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Blue Mountains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

6 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

The Season's Fruit Crop

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 8

Dear Sir,—No, doubt your readers have expected some news of the season's fruit crop ere this, but unfortunately for myself and for those interested in the industry, two…

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Solution of the Wheat Problem Utilising the Mountains

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 3

The storage of wheat is likely to become a big problem in the near future, It appears to be impossible to get sufficient ships tp take the wheat away before the next crop is ready…

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Farm Training for Women at Cowra Experimental Farm

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 8

The Agricultural Department has taken over from the Department of Labour and Industry the training of the 20 women students who, for some time past, have been in…

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Government Poultry Farm

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 3

The question of whether poultry farming pays is again brought to the fore by the purchase of the Grabtham poultry farm, near Rooty [?], by the Government. A…

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Luther Burbank's New Wheat

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 3

A. G. Huie writes:—According to an American paper, Lather Burbank, the Californian plant wizard, has developed a new wheat, which is capable of yi[?]flying…

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Sheep Fly Trap

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 November 1917 · page 4

S. A. Chaffey, of Nemingha, writer as follows:—"It is with some degree of surprise I have read the report contained in Ch 'Agricultural Gazette' by the officer in…

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