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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

12,048 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Politics from the Rural Standpoint Industrial Unrest and Farming Profits. The Producers' Double Losses through the increase of Wages

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 1

The most pressing anxiety of the man on the land, in the present period that of agricultural evolution, is the increasing cost of labour, and,…

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Machinery' and the Labor Problem. Scientific Farming cuts out Low Class Labor

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 1

The problem that every primary producer must solve sooner or later, or [?] down, is how to grow farm products that will return a profit…

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Machinery Tends to Prevent Strikes. It Renders the Farmers Moro Independent of Union Labor

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 1

There is a particular reason why the man by the land should study, at the present time, the incidence of machinery upon the various calling that are…

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South Coast Fodder Crops. Cultivation Delayed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 7

Maize crops on the South Coast are languishing for want of rain, and early: crops put in for grain are coming into tassel, being only a few feet…

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Farm Finance. Loans on Town Lands

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

Penrith: Seeing that the land is within the municipal boundary, any proposal for a loan would come under the Savings Bank Department and not…

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Bush and Farm Craft. to Mend a Hose. An Effective Temporary Repair

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

Vexatious and even serious delay is sometimes occasioned by the hose of the spraying outfit leaking and, may be, becoming useless for effective…

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For Woman's Adornment. Some Aspects of Ostrich Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 8

There are several reasons why, to the mind of the intelligent woman, this season's vogue for ostrich feathers will be welcome. To begin with,…

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N. S. W. Farmers Meetings. F. S. A. Branch Reports. Mahildra

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

Twenty-four members were in attendance at list meeting of Manildra Branch. One new member was elected, and two nominations were received…

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The Banks and the Farmers. a Hint to Australian Bankers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

There is a Better Farming Association in South Dakota, a State of the American union, and recently the bankers of the city of Aberdeen, in…

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Farmers' Movements

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Attwood, has resigned the position of president of the Bowraville Agricultural Association, and Mr. W. J, Tuck has been elected as his…

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Rape for Pics. An Excellent Crazing Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

Rape provides nourishing and appetising diet for pigs, and they may be grazed on it with assurance of profit…

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Dairy Factory Reports

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

Avon and Barrington Butter Factory, Gloucester, manufactured [?] butter during December. Suppliers were paid [?] per for first-class, and [?] for second-class…

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Irrigation Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

The N. S. W. Lands Department notifies that particulars regarding irrigation farms may be obtained from the information Bureau, Department,[?]…

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Poultry on the Farm. the Sick Turkey

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

When a turkey is in good health it has an upright carriage, very bright eyes, and the red about its head is bright and clear. Sick birds will droop…

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Why Poultry-farmers Fail. And How They Can Succeed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

Farmers and other producers (says the S. A. Poultry expert in a recent report), would, find that their average hens and pullets would 'yield them, at…

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For the Farm Table. Cool Drinks for Hot Days. Good to Drink and Good for Health

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 8

Cool summer drinks are a necessity with us at present, and the following recipe, kindly sent by one of my friends, may be welcomed by many of…

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Experiment Farm for Dubbo

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 3

There is a prospect that in a short time Dubbo will realise one of its cherished ambitions, and become possessed of a Government experiment…

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Our Sport Miscellany. the Turf. Warwick Farm Races. Rue Victoria wins Big Handicap

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 3

Notwithstanding the sultry weather, there was a big attendance at the Warwick Farm Races on Saturday. The following are the results:—…

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The Dairy Industry. Heavy Grazing Charges

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

South Coast dairy farmers are [?] the pinch of the prolonged dry weather. Grass is very dry and scarce, and in some districts as much…

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Common - Sense Farming

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 1

A negro farmer in Alabama has because famous not only in his native state, but through all the southern states, for bis big crops of cotton and…

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