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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 105

Agricultural. Feeding Off Growing Wheat, When to Remove the Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Last week some references wore made to the conditions under which growing wheat may be fed off, and to certain considerations that the farmer…

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AGRICULTURAL. 252 Feeding Off Growing Wheat. When to Remove the Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

Last week some references were made to the conditions under which growing wheat may be fed off, and to certain considerations that the farmer should…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

Schute Fell & Co., Ltd., report under dale 28th February:—Some hesitancy in bidding has been noticeable of late, so that except for the…

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Crossbred Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

The customs department has imposed an embargo on the export of crossbred wool to all countries, except the United Kingdom…

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Wool Trade

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

We have been requested by John Bridge & Co, Ltd., to give publicity to the following statement.— WOOL GROWERS!…

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Commercial. Crossbred Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The demand for crossbread wools on account of their suitability for use in connection with military equipment continues keen. Buyers are paying…

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High Priced X-brep Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Good quality wools were, if anything, a shade dearer at last Tuesday's Sydney auctions. Even small parcels commanded brisk attention…

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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 3 March 1916 · page 6

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Gratiame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are bawd mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Agricultural. Seed Wheat. Points Worth Considering When Selecting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 1

Amid Die preparations that are being made for the coming sowing of wheat, farmers should not overlook the importance of the quality of the…

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Wheat. Statement of Operations Finance and Shipping. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

'In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) supplied the following particulars of transaction in connection…

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Sydney Wool Sales, John Bridge & Co. Averages Holding Well

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

It has been our privilege, recently, to report a number of sales by John Bridge &Co., in which the averages have stood out well. At their most recent sale on…

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Wheat Pool New South Wales Harvest 44,000,000 Bushels For Export

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

DURING the week just closing payments to farmers for wheat exceeded £1,000,000, making the total amount paid since the Government…

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Record Canadian Crops. Yields of 70 Bushels an Acre

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

We clip the following from the "London Times":— In confirmation of the glowing estimates published from time to time of this year's…

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"Pedigree" Applied to Farm Machinery

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

There is just as much difference between the value of farm machines ias there is between the worth of horses. In selecting a horse much…

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Dairying. the Act of Milking. Influence on Fat-content

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

In the course of a paper read before the British' Association in 1015, the results wore outlined of a series of experiments that have some interest…

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Women Farmers. Training in England. Tending Sick Houses

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

A member of the British National League, writing to a Sydney friend, gives some interesting particulars of the work accomplished in training women for agricultural labor…

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Pedigree. Applied to Farm Machinery

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 8

There is just as much difference between the value of Farm Machines as there is between the worth of horses. In selecting a horse much…

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Farmers and Settlers. Cootamundra Branch

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

A meeting was held on Saturday afternoon, though only a dozen members put in an appearance; and, in consequence, the apathy of farmers was deplored,…

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The Financial Aspect. As It Affects the Average Farmer. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

Sir,—Much has been written regarding the wheat pool, and the marketing of wheat under the Commonwealth wheat scheme. Writers are principally…

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Necessitous Farmers. a Serious Position. Discussion in the House

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Boston said: I desire to ask the Premier whether he is aware that there is a number of farmers who, because of…

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