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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 105

Victorian Wheat "Hold Up." Farmers Will Load Vessels. Threat by Seamen's Union. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The Victorian Government has determined to adopt strong measures in connection with the wheat "hold up." The Minister for Agriculture has…

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Pastoral. the Dorset Horn Cross. For Fat lamb Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

A practical test with fat lambs of the Dorset Horn cross was recently made by the Department of Agriculture, when a consignment was forwarded…

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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 14 January 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every weak, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahama, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 245…

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Organise Wheat or Meat? the Taxation Theory

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 7

A serial of articles under the heading "Organise" will appear in our columns. They are reprinted from the "Sun," Sydney, and have been prepared by a writer who has…

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Farming As a Game of Chance

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

Farming has never been classed as gambling, yet appareatly there is no reason why it should not be. The fanner is always betting his crop against…

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77 Years on One Farm

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

At the age of 86, John Chapman (of Hole Farm, Finchingfield) has just died. Ho started work when nine years of age at Hole Farm, and he…

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Farmer and Business Man. Varied Problems

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

There is no man in the country who needs to be a good business man more urgently than the farmer, says Mr. D. P. Houston, Secretary to the United…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming. Manuring of Orchards

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

In almost every branch of agriculture the application of fertilisers to the soil is essential if the best results are to be obtained. According to the officer who…

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Agricultural. Pratical Irrigation Farming. Cultivation

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

In irrigation farming, no less than in the production of crops under ordinary "dry" conditions, cultivation is more than half the business. It is…

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State Share Farming. Scheme From Wyalong District

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 8

Mr Ashford, Minister for Lands, yesterday disclosed the terms for the Government's share, farming scheme in the Wyalong district…

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Haystack Building. Farmers' Experience

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 7

The subject of stack building is always of more or less interest to the farmer, hence this reference to a discussion at a recent meeting of the…

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This Year's Crop. Official Statistics. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

In returns furnished it is estimated the wheat harvest in this State will show that 5,165,400 acres have been placed under crop, or nearly 971,000…

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The Butter Rate. Remains Unaltered. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

The Necessary Commodities Commission, having heard evidence from the butter merchants, decided that the present price should not be altered…

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Pastoral. the Dorset Horn Cross. For Fat Lamb Market

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 8

A practical test with fat lambs of the Dorset Horn cross was recently made by the Department of Agriculture, when a consignment was…

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Wheat Harvest. Official Estimate. 1915-1916

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

The compilation of the returns of the estimated wheat harvest in this State is advanced sufficiently to admit of the publication of the following particulars for general information. Since the publication of the July estimate of he area sown with wheat; an additional 28,000 acres have been…

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Wheat. Lumpers' Dispute. Compulsory Conference. Paries Reach Agreement. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

At the compulsory conference called by the President of the Arbitration Court of the parties concerned in the wheat loading dispute, it was agreed…

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Wool' Travelling Discontinued. John Bridge and Company Limited. Avoiding Useless Expenditure

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

There appears to-day on page 6 an important announcement by John Bridge and Co. Ltd., who have foreseen that the ever-increasing taxation, and cost…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming. Manuring of Orchards

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 8

In almost every branch of agriculture the application of fertilisers to the soil is essential if the best results are to be obtained. According to…

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Wool Traveling Discontinued John Bridge & Co., Ltd

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

There appears to-day an important announcement by John Bridge and Co., Ltd., who have foreseen that the ever-increasing…

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Handling the Wheat. Lumpers Resume To-day. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Mr. Hughes announced to-day that the handling of the wheat at Williamstown will be resumed by the [?] laborers on Monday…

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