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Farming & the land, 1915

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Skins and Hides How to Make The Most of Them a Practical Farmer's Way of Treating Them

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 6

Mr. J. P. Raggat gave a meeting of S[?] farther the result of his experience in the treatment of sheep skins and bullock hides…

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Farm or Station Hand

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 6

A young man wants employment as a station hand. He has had good experience; can milk, kill, ride, [?] etc. Asking [?] per week and keep. Apply No. [?]…

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Share Dairy Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 6

Two young men seek a dairy on the share system—on the Northern Rivers preferred. They have had good experience. and are wanting a [?] of about 100 of 150 acres. full h[?]…

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A General Farm Hand

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 6

An experienced farm hand wants work. plou[?] and general, any part of the country. He [?] asking 23' per week and keep. Apply No. [?]…

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The Bathurst Crops

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 12

The 1914 season has been more than satisfactory in the Bathurst district. Food crops have been marketed, and as exceptional prices are being received…

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Stocks, Crops and Pastures. Official Summary. Improved Conditions. London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 7

The Commonwealth Meteorolgist furnishes a summary of the condition of stock, crops, and pastures in New South Wales, gleaned from the reports OUR WOOL CONGESTS LONDON. PORT. Explaining why the Port of London is congested, the authorities state that for several months very little Australian wool arrived. Now it is…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Irrigation Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

The deplorable death of the late Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation, Mr. L. A. B. Wade, confronts tho Government with a heavy responsibility. Quite upart…

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Produce. Dairy. Another Fall in Eggs. Prime Cheese 6[?]d TO 7d

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 11

There was another decline of 1d a dozen in the wholesale quotation for new-[?]aid eggs yesterday, [?]hen the best brands were to be had at from 1/6 to 1/7. River…

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Crop a Failure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 11

"Subscriber" Writes:- Sir,—In July last I purchased a property of 400 acres, half of which 200 acres was under wheat and looking very promising. The owners put an…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

MORPETH.—The output of butter at the Morpeth Butter Factory for the month of December, reached record proportions, the total being 123 tons, compared with 59 tons for…

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Prison Reform. Vegetable Farms for New South Wales. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 10

The New South Wales Attorney-General (Mr. Hall) inspected the afforestation and prison labour schemes of the New Zealand Government. "Perhaps the best thing I can say…

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Grave Rumours. Farmers Want Royal Commission Harden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 10

At the largest meeting of farmers ever held in the district Mr. R. Graham, president of the shire of Demondrille, presiding, the following resolution, amongst others, was…

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A "Wel-satisfied" Farmer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 8

"According to some of the statements made in the press, it is the farmers who are complaining about their arrangements being badly interfered with," said Mr. Ashford, Minister for…

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Assistance to Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

DUBBO, Monday.--Mr. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, in the course of an interview in Dubbo, said the purpose of his western trip was partly to inquire generally into the…

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General Notes. Farmers' Co-operation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

At a meeting of farmers held at Harden on Saturday, a committee consisting of Messrs. A. G. Newspn, S. E. Roberts, G. A. Ford, W. Affleck and Robert Gibson, was appointed to…

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The Soil. North Coast Dairying. Eye-opeyiyg Statistics

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The magnificent season--the best they have ever had--now being enjoyed by the Richmond and Tweed districts is reflected in the record output from the North Coast Co-operative…

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Produce. Dairy. New-laid Eggs 1/5. Firmness in Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 13

The egg market continues, to decline. Yesterday new-laid suburban consignments were another 1d a dozen cheaper, at from 1/5 to 1/6. The bulk of the sales, however, were…

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Wheat Acquisition Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 13

A meeting has been convened by the president of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, on requisition, for noon to-day, at the chambers premises. All persons and firms engaged in…

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The Wheat Grab. N.z. Shipment Stopped. Farmers' Protests

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 10

The interim injunction to restrain the Government of New South Wales from selling or holding wheat the subject matter of a plaint was again before the Interstate Commission in…

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London Wool sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 6

A private cable message from London states that the list of arrivals for the first series of home wool sales for this year has been closed. New arrivals…

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