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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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The Wool Market Record for Greasy Merino Greatly Increased Demand From Japan

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales on Tuesday 7450 bales were offered at auction, and sales, including private transactions, amounted to 7037 bales. Another record…

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Northern Farmers

The Land · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 15

During the recent extraordinary dry spell, the dairy farmers, on the North Coast received fodder from, the Department of Agriculture by way of advances…

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Caught Farmer; Bowled F.s.a

The Land · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

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Homestead Farms. Go[?]ford Land District

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

[?] acres, in one block, being portion 9, parish if [?]nley, county of Northumberland, 12 miles from Wyong; the land os steep broken ridges, heavily timbered and strubby: landstone formation, sandy…

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Poultry Farming The Fight Against Vermin Vigilance Demanded in February

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

At no time of the year will vermin multiply as they will in the warmer months of summer. To keep them in check continued vigilance is imperative. Let the…

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Dairy Factory Returns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

The Manning River Co-operative Dairy Company paid supplier for December [?] per lb. for first and [?] for second-class butter. The grass turnover was [?] The supply showed a decrease…

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Season Reports. Dairy Pastures in New south Wales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

The recent hot, dry conditions have had a destructive effect upon grass and crops in Byron Bay district. Recently, however, there have been a few high showers. Previously bush fires caused…

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The North Coast Drought. Fodder Relief to Dairymen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture states that recent rain on the North Coast has, for the present at any rate, terminated the calls upon the department for…

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Sensational Fire on a Farm. Caused by a [?] Horse

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

A fire broke out in a stubble paddock, belonging in George Peters, near Willaura (Vic.), last Saturday evening. Peters was landing wheat stocks, when he noticed a man's coat on fire on…

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Season Reports. State of the Crops in New South Wales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

The wheat passed over the weighbridge at stations and sidings in Berrigan district is as follows: [?] bags, Finley 150,000 bags, Leuston 10,000 bags,…

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Spick-and-span Smartness. a Girl's Cotton Crope Fr[?]k

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 8

For first appearance, for resistance to wear, and especially for its happy capacity for…

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"Farmers Won't Breed Pigs." Pork and Bacon. Trade Wants Prick Increased

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 11

The Necessary Commodities Commission on Wednesday considered an application from the City and Suburban Butchers' Association to raise the…

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Compensation Claims. Forms for Farmers Only. Note the Date

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

The Government is taking elaborate precautions to safeguard itself against imposition in connection with payment of additional compensation to farmers…

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City Boy on Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

Some little tune ago a boy in a city office asked us to get him a job on a farm. His heart was in the country, and he wanted to go and work out his…

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Epistle of an Old Farmer. to a Young Friend

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

Dear Dave, I often wonder hoo, You're gettin' on wi' cauf an' coo, Or reddin' up, wi jerky ploo, Blinky's stubble;…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Rutherglen Fly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

The Rutherglen fly has been so prevalent this soason in the orchards and gardens that growers are concerned naturally in methods of destruction. Several methods (more or…

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Returned Soldiers. Providing Farm Training

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

The matter of practical farm training for returned soldiers has been engaging the attention of the State War Council, and as a result of its representations the Minister for…

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Crops and Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

CARCOAR, Thursday.--Steady rain commenced to-day, and this, with last week's heavy fall, will materially improve pastures. Previous to last week live stock were only in…

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The Soil. Crop Rotation. Three-year System Results

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

The rotation of crops is a system that la accepted as sound, but little practised in our wheat districts, except in an experimental way as greater necessity arises for making the most…

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Wool, Wheat, and Flour

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 7

The following quantities of [?] wheat, and flour were men[?]fcated to arrive at Darling Harbor and sub-stations to-day. Wool [?] bales; [?] 123 tons: and wheat 3336 tons…

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