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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

1,565 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 79

The Cattle Plague. Ugly Situation Developls

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 6

Dairymen in the areas affected by the Rinderpest plague in Western Australia are resisting the authorities. A serious position teas arisen,…

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Wild Cattle Hunting. Experiences on the Macleay (By A. Tiller, in the "Daily Telegraph")

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 2

"Uaudoo's description of hunting wild cattle recalls to mind the most exciting, dangerous, and manly sport connected with the early history of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experiences of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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Higher Wool Values a Boom Market

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co.op. Co. reports:— At our last wool sale we brought forward an average to fair catalogue,…

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Higher Wool Values. a Boom Market

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 1

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. reports:—At our last wool sale (i.e. the last in last year) we brought…

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Peculiar Mortality Among Sheep. Fat Cattle Dying

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

A Bismuth -correspondent writes to the editor of the Deepwater 'Dispatch': A serious thing is happening the stock here on Bismuth. Some very fat cows…

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This Season's Wheat

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

In discussing the above with this paper's representative Mr.H. T. Hadley, the manager of the local flour mill, states that whilst the overage…

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Fine Wool Prices

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. Byron Tomlinson, of Emu Hills, who is well-known throughout the district as a grower of high-class merino wools reports that at the end of the…

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Local and General Dairy Herd by Auction

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. T. White, Beaulieu, has decided to relinquish dairying and dispose of his selected herd by auction on Saturday, 12th inst., commencing 2 p.m…

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Not All Joy. Grazing Farmer's Trials

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 7

The following is a copy of a letter received by a pastoral firm in Brisbane, from a western grazing farmer, dated December 11…

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Farmers and Settlers to Present Case Wheat Pool to Auditor-general. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. Thornbury, M.L.A., President Farmers and Settlers' Association, states that it has been decided to present a case on behalf of the 1916-17…

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Lawyers Blamed Delay in Wheat Statement. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

The Executive Committee of the Farmers and Settlers Association met yesterday. Reference was made to the delay in'presenting the case for…

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The Season's Wheat 4/72½ Per Bushel. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

The Victorian Growers' Co-operation, Limited, has decided to fix 4/7½ as the price at which millers are entitled to obtain the first quota of their…

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Wool Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 10

Goldabrough, Mort and Company, Limited, Sydney, report under date, December 27:-- The high prices ruling for wool…

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Pastoral Statistics. Enormous Growth of Industry

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 6

The enormous growth of the pastoral industry in Australia is referred to in the last Commonwealth Year Book. In the years between 1860 and 1921 the…

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Wheat Varieties. Inverel Experiments

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 6

Twelve wheats in a variety trial in experiments plots on the farm of Mr. T. Higgins, Lauriston, Inverell, averaged 15¼ bushels per acre. The seed…

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Prospects for Wool Market Strength

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report:—Though the current selling season commenced with wool values on high levels, in some quarters the market…

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Commercial. Prospects PpR WOOL. Market Strength

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Though the current selling season commenced with wool values on high levels, in some quarters the market was…

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Farm Lands Rating Within the Municipality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

Sir,—It must be gratifying to the many owners of farm lands within the municipality to note the recent remarks of some of the a[?]men upon…

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Sudan Grass Seed. Warning to Farmers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 6

Samples of Sudan grass seed have reently been received by the Department of Agriculture, containing seeds of sorghum and a sorghum-Sudan…

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