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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Practical Irrigation Farming

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

These notes are issued under the personal supervision of the Minister for Agriculture…

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Government Share Farming

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Details of the Government experiment in share farming, to be put into operation this year, were made available…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes, DAIRYING

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 7

"Caked and spoiled udders are the bane of the milk producers' business," says Dr. A. S. Alexander, in a current article. Generally they do not…

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Impressive Wool Prices. Crossbreds to 20d

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

We have been able to report lately several memorable sal;es by John Bridge and Co. Ltd. Their closing sale of the current year however held…

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Corn Silage the Cheapest Farm Feed

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

The machine used for filling the silo may be of any type, although perhaps the blower type gives the best satisfaction. If this is used there is a…

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Farm & Afield Original Articles. Perigical Liming

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

The advantage to be derived from the practice—nowadays too often neglected—of periodical applications of lime, have been described by no less an…

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Guyra Cattle Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

At the Guyra show-yards on Friday January [?] Mr.T.S Sole,[?]tioner will hold his annual c[?]ttl[?] Seven hundred head have…

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Drovers and Lost Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

A [?]cover recently brought an [?] against a grasier claiming [?] for [?]oving a [?] of about 1000 sheep.The grazier put in a counter…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Wheat for Abroad. Sydeny

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

A steamer left Sydney on Thursday last for the United Kingdom,wheatladen…

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Wheat Hold Up. Farmers' Aid Sought

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

The Williamstown Waterside Workers, Melbourne, decline to handle wheat under 4/- per hour, though offered 3/9. The Minister for…

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Wheat Lumpers Strike

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Melbourne, Monday.—The lumpers at Williamstown engaged in loading wheat struck again on Saturday for extra overtime pay…

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The Wheat Question

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The central wheat committee hae decided upon its allotment of shipping space for January. For the present N.S. Wales"…

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Farmers & Settlers

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held last Thursday morning in the P. and A. rooms, the following members being present: Messrs. Pitzell (chair), W…

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Farms for Soldiers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday. — The muster at French's Forest, Manly, on Saturday was disappointing, only 26 workers attending, in respond to Dr…

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Local and General News Tamworth Cattle Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 7

Messurs, [?] Central advertise in this [?]…

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Pastoral. the Dorset Horn Cross. For Fat Lamb Market

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

A practical test with fat lambs of the Dorset Horn crow was recently made by the Department of Agriculture, when a consignment was forwarded…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 245…

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Organise Wheat or Meat? the Taxation Theory

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 5

A series of articles under the heading 'Organise" will appear in our columns. They are reprinted from the "Sun," Sydney, and have been prepared by a writer who has…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming. Manuring of Orchards

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

In almost every branch of agriculture the application of fertilisers to the soil is essential if the best results are to be obtained. According to the officer who…

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