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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,002 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 101

Dairying

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

Settlers taking up land on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas have hitherto had the privilege of agisting their live stock on non-irrigable land adjacent to the…

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A Little about the Areas. and Why Dairying Should Succeed There

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 5

[It might be mentioned that Mr. Madden bases his article on experience gained by him during an official sojourn on the Areas extending over a period of…

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Applications for Farms. Progress for Quarter Ended January, 1915

Irrigation Record · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

For the three months ending with January last, 124 applications were received for farms and 84 were granted. This includes both irrigation farms and…

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report our last sale on Wednesday comprised 3,070 bales of which we sole at auction 2,324 bales, and n addition…

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Wheat Exhibits for Shows

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

At the last meeting of the committee of the M.P. and A. Association the question was raised as to the procedure to be followed before farmers…

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Bluestone Steeping of Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 8

The Chief Inspector advises as follows : 1½lb of bluestone should be dissolved in every 10 gallons of water used, making a 1½ per cent…

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Commercial. Record Japanese Wool Shipment

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

As a buyer of wool no fault can be found with Japan this season. Last week's Japanese mail steamer took away a record shipment from the port…

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London Wool Sales. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The London wool sales closed at full current rates…

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Weevily Seed Wheat. Can It [?] Used?

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 4

We have some clean seed wheat stored in a shed that has this year become infested with weevils. The seed wheat now has…

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Agricultural Bowing the Wheat. Seasonable Hints

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 6

Asked for a few seasonable hints on the sowing of a wheat crop, the Chief Inspector made the remark that one of the most important things to which the…

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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 2 April 1915 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister off Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 204…

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Weevily Seed Wheat. Can It Be Used?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 6

We have some clean seed wheat stored in a shed that has this year become infested with weavils. The seed wheat now has some weevil in. Can…

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Increased Price of Butter. Referred to Commission. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

The increase in the price of butter by the Sussex-street merchants was brought under the notice of the Necessary Commodities Commission to-day…

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H.S. Farm Area 422, 57 APPLICATIONS

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The following conflicting applications were received by the local Crown Lands Agent for Homestead Farm Area No. 422. The area comprises 5,340 acres,…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Derrain Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above branch was held on the 27th March at the residence of Mr. E. Brill. The President, Mr. J. D. Palmer, presided…

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Farm Workers. Dearth in England. the Drain of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

Both farmers and their laborers would welcome advice from headquarters as to the attitude which, in the interests of the nation, they should adopt towards the recruiting…

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Farmers and Settlers. Bethungra-ferndale Branch

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The branch held its first annual meeting on 25th inst., and it was largely attended. The President (Mr. F. A. Smith), occupied the chair…

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Farmers and Settlers’ As[?]n. Derrain Branch

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above branch was held on the 27th March at the residence of Mr. [?] H. Brill. The President (Mr. [?] D. Palmer) presided over a…

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Assisting Farmers

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, has evolved another scheme for assistance to wheat farmers who suffered severely from the late…

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Co-operation and Farmers. To the Editor of the “Review.”

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

Sir,—At a recent meeting of the Marrar branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association I notice that it was decided to co-operate with the Millwood branch in…

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