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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 105

Junee Farmer's Will

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 2

The estate of Mr. John Morris, of Junee, farmer, who died on February 22, has been valued for probate at £15,323. In his will be appointed his…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Mangoplah Branch Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Mangoplah branch was held at Mangoplah Homestead on Saturday night, Mr. W. H. Butt presiding over a good…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report:—. Auction sales in the Colonial market will shortly be resumed, sales…

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Pastoral. Docking and Marking Lambs. Choose Clean Land

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 1

"Before commencing to dock the lambs (in fact, the day before), the yards should be cleaned up, and any rubbish which might contain germs…

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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 26 May 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 264…

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For the Man on the Land. (Issued by the N.S.W. Department[?] of Agriculture.) Harrowing Young Wheat. Crusted Surfaces

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

A point of considerable interest is raised in a note from the manager of the Coonamble Experiment Farm, in which…

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Rural Industries. Royal Commission at Murrumburrbah. Views of Share-farmers. Owners and Rural Workers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

Messrs J. J. Gregory McGirr, M.L. A. (President)and Mr. John Lynch M.P., the rural Commission appointed to enquire into the rural pastoral,…

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Crops and Plant Food

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

An average crop of cats, grain, and straw together, takes from the soil 531b. of nitrogen. 22th phosphoric acid, 50lb. of potash, and 13lb. of lime…

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Farm & Field Original Articles Manures and Milk

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

All interesting set of experiments has been carried out at the Kingston on-Soar experiment station, England, to test how far it is profitable to…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Murrumbidgee District Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

A meeting of the District Council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held in the Oddfellows Hall at Narandera on Tuesday last, at which…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Tumut District Branch

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the above branch was held at the School of Arts on 13th inst. The members in attendance…

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Dairying. an Analysis of Records. The Only Way

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

A striking illustration of the fact that the fact and scales is the only method of knowing the best cows is shown in some figures recently…

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Farmyard Manure. Preservation of its Value

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

Here and there in this State are to be found farmers who have realised the value of farmyard manure, and who apply it regularly to the land before…

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Farmer & Settlers. Wagga District Council. Acreage Levy Adopted. Motions for Conference

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the Wagga District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held yesterday afternoon, the president, Mr. L. Cox,…

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Leeton Farmers' Union Settlers' Views on Compensation Appointment of Judge to Fix Compensation Favored Deputation to Interview Resident Commissioner

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last in the Enterprise Hall, Leeton, a special meeting of members of the above organisation was held for…

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Helping Soldier Settlers an Association Formed at Leeton to Work Their Farms

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 5

Leeton has decided to take off its coat and help in a practical manner the settlers who have gone, and others who are going, to the war…

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B.m.a. and Schools. Labor's Socialise Defined. Wagga Farmers Support Minister

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 3

At a meeting of the Wagga District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held on Thursday, at Which resolutions from the branches…

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What Share-farming Offers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Gorman, of Berrigan, who farms nearly 4000 acres, about half of it on the shares system, writes:— "I notice that a commission…

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Farmyard Manure. Preservation of Its Value

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 8

Here and there a this State are to be found farmers who have realised the value of farmyard manure, and who apply it regularly to the land before…

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