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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,222 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 62

Commandeering Cattle Writ Against Queensland Government. Claim Fob £5,000 DAMAGES

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

A writ has been issued by Messrs J. F. Fitzgerald and Walsh, on behalf of Laura Duncan and Fitzroy Clarence Tratman, trustees of the will of William Duncan…

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Dairying. the Yellow Colour

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 8

COWS THAT STORE UP CAROTIN. Experiments conducted at the Missouri, Station, U.S.A., have shown that the color of cream and butter due to…

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Agricultural Notes. the Potato Crop. Keep Cultivating Implements Going

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 8

[?] the land is kept well cultivated during the next two or three months, the very serviceable rains that [?] fallen in practically all districts…

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Wheat Waste

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 5

One fanner in the Bearbong district informed us (Gilgandra "Weekly" during the week that if things had gone right he would have stripped…

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Wool Market

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Hughes states that the first appraisements have been completed for the wool sales in Sydney and Melbourne. He was glad to state that…

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Wool Market

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 13th January.—The appraisement of our catalogue of the 9th inst. is proceeding steadily and…

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Cattle Die after Dipping

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 7

A cattle "smash," in which the owner, Mr. T. Webster, was a loser to the extent of about £1000, is reported from Sarum, near Bell (Qd.) It…

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The Wheat Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

The Government statistician estimates the wheat crop-yield for 1916 at 42,817,000 bushels. The average will be 11.4 bushels per acre…

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The Wool Deal. Valuators' Methods Tested

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Hughes, referring to the sale of wool, says,that the methods adopted for the valuation of Australian wools was thoroughly tested and…

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Wool Appraisement

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

At the first appraisements of wool in the Melbourne and Geelong markets the highest price secured was 29d for greasy merino…

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The Wool Deal

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, referring to the sale of wool, says that the methods adopted for the valuation of Australian wools was thoroughly tested and proved to be…

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Payment for Wool

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that the Prime Minister has officially announced that payment for wool will made 14 days after the completions…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 3

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame. M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department No. 298…

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Congestion of Wheat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.— Tho number of trucks of wheat on hand daily, and not released bv shippers, is increasing slaruingly…

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Wheat Stacks. Attempted Destruction

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

It was reported yesterday that some wheat stacks at Old Junee were much damaged, two bags in one stack having been slashed for the express…

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Wool Trade Economy. Endorsement of "John Bridge" Policy

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Nearly twelve months ago, firm of John Bridge and Co., Ltd., inaugurated in the interests of woolgrowers, their campaign of economy in the…

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Farm Notes. Poultry. Half-grown Cockerels. And the Christmas Market

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

The advice given by the Poultry Expert during last month on the subject of marketing half-grown or small [?] during the weeks [?] to…

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Payment of Wool

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 8

Windacomba Carson, L[?] report that the Prime Minister has officially announced thet payment for wood will be made 14 days after the completion…

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More Germui Blasphemy. Australian Wheat Threatened. (Reuter's Telegram) London Thursday Night

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 4

Herr Roekicke, a member of the Reiechstag, in a speech, said: "Our dear God has green us a hint that he has caused a bad world harvest to…

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Farm & Field. Original Articles Advantages of Liming

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3

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

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