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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,241 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 63

Australian Wool. a New Opening for Capital. an Avenue for Money-making

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. Leo Hern served his articles as a wool-classer at the Armidale Technical College before he went on active service. He obtained the highest…

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Pcison Cart and Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Conroy, of Yarraville, writes in reply: in your, issue of the 6th inst., I noticed, under the beading of "Babbits or Sheep." a letter which…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 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 and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 406…

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Wool Trade Busy. the Dry Season

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

Winehcombe, Carson, Lid, report:--Those engaged in the Sydney wool traile are still working at high press are, Catalogues totalling 45,000 bales…

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Farmer Mistook Jones. So They Had a Parting [?]p In [?]

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the Presb[?] was to be held in the town and Jones who was on the staff of a al newspaper was sent down to report the proceedings. I…

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Dairying. Ten-year-old Silage. a Profitable Venture

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

A sample of silage that had been made from green maize in April, 1990—nearly ten years ago—was recently for warded to the Department of…

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Seed Wheat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3
Also in Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal

The Minister for Agriculture, theHon. W. C. Grahame, desires it to be notified that the Department of Agriculture is receiving numerous inquiries…

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Wheat-lumpers' Strike

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

The wheat-lumpers strike continues. Shipowners have asked a number of men to hand in their discs…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

Winchecombe, Carson, Ltd., report, under date February 10: —Those engaged in the Sydney wool trade are still working at high pressure. Catalogues totalling 45,000 bales…

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Wool Trade Busy

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Those engaged in the Sydney wool trade are still working at high pressure. Catalogues totalling 45,000…

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Windfall for the Butter Factory

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

By yesterday's mail the Inverell Cooperative Butter Factory received a cheque from the British Government for £784, representing the difference…

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Wheat Lumpers Again Knock Off

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Although the wheat lumpers resumed work yesterday afternoon, with the intention of working on till 9 o'clock at night, they ceased…

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Farm Notes "Early" Wheats and "Late" Ones. the Time to Sow Them

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

Mistakes are made practically every season by farmers who sow different varieties of what at the wrong times. There are those who seem to insist…

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Dairying. Ten-year-old Silage

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

A sample of silage that had been made from green maize in April, 1909—nearly ten years ago—was recently forwarded to the Department of…

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Necessitous Farmers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Dumares[?] Shire Council the Department of Lands letter re providing financial assistance to farmers who had suffered owing to…

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Sheep-fly Problem. Scientific Investigation

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

For the last four years and a half the Government Sheepfly Experiment Station, conducted by the Department of Agriculture, and subsidised by the…

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General News. Black Mountain Butter Factory

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 3

For the month of January the Black Mountain Co-Operative Butter Company paid suppliers at the rate of l/5 nett per lb. for choicest butter…

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Uralla Wool establishes a Record

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

The wool now being catalogued in Sydney includes some of the most stylish clips grown in the State, drawn from the northern, central, and…

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Butter Factory [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

The return at the local butter factory for January show that 17 612 1bs of choicest butter were manufactured, and 1570 second grade, for which…

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