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Farming & the land, 1926

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Taralga Dairy Co

The Land · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 13

The sixth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of Taralga Dairy Co., showed a net profit of £85/2/10. Cream purchases for the half-year…

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Farmhouse Burned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

Dastardly Attack on Two Women. After wounding his wife and mother-in-law with a knife, at a farmstead at Awahuri (N.Z.), a half-caste…

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Rice Crops Damaged Wild Ducks on Murrumbidgee

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 11

Owing to the extensive damage being done by wild ducks to the riceplots on the Murrumbidgee (N.S.W.) irrigation areas, application was made…

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Unclean Milk Cans. Seven Dairymen Fined

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

Seven dairymen were each fined £1 and 8/ costs, at the Singleton (N.S.W.) police court this week for using unclean milk cans. The dairies…

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Country Shows Rewards of Husbandry the Farmers' Pride Canley Vale

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 10

There was an excellent display of poultry at the seventh annual show promoted by the Canley Vale and St. John's Park Agricultural Bureau, held at St. John's Park on Saturday…

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The World of Motoring Farm Tractors The Steering Gear Scope for Improvement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 13

Steering is not a very strong point with the majority of tractors, and sufficient attention has not been paid by manufacturers to this part of the…

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Victorian Peaches Goulburn Valley Crop Market in Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 14

The Northern Victorian Fruitgrowers' Association, after trial consignments of peaches from the Goulburn Valley, are satisfied that…

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Crops and Orchard Broom Millet Good Crop Prospects Hint to Growers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 14

Recognising the importance of broom millet to the Australian industry, the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn, M.L.A.) has…

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Sugar Beet Crop. Success in Great Britain

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 14

The growing of sugar beet has made great progress in Great Britain since the war time. In the House of Commons last week it…

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Potato Crops Possible Shortage All States Affected

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 7

Reports received by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture indicate that a decided change has come over the outlook for the supply of potatoes…

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English Farmers Migration to Canada Motion in Protest London, Thursday Nigh

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 7

The Council of the National Farmers [?] to-day carried a resolution [?] to the Ministry of Agriculture against State-aided emigration…

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Very Dry, But No Drought Farmers Are Happy Townsmen Anxious Wagga

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 3

ALTHOUGH there hat been no rain for 13 weeks, and there is a shortage of water, farmers do not fear a drought…

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Jockeys' Mounts for Warwick Farm

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

Jockeys' engagements at the Warwick Farm meeting to-morrow will probably include the following:— [?] Bartiel Glenfield Handicap: Tong…

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Horse Racing Warwick Farm 7-Event Programme Big Nursery Field

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

At it was necessary to divide the Intermediate Handicap when acceptance were declared yesterday, the programme for to-morrow's…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 13

City dairy produce houses quoted unchanged rates for all lines. Cheese sales showed further reduction, and eggs again moved out slowly…

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At the Farm Seven Race Programme Saturday's Selections

The Sun · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

At Warwick Farm to-morrow the Australian Jockey Club will provide a seven-event programme, for which the acceptances just reached the century…

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Cattle Stealing

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 6

Thomas Cusham Nelson, pleaded guilty at the Parramatta Sessions on Tuesday evening last, to three charges of cattle stealing. Altogether he stole…

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State Dairy Board Higher Butter Quality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

A fresh election is to be held in connection with the State Dairy Advisory Board, in order to reduce the number of representatives in accordance with…

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