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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Farm Notes What Rising Prices Have Discovered. the Value Or Broom Millet Seed As Block Teed

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

Climbing prices have discovered virtues in many things—from the the temporarily discarded pair of "worn out" boots upward. New prices mean new…

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Dairy Robbed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Whymark's dairy, Mosman, was robbed last night of £180. This is the second robbery within a few months, £200 being stolen on…

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By Telegraph. [Through Our Sydney Representatives.] Necessitous Graziers and Farmers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The State Treasurer said yesterday that, at the instance of the Government, the Commissioner for Taxation had decided to…

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Late Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 10

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.,. Ltd., report under date May 12th:—This Company's next appraisement will be held on May 27th…

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Farm Notes. What Rising Prices Have Discovered

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 8

The Value of Broom Millet as Stock F[?]ed.—Climbing prices have discovered virtues in many things whom the temporarily discarded pair of "worn…

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Two Wheat Crops a Year

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 2

M. W. Tonkin, one of the [?] Creek Settlers, reports some remarkable results from a trial of B[?] wheat. This is an early maturing…

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Seven and six for Wheat

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 2

An important decision was arrived at by the Cabinet on Thursday. It was that the State Government should guarantee wheat growers 76 per…

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Local and General Glen Innes Dairy Returns

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 2

The [?] season is seriously [?] in the operations of the local butter factory during the month of April Altogether, 6969 lb. of butter were…

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Australia Wants Her Wheat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—In view of the serions condition of the season the Producers' Association has decided to request the Commonwealth Government…

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From Sheep to Cloth Summary of Process

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

At the recent Moree Show a representative of the Marrickville Tweed Manufacturing Company demonstrated the process of manufacturing cloth…

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Commercial. Mr. Hughas' Wool Bombshell

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 6

It is understood the latest suggestion of the Federal Government as announced by Mr. Hughes has come as a bombshell among those cngaged in the…

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Wheat Pool Dividends. Official Announcement

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 4

An official announcement is to be made this week regarding the amount of additional dividends to be paid in the various wheat pools…

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Blow Fly in Sheep. Experiments in Queensland

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 6

Highly important experiments in regard to the combating of the blow fly pest in sheep are in progress at Dalmally, in the Roma district…

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Shortage of Wheat. Only a Week's Supply

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the Flour Millers' Association has decided to appeal to the Prime Minister, pointing out the effect the continuance of the…

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Australian Wool. Yorkshire Paper's Comment. (United Service Cable)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 4

The Yorkshire "Observer's" trade correspondent states that no doubt Imperial acquisition of the wool had been advantageous to the Australian…

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Farmer Attacks Family. New Zealand Tragedy

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 4

An Otago farmer named John Sharp is alleged to have attacked his children. One girl, aged seven, was rendered unconscious. Her head was then smashed…

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Wool Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 4

The A.W.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under dale May 13, 1920:-- The result of the referendum taken on the proposal it was considered…

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Farmers and Graziers' Company. Advanced Co-operation. Producers' interests Well Guarded

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co , Ltd., writes:— "The termination of the Company's…

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Dairying with a Difference. Do You Keep Cows—or Do They Keep You?

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 4

From the year 1854 to 1918 the average yearly yield of butter fat of Danish cows jumped from [?] to 240 lb…

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Two Wheat Crops a Year

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 6

Mr. W. Tonkin, one of the Myall Creek settlers, reports some remarkable results from a trial of Buny[?] wheat. This is an early maturing variety, and…

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