of bran for stock, and…

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The Yanco Settlers. Extent of Cropping. Maize As a Grain Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

The operations of settlers on the Yanco Irrigation Area are extending. This is indicated by the fact that during the past fortnight 1846 acres were irrigated. The official report states…

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The Soil. Water for Farm Stock. a North Coast Problem. Effect of Swamp Drainage. a Co-operative Example

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

Considerable areas of the low-lying swamps adjacent to the lower portions of the north coastal rivers are being taken in hand and drained. In view of this, a matter which is of…

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Disease Among New Zealand Dairy Cattle

Globe · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

Tuberculosis is said to be steadily increasing is many of the New Zealand dairy districts, despite the precautions taken…

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Sheep and Settlement

Nepean Times · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

Mr Trofle, the Minister for Agriculture, has been endeavouring to enlighten the Millions Club on the subject of sheep and settlement. Whereas…

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