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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Wheat Crisis LONDON

Daily Observer · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

Owing to the wheat crisis the British army bread ration will presently be reduced…

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District Sheep and Cattle

The North Western Courier · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 6

Prime heavy sheep changed hands at full late rates at Homebush last Thursday. Other sorts were, however, weaker. The demand for cattle…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 6

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 25th April:—Full appraisement catalogues were submitted last week, this company inclusive of…

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Wool Sales

The North Western Courier · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Wool appraisements are now again in full swing on the Sydney market Last Monday we submitted a catalogue of…

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Mice Pest. Ravage: Country Wheat Stacks. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

The ravages of mice among the country wheat stacks, particularly in the Rivorina district has become so alarming that active steps are being taken to…

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Late Telegrams. Unemployment. Position Desperate on North Coast. Farmers Cannot Employ Men. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. G. E. Bodkin, secretary of the A.W.U. (railway works branch), has received the following message from Coff's Harbor, "Advice married men to…

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Wheat Growing

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 7

"Science, capital, and organisation made it possible for Australia to produce such an enormous quantity of wheat. At one time the growing of…

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Something About Wheat. I.

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 7

I do not profess to be a scientific breeder of wheats, nor am I an expert farmer. I leave the breeding of wheats to men like Mr. Pridham, of the…

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The Wheat Pool. Mr. Beeby Explains. What the Farmers Should Keep in Mind

Daily Observer · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 1

The following appeal to the farmers in connection with the Federal elections is made my Mr. G. S. Beeby (Minister for Labour and Industry):—…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 2
Also in Daily Observer

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahams, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 312…

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Pigs and Pork. Porkers and Baconers. a Farmer's Views

Daily Observer · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5
Also in Manilla Express

The value of the different breeds of pigs that are used in Australia was discussed by Mr. Garner, a member of the Kellyville branch of the Agricultural…

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Dairying. Perfecting the Dairy Cow. The Human Factor

Daily Observer · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5
Also in Manilla Express

Can we bring out any finer point in the cow of to-morrow? The question is asked by an American writer in an article in which he…

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Kuduz—the Great Forage and Fertilising Crop. To the Editor

Daily Observer · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

Sir, This plant is a perennial vine and a native of Japan, from which fibre and starch are made and dried roots largely used in the East for colds and other…

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Farmers' Losses OVER £6,000,000 in Three Years. Growers Should Receive More Money. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 2

Mr .H. R .Piggott, National candidate for Clarence, declares that in three, years the farmers of Australia have lost £6,485,000. The reason was that the…

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Farm and Field [?] Increasing the Milk Yield

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 6

There is a strong demand that farmers should do their utmost to increase: the production of food. It is interesting therefore, to see what can be done…

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New Zealand Wheat Shortage. Position Serious. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 2

The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce has telegraphed the Acting Premier that there will be a serious wheat shortage before the next crop, and urges the…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the local Progressive League, which put in such strenuous work for Mr. Wearne during the recent State elections, was held in the…

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