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Farming & the land, 1919

1,241 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 63

The Orchard. to Maintain Soil Fertility. Green Manuring Crops

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 4

The maintenance of fertility, notwithstanding the loss of plant food that results from constant cropping, is one of the problems that confront every…

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Charleville Sheep Mystery

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 7

A Charleville wire says that no arrests have been made in connection with the dastardly act of stealing the…

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Appraising Wool

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

The Australian wool-grower hasn't made much noise about the queer things he has noticed since the Government took the sales business out…

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Farm Notes "Take—all." the Wheat-growers' Worst Enemy

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

For some years the Plant Breeder of the Department of Agriculture has observed the prevalence of "take-all" in the wheat breeding plots' at Cowra…

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FARM and STATION On the land What Farmers Can Do. Quick growing fodder crops

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

In view of the depletion of reserves of fodder and the serious damage done to ordinary pastures—especially to paspa lum—by the phenomenally dry…

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Wire-netting for Farmers More Value Than Bricks

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

"It's no use for the Government to supply seed and fodder if there is no protection from rabbits." In these words Mr. M'Garry introduced a…

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Wool Appraisements

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 4

Australian, Mercantile, Land, and Finance Company, Ltd., report under date 20th February:—This company's catalogue of 2423 bales was appraised…

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The Outlook for Cattle. Higher Prices Anticipated. Sidney Kidman's Views

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 6

Mr. Sidney Kidman, the well-known pastoralist, returned to Adelaide (says the Adelaide "Observer"), after a trip to the Eastern States, as fas as…

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Wool Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 3

The A.M.L. & F. Co. report under date February 20-- The wool now being brought forward are drawn largely from the…

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Wool Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 3

The New Zealand: Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. report:- Dur approinement No. 53 begins on Friday February 21, and should be…

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Sheep Fly Pest. Valuable Information

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

A pamphlet has been leaned showing the conclusions by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock in relatioin…

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Price of Butter

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday. — From to-day the wholesale rate of first-grade butter will be 186/8 per ewt., and the retail price 1/10½ per lb., with an upward…

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Inverell Butter and Bacon Co. Half-yearly Meeting

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Inverell Co-operative Butter and Bacon Company was held on Saturday evening. The chairman, Mr. F. S. Stening…

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Starving Sheep on the Coast

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 3

Things are not quite as bad in the sheep country as they are painted, says Casino "Courier." This is borne out by the fact that there are now…

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Farm Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 7

Experience with Farm Tractors.—The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has aroused…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture ans are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 408…

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New Varieties of Wheat. How They Behaved This Season

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

One of the features of this season's work on the Plant Breeder's plots at Cowra has been the success of South African varieties of wheat under test…

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Experience with Farm Tractors. What Farmers Said

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has [?] much discussion in America, and…

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Profitable Dairying. Cream-can Philosophy. Glen Elgin Sets an Example

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 6

It is an open secret that the local butter factory is having a hard time this season, on account of the continued droughts and that, even if rain…

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Butter Commandeered

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

All the butler in this State is to be commandeered, on the advice of the Butler Pool Committee, in order to prevent traders from holding too…

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