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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

2,293 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 115

Farmers and Socialism. (To the Editor, "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in to-day's issue of the "Advertiser" Mr. Gus. Fitzgerald is at it again with his bluff, and evasion of the argument between himself and…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Acid Soils

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 3

As every farmer knows, the presence of acidity in a soil is injuries to vegetation. It gives rise to some wellknown plant diseases, such as…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 2

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

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Bulk Handling of Wheat How Farmers Will Manage

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 6

In view of the prospective installation of balk handling of gram in New South Wales, some extracts from the report of the board appointed to…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

After on interval of three weeks the Melbourne wool selling brokers held a clearing up sale on Wednesday, when the aggregate offerings amounted to…

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Wheat Still Rising. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

A strong and steady position marked the local a heat market on Wednesday. Operations, of course, took their one from London, which was cabled very firm…

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[?] the British Wheat Market. Our English Files

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

Our English files are to hand and give news up to 19th January. The cause of the wheat market being dull last month was the report that the…

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Wheat Train Smash. Main Southern Passenger Services Delayed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

A railway smash occurred on the main southern [?] at Werai, between Goulburn and Moss Vale in the early hours of Thursday morning. It had…

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Cookie Agricultural College Report for Month of January. Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 6

This season "Currawa" a new wheat bred at the College, judging from the reports of a number of farmers who have tried it, must have averaged close…

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Electricity and Seed Wheat Germination Hastened and Yields Increased

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 1

Great importance is attached in an interesting series of experiments that Mr. W.F. Summons, a young Bathurst electrician, has been…

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Cable News. Wheat Strong in Tone. Demand Less Active. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 5

The wheat market yesterday was again firm in tone, but the demand was not nearly so active early in the week…

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Winter Fodder Crops. For Coastal Districts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 2

The sowing of winter fodder crops should engage the thoughts and time of farmers on the Coast within the next few weeks. Better results, and…

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Lockhart Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 2

At the Lockhart Farmers and Settlers' meeting on Wednesday evening considerable discussion took place relative to fixing the membership fees…

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Sheep Raising on Lucerne

Irrigation Record · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 2

In the Goulburn Valley at the present time there, is no question being so generally discussed as that of sheep raising on lucerne. Until recently the very…

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Sheep Eat Dead Rabbits

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 2

Farmers and graziers throughout Eastern Riverina find themselves faced with a difficult problem in trying to avert losses from sheep eating dead…

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Diminished Wheat Yields

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Warren, who has had considerable experience in wheatgrowing in this State and Victoria, has carefully studied the matter of the…

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Handling Sheep on the Field

Irrigation Record · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 3

In connection with this important matter, Mr. Stover has very decided opinions. He considers it absolutely essential to divide the lucerne field up into…

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Feeding of Dairy Stock

Irrigation Record · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 6

EVERY farmer on the area is aware of bow well dairy cattle produce milk on the natural pastures that grow during the spring and winter months, and so…

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General Notes. Successful Crops

Irrigation Record · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 9

THE Manager will be glad if any settler achieving distinct success with a particular crop will let him have a few remarks for publication in the Record in…

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Instructions to Settlers. (Continued.) General Farming

Irrigation Record · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 6

Millet.—Several of the settlers on the area have crops of broom millet In some cases they look very well indeed. Settlers with broom millet…

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