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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

10,780 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

The Farm Table The Art of Jelly Making the Fine Points of Good Quality

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 8

There are five points by which a good jelly may be judged. These are the trans -perency of the jelly, its color, firmness, and flavor, and its "keeping" quality…

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Young Orchards The Non-productive Period Should Inter-croppinc Be Practised

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 7

The question as to whether it is wise and profitable to intercrop young orchards is one well worth serious consideration, and the discussion you report from…

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Estate Stud Farm. Mr. Sanderson Appointed Manager

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. J. Sanderson, the Government veterinary expert, has been appointed manager of the State stud farm at Bangaroo, in the Canowindra district. Four…

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Season Reports. Dairy Pastures in New South Wales

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 6

Useful showers have fallen at Dor[?] lately, and the grass shows the benefit, though more is needed to ensure a good growth before the winter. Mr. Jarreit, a local farmer, has taken up the…

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Cost of a Flour Mill. Of Interest to Farmers' Companies

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 6

Nyngan (N.S.W.); I think you would find the establishment of a flour-mill a much more costly project than you imagine. Mr. Geo. Vaider, N.S.W…

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Dairying Industry Improving the Breeds Quality Transmitted by the Sire

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 6

A notable instance of a high-record cow transmitting dairy quality through the male line is given by the secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Club in some…

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Loyal Dubbo Farmers. Voluntary Work for Recruits

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

A number of res[?] of the [?] district are working out a scheme that they believe will release a number of young men from their-farms, and enable…

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Sydney Dairy Produce

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

In the dairy department of Sussex-street, trade has been steady with prices Unaltered. The butter market has been fairly well supplied with all grades, and…

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Producers Revolt Against Fixed Prices Tamworth Farmers Demand Fair Play

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

What may be destined to become a very far-reaching movement, and one of great benefit to the producing classes, was inaugurated at a largely attended meeting…

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Grown Lands Available. N[?] in "Government Gazette" of Jan 7. Homestead Farms. Casing Land District

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

[?]acres, in use block, being portion [?] of Darke, country of Richmond 18 miles from [?] 9 miles from Mystic Creek railway station the land is level to low [?]gy country, sandstone…

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Farmers' Union. a Tamworth Move

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

After a good deal of discussion and much protest against the powers that be, farmers in the Taimvorth district, have resolved to form a non-political…

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Produce. Dairy. a Brighter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 11

When business opened in Sussex-street yesterday morning an improvement was to be noted in the market for several commodities. The depression which marked the egg market all…

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Farms for Soldiers. Real Co-operation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. George Fitzpatrick, honorary organising secretary of the French's Forest scheme, writes:—"It is good to know that despite strikes and other industrial troubles…

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Necessitous Farmers. Help Discontinued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 7

GRAFTON.—There has been distributed, through the agency of the Government, in the Clarence district to necessitous farmers, 6000 bags wheaten chaff, 1600 bags bran, and 306…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The half-yearly balance-sheet of the Coffs Harbour butter factory, for the half-year ended November 30, 1915, showed a net profit for the half-year…

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Good Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 7

Our Bathurst correspondent sends particulars of an instance of good farming on a small area. Mr. Cousins, of Windburn, ploughed 62 acres in February last, and drilled…

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Advice to Farmers. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 10

With regard to the operations of the wheat pool and the need for the exercise of care in the sale of wheat and wheat certificates by farmers, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

GRENFELL, Monday.--About 80,000 bags of wheat are stacked at the local railway, and 2000 bags have been despatched. About 300,000 bags are expected to arrive at the local yards…

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Farmers' Light Horse. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 9

Sir,--Through your columns I would like to draw attention to a scheme Initiated, so far as I know, by the Dubbo Show committee, to enable many who are willing to enlist, but are…

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Chick wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 4

The New South Wales farmers need not fear that a change of the selling venue, of chick wheat from Sydney Goods to Darling Harbor or elsewhere would prejudice auction values…

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