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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Seized Wheat. "Appreciative" Farmers

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 3

The Attorney-GeneraL made a statement on Tuesday night, concerning the effect of the recent proclamation declaring all the wheat in the State to…

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Farm and Reld Cricinal Articles. Fertilisers and Forage

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 2

There is one phase of the question of soil fertility which has a direct bearing upon the feeding of animals, and is worthy ,of more consideration than…

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Farmers' Appeal

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 11

The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Mahon, has received a letter from the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of Western Australia appealing against…

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Wheat Growing

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

The following shows exactly what is proposed to be done by the Government towards increasing the wheat area for next season. Details of the…

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More Wheat

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

"The agitation against the Holman Government has been engineered by commission agents. So far from action of the kind (the wheat seizure),…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 190…

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The Wheat Commission

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chairman of the state wheat Acquisition Board reports that money is still coming in very freely with orders just as freely. In order that…

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The Wheat Grab

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 4

The Commonwealth has lodged a complaint before the Interstate Commission against the New South Wales wheat embargo, and declares the…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes. Dairying. Home-made Bennet Extract

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

In view of the possibility of a shortage of the commercial brands of rennet extract, one of the dairy instructors of the Department provides a method of…

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Sheep for the Farm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

In the course of a paper on "Mixed Farming," read before the twenty-sixth annual congress of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau, Mr…

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A Crop of Green Maize

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

I have got an abundance of grass and feed for my cattle, and also a big lot of maize that I put in for green feed, which is doing very well. I should like…

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Cattle Straying

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

Michael George pleaded guilty to allowing a cow to stray, and being his second offence within the past Couple of months was fined 10 cost of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 192…

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A Prosperous Woman Farmer

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 7

A woman farmer who purchased [?] estate of eight thousand odd acres in New Zealand seven years ago, that was, at that time, capable of carrying only…

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The Great Wheat Grab. Farmers Protesting

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

At present about 50 appeals are lodged against the price being paid by the Government for wheat. It is stated that the Farmers and Settlers'…

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The Land. Farmers' Experiment. Report on Plots

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

Mr. F. Ditzell, Inspector of Agriculture for the North-west district, has just completed his report on the result of the wheat experiment plots…

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Farmers & Settlers

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

A meeting of the Inverell branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held yesterday morning, Mr. Alderman Ditzell occupying the chair…

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Cattle Sale at Guy Fawkes. Extensive Clearance

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 8

Walter J. Hawke and Co, in conjunction with Frank Waugh, report having conducted a highly successful sale of store cattle at Guy Fawkes on…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Top Dressing Pastures

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 6

The selection of fertilisers for top dressing grass lands must be determined largely by the character of hay which it is desired to produce, and it…

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