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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,002 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 101

Cement in the Dairy

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 7

In our visits among the dairy farms, the creameries and the cheese factories it is gratifying to note the increasing tendency to use cement…

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Farmers Should be Students

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 7

It is a well known fact that nothing stands still for any great length of time ; things either go forward and improve, or go backwards and…

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The Farm. Kind of Lime to Use

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 7

When soils are acid it pays to apply lime in some form to sweeten them. Nearly all crops do better upon a sweet soil than upon a sour…

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The Farm. Drought Resistant Grass. an American Discovery

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 6

A great name as a drought resister is given to the Soudan grass by the American "Farm Life," which states that as the name indicates, the new…

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A Rock Farmer. Sues His Architect

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 4

A few days ago at the Wagga Police Court, Joseph, Johnson, farmer, proceeded against Ernest E. Giles, architect, to recover a sample brick…

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Loss Ok Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. S. White, of Merribindinyali sent a mob of 4000 sheep to the mountains a few months ago. He brought them back, and trucked them…

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The Wheat Scandal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

Up to the present Government has presistently refused to consider the question of appointing a Royal Commission to investigate the ugly rumors…

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Wheat Acquisition Act. Questions Of. PARLIAMENT

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

In the Assembly on Friday the following questions were asked:— Reclamations for inferior Wheat:— Mr. Chaffey asked the…

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Riverina Wheat Farming. Encouraging Results at Coolamon

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 6

Within the last few years there has been a marked expansion of the wheat growing industry in that portion of the…

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Half a Million Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

Owing to scarcity of shipping space export mutton buyers have not operated at all regularly at recent Homebush auctions. Winchcombe Carson…

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The Wool Market

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

The Wool Selling Brokers' Association report, for week ending February 13th, as follows:—WOOL.—The re-imposition of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

The wool sales were resumed in Melbourne on Monday, when Dalgetys offered close on 5000 bales. Competition was excited, and on American…

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Commercial. Local Wool Clip

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

Commenting on Mr. Park Ryan's Munroe wool clip, from Cootamundra, which sold to 12 3/4 per lb. at Winchcombe, Carson's, Sydney…

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Wheat Acquisition Act. SYDNEY

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Holman denies any difference in the principle between the Wheat Acquisition Act and the Meat Acquisition Act…

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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 19 February 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 198…

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Agricultural Pickling Seed Wheat to Prevent Bunt

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

Of the various preventatives for bunt or "stinking smut," the moat efficient is certainly sulphate of copper, or bluestone, but success depends largely upon the…

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High Price of Butter. Inquiries to Be Made. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The high price of butter, notwithstanding the large stocks in cold storage, has been brought under the notice of the Attorney-General, who…

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The Wool Embargo. British and American Governments Negotiate. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

Negotiation between the British and American Governments, regarding the embargo on the export of Australian wool to neutral countries is being…

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Wheat Seizure. All the Government's Power to Be Used Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The Attorney-General intends to use all the powers the Government posses when it is going to enforce the Wheat Acquisition Act…

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