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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,761 stories in Riverina's papers · page 75 of 89

Gathering the Harvest. Farmers Combine to Meet Labor Troubles

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 1

The Jerilderie Branch F.S.A. at last meeting disclosed the matter of mutually assisting each other in the event of the A.W.U. attempting to call out the…

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Interesting to Share Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 1

A case of much interest to share-farmers was heard before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M., in the Grenfell Small Debts Court last week, when John Courad…

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Tragedy at Berrigan Farmer's Family Butchered

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 3

A [?] assault is alleged to have been perperated at a farmhouse at Osborne Park, three miles from Berrigan, on Saturday morning. The…

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Milbrulong. Farmers' Union Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Milbrulong Union was held in the Milbrulong Public Hall on the 29th ult. The members present were…

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Woman at the Plough Husband Looks On. Stoky of a Farming Failure. Echuca (Vic.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 2

Ai the police court to-day a maintenance case occupied the attention of Mr. P. Bartold, P.M., for nearly four hours…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., Sydney report under date of 3rd November:— The market continues brisk for good quality wool, with specially keen…

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Wagga Farmer in America

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 2

Writing from Calgary, Canada, on September 17, Mr Thomas Plummer, of Gobbagumbalin, says from what he has seen of Canada "he likes it very much. It is 50 per cent. better…

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Pig Raising. a Farmer's Advice

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 4

Addressing the members of the Little Plain branch of the Agricultural Bureau on the subject of pig raising, Mr. S. Leech recalled the old adage that "half…

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The Tomato Crop

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 4

It would appear that tomato growing is not without its drawbacks in various districts, particularly at Gosford and around Sydney. Unfortunately, for…

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Magnificent Crops. Australia's Granary

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 4

The claim of the Southern Riverina—that part lying between the Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers—as being the main granary of Australia, is…

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Problem of the Eradication of the Wild Oat. Value of Scientific Farming

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 4

A feature of the crops in [?] established wheat [?]ers is the [?] prove[?]ent in methods of [?] and the advantages to be gather in…

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Commercial. WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association, report:-Catalogues aggregating 30615 bales and embracing a very representative selection were officed…

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South Coast Hay Crops. What Thew Wheat Is Doing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 6

The success of Thew wheat on the North Coast was the subject of one of these "Notes" a fortnight ago, when it was stated—on the authority…

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Wool and Stock Report

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd. Sydney, report (November 5):—Wool: We found very little change in the market at our sale on Monday, as…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 4

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. Ltd. report: The selection of wools at our sale to-day was an interesting one, embracing clips from…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 1
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based on the…

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AGRICULTURAL. The Black Soil. Wheat and Barley at Coonamble

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 1

A distinctly interesting feature of the work of the Department of Agriculture is the effort that is being made at Coonamble experiment farm to…

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Diseases in Horses and Cattle. How to Cure Them. Heat Prostration

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 6

This condition is brought about by sudden changes in temperature and overwork, or by lack of judgment on the part of the Party using the horse…

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English Farms Criticised

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 7

"M. Kristian Pedersen, the Danish Minister of Agriculture, has just had a prolonged trip to London and the North of England, where ho has been shown over a number of…

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