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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Wheat Storage a New Scheme Proposed

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 3

The Minister for Railways (Mr. Hoyle) has mapped out an extensive country tour, on which he hopes to be able to start next week. Mr. Hoyle…

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The Wheat Market (Wagga Wheat Prices are 4d per bushel below Sydney quotations). SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 4

Wheat was in a strong position and shippers were anxious to buy for prompt delivery at 3s 1O½d, but were not successful in securing many sellers…

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The Dipping of Sheep. What Is Proposed, and Why

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 1

The decision of the Executive Council, declaring that infestations of sheep with sheep lice and sheep ticks are diseases under section 3 of the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 2

The monthly, meeting of the local branch of the above was hold in the Parish Hall on Saturday afternoon, under the chairmanship of the…

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Rural Workers' Demands Farmers Must Stand Four Deep

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 4

Speaking at the opening of the agricultural show at Port Macquarie (N.S.W.), on Wednesday. Mr. H. D. Morton, M.L.A., said that all would be of…

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Wheat Experiments at Milbrulong

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

The Wheat Experiments, conducted by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. F. Gollasch, "Pine Park," Milbrulong, were sown on the…

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London Wool Sales. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 4

Prices were generally well maintained yesterday at the wool sales…

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Mass Meeting of Farmers. Splendid Gathering in Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

A record meeting of farmers was held in the Shires Hall on Saturday, special arrangements having been made by the Lockhart branch of the F. & S. A. to meet the Selected Country Liberal candidate, Mr. R. Patten. M.H.R., and Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A. Mr. Gilmour, director of "The Land"…

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Infection on Stud Farm. Action for Damages. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 3

Charles Prior, a breeder, is suing Major Eustace Loder for pending to Adstock, Buckinghamshire, the mare Auspicious, which he alleges was…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 4

Shute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report under date of 11th inst as follows:—Competition continues sufficiently strong to maintain prices for practically all…

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The Wheat Market Millers Endeavour to Buy. But Farmers Still Hold. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 4

At Sussex-street today wheat was solid in consequence of the London market for Australian grain being cabled higher. Eager inquiries were made by…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Millwood Road Branch

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the above branch was held on the 7th May, at the residence of Mr. F. W. Cox's. There was a very large attendance to meet Mr…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 3

A.M.L. mind F Co., Ltd., report:—After an interval of some time section sales were resumed in Brisbane this week, when large and important…

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Red Poll Cattle

Irrigation Record · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

Werribee Research Farm is of interest because it is the home of a rather remarkable herd of Red Poll cattle. This breed is perhaps the best of the so-called…

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Stud Cattle. For Yanco Irrigation Areas

Irrigation Record · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 10

Mr. O'Callaghan, who runs, through a local manager, a commercial demonstration dairy farm on the Yanco Irrigation Areas, has, during the show, obtained…

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Wheat Storage. a New Scheme Proposed

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 5

The Minister for Railways (Mr. Hoyle) has mapped out an extensive country tour, on which he hopes to be able to start next…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No.158…

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Application of Lime to Wheat. Experiments at Old Junee

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

EXPERIMENTS in liming wheat soil are being conducted on a large scale by the Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with Mr. F. L. C…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. (Issued bf the Department of Agriculture.) a Drench Measure. Novel and Simple

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 11

The measuring of the exact quantity of an arsenic drench that should be used in treating sheep for stomach worms is one of the things…

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Farmers Must Organise

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

English agriculture must organise to meet modem competition; that is the chief moral of a series of interviews which the "Morning Post" has published…

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