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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Fire at Glen Innes. Butter Factory Gutted. Damage Estimated at £4000. GLEN-INNES

Daily Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

At 3 o'clock this morning the butter factory was discovered to be on fire. The building had been burning for some time before the alarm was given. The fire…

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Wee Waa Farmers. Dispute with Central Executive. Wee Waa

Daily Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

At a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday notice of motion was given to rescind the resolution refusing to pay the affiliation fee…

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Support National Party Appeal to Farmers. SYDNEY,Monday

Daily Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

The president of the Farmers and Settlers Association lias Issued au appeal to the electors to support the National candidates next Saturday. He says that…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For the Man on the Land

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · 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 base mainly…

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Mice Plague. Bringing the Wheat to Sydney. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners are making strenuous efforts to get wheat away from what is now called the mice infested areas. Arrangements are in hand to…

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Growing Wool Clip. British Government Will Acquire. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

The general impression in wool trade circles is that although the present appraisement scheme embraces only the balance of the current wool clip the…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 8

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh street. Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…

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Agricultural. Fallow or Non-fallow. What the Farmers' Experiment Plots Showed

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 4

Several experiments to illustrate the value of fallowing as a farm practice were conducted in connection with the farmers' experiment plots last year, and…

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Dairying. Breeding for High Efficiency

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 4

A Better Producing Strain. According to Professor Eckles of Missouri, U.S.A. the constant cutting out of poor cows—though good in…

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Dungog Show. Cattle the Principal Feature. MAITLAND

Daily Observer · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 2

The Dungog Show was opened to-day in fine weather. There was a good attendance. In several sections there is a falling off in the number of exhibits, but…

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Annual Wool Review

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 5

The 1910-17 wool season, say Winchcombe, Carson, Limited in the Just published annual review, will be long remanthered as an outstanding…

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Markets. Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 3

The A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd., report under date 2nd May:—Appraising was continued during last week, the maximum quantity the Central…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat. Sydney, Friday, 10 a.m

The North Western Courier · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 2

In a report, dealing with the bulk handing of wheat in Victoria, the Railway Commissioners say the bulk handling of such grain may be…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Presidents Appeal

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 6

Fellew Farmers and Landholders of New south Wales: On Saturday next you will have the privillage of electing the members…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. President's Appeal. Follow Farmers and Landholders of N.S.W.

The North Western Courier · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 6

On Saturday next you will have the privilege of electing the members of the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia. At no time in the political…

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The "Worker" and the Wheat Pool

Daily Observer · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

In its issue of 26th April the Worker publishes an article on the wheat pool, especially designed to catch the votes of farmers, but hardly likely to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame,Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 313…

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Dairying. Breeding for High Efficiency. a Better Producing Strain

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

According to a Professor Eckles, of Missouri, U.S.A., the constant cutting out of poor cows-- though good in itself -- will not materially improve the…

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Farm and Field Original Articles a Substitute for Vetches

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

When vetches cannot be obtained peas make an excellent substitute sown with the cereal; but: they should be sown thicker, two bushel of peas…

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Chicago Wheat Record. Chicago

Daily Observer · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

Wild excitement characterised the operations on the Chicago Wheat Pit yesterday. Values again advanced with rapidity, and at the close of the day the ruling…

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