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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,143 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 58

Australia's Wheat Harvest

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

The wheat harvest for the current season is much larger than the previous one. Reports from the Government Statistician show that in a…

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The Estimated Wheat Yield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The wheat crop of N.S.W. is officially estimated at 43,557,000 bushels, or an average of 13¼ bushels per acre. The total area…

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A Goanna Farm

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

There is no need to go into the pros and cons of the goodwill Australian girls bear towards the apple-checked English misses, but a returned…

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The Fruit Crops

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. James Handley, Government Fruit Inspector, has been engaged in the Inverell portion of his district of late. In the course of a chat with…

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FARM and STATION' On the Land. Summer Cultivation. What It Does and Why

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 6

If the copious rains that have fallen this summer are not to be lost, the progressive orchardist will already be making use of every hour he can…

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English Farm Worker

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 6

What, after all, does the ordinary work of an English farmer's son amount to? One answer to this question was given recently at the…

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New Wheat Wet. Anxiety as to Further Weevil Infection

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

Reports from the country show as the result of the general rain, portion of the new wheat got wet. This has aroused anxiety as to future trouble…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 7

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

Michael Joseph Hanley was charged with that he did at Marowan, on or about 19th December, 1917, steal three sheep, the property of Finlay Melnnes,…

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Immense Wheat Stacks

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners have approved of the proposal to erect huge wheat stacks at Orange and Spring Hill, and within the next day or two…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

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. 349…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 February 1918 · 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. 353…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 7

"We have never failed, when the trues interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning and to assert our active opposition…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Side-tracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 9

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write :— We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely…

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Wild Oats. Their Occurrence in American Crops

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

The control or eradication of wild oats from certain wheat lands in the United States is the subject of a bulletin lately issued by the Department of Agriculture…

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Sheep and Cattle Dips

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 9

In pursuance of the War Precautions (Prices) Regulations, an order has been issued calling upon all persons, firms, or companies who or which at midnight…

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New Wheat

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 7

Some new wheat claimed by the grower—Mr C Or[?]pp of Bungowanna about nine miles from Albury—to be a variety hitherto unknown is…

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Commercial. Very Successful Cattle Sale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

Messrs. David W. Oliver (Armidale) and A. L. Stewart & Co. (Tamworth) report having conducted a very successful cattle sale at the Municipal Yards,…

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Items of Interest. Money in Butter

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The Tamworth Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. has just concluded a very successful half year. £46,954 worth of butter was manufactured…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Lid., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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