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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

2,002 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 101

Child Labor in Dairying

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 4

MR. D. FRASHER (" Jimmie Pannikin") writes to the "S.M. Herald":— Sir.—I desire to say, in reply to…

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Dairying. Lucerne Hat for Milk Production. Some Experiments

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 6

Experiments have been proceeding in connection with the Ohio experiment station, U.S.A., for the purpose of ascertaining with some degree of exactness…

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Big Springs Water Reserve. Lams Board Inquiry. Third Day's Evidence. a Farmer's Confession

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 3

Further evidence was heard yesterday by the Wagga Land Board in connection with the inquiry at to whether Big Springs water reserve should be made…

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Next Year's Wheat Crop. the Method of Preparation

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 1

"The consensus of opinion was that larger crops were harvested off fallowed land in ordinary seasons; and in time of drought the well fallowed…

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Contending Against Drought Wheat with Little Rain

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 6

It is as yet only in the earlier-settled wheat districts of Australia where the principles of profitable dry-farming are coming to be successfully applied by the…

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Farmers & Settler' Association Conference

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 5

The conference consisted of about 300 delegates from all over New South Wales, excepting perhaps the western division. But delegates from districts bordering the…

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Wagga District Farmers and Settlers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Wagga District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the question of providing labor for garnering the…

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Dairying. Lucerne Hay for Milk Production. Some Experiments

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 2

Experiments have been proceeding in connection with the Ohio experiment station, U.S.A., for the purpose of ascertaining with some degree of…

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Agricultural. Maize Improvement. Farmers. Grow Your Own Seed!

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 2

Many farmers regard any form of plant improvement or plant breeding as the province of purely scientific men, and they fear to intrude because…

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Butter Prices Down

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 3

Butter will be reduced 3d a lb from to-day…

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Wheat Cargo. Another Shipment Arrives. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 4

The Attorsey-General states that an Egyptian transport arrived in Sydney this morning with approximately 7000 tons of wheat, making 38,000 tons to…

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New Wheat Land. Applications for Government Guarantee

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 4

Tee Minister for Agriculture states that the time for receiving applications from wheatgrowers, who wish to register the area of new land upon…

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Fall in Price of Butter. Reduction of Threepence. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 2

The Attorney-General to-day announced that the first fall in the price of butter to the extent of threepence per pound will operate from…

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Early Pioneers. Men "Who Did" First Importer of Merino Sheep in Australia. Big Tom Bridges

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 4

In 1845, Tom Bridges, who had been a stock keeper encased looking after those cattle, and his daughter came to reside on…

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Land Notes Homestead Farm Area No. 48[?]

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 1

An area of 1,118 acres, situated in county Cooper, parish Sandy Creek, has been set apart for a homestead farm, and will be available as such on and…

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State Parliament. Questions in the Assembly. the Price of Butter. Land for Returned Soldiers. Children in the Cow Country. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 2

In the Assembly a number of petitions were received protesting against the franchise clause in tho Local Government Act. The Minister for Mines, replying…

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Wool and Produce

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 2

John Bridge and Co, report under date 21st August;—Wool cables from London report congestion of wool at the London Docks, which is said to…

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The Dairy the Best Week in a Cows Lactation Period

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 2

It is often of much importance to know at what time in a cow's lactation period she is liable to make her best record. Nearly all of the…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

Schute, Bell, & Co., Ltd. report:— Wool matters are very quite, but there are no adverse devoloments to record, so that prospects for next month's…

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Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 4

Schute, Bell aud Co., Ltd., report under date 23rd August : Wool matters are very quiet, but there are do adverse developments to record,…

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