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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 105

Wheat Market. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

The wheat market is quieter and rather easier…

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London Wheat Market. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

The wheat market was quiet, and rather easier…

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Advances to Dairy Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

There are many dairy farmers in Victoria who are victims of lost opportunity. A bill was passed through Parliament last session enabling the…

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Railway Wool Rates. THE [?] Per Cent Increase Further Information

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 2

John Bridge & Co. Ltd have asked us to state, that last week, they had a further interview with the Railway Commissioners' Department on the matter…

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Railway Wool Rates. the Five Fer Cent. Increase. Further Information

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., have asked us to state that, last week, they had a further interview with the Railway Commissioners' Department on the…

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Railway Wool Rates the 5 Per Cent. Increase. Further Information

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate

John Bridge and Co. Lid. have asked us to state that, last week, they had a further interview with the Railway Commissioners' Department on…

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The Dairy Hay Tea and Young Calves

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 2

"Hay tea has its uses mid abuses as a substitute for milk in calf-fooding. Very often a farmer finds himself short of milk In the winter and resort to…

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Local & General. Soldiers' Farms

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 2

Up to date about 250 farms for soldiers have been set apart by the Lands Department These blocks are available only for returned soldiers,…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 5

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 5th August, 1916:— [?] greasy wool sold exceedingly well. We obtained up to 20d per lb…

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The Wheat Pool. Wagga Farmers' Protest

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 8

THE wheat pool was the subject of a lengthy discussion at the meeting of the Wagga F. and S. Association on Saturday when the foreshadowed…

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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 11 August 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. 275…

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Agricultural. the Roots of Farm Crops. Measuring Them

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 1

The statement published last week that for every pound of their weight, plants require to absorb through the roots 425th of water, naturally…

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Railway Wool Rates. the Five Per Cent Increase. Further Information

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., have asked us to state that last week they had a further interview with the Railway Commissioners' Department on the…

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Railway Wool Rates. THE 5 Per Cent. Increase. Further Information

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2
Also in Coolamon Farmers' Review, The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser, The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., have asked us to state that, last week, they had a further interview with the Railway Commissioners'…

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Dairying. Keeping Records and Testing. Some Experiences

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 6

Once a dairyman can be induced to start keeping records of the performances of each of his cows it is not difficult to keep him at it. The…

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Agricultural. Water Requirements of Crops. What they are and How Determined

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 6

When we see the statement that it takes 425 lb. of water to make one pound of dry matter in plants, we are either astounded or doubtful, and…

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