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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 62 of 105

Satisfied Wool Client

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 2

"I wish to mention that I am more than pleased with the results of the sale of my 1914 clip." In these terms Mr G. H. Bender, of…

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Wheat Market Quiet. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 4

The wheat market is quiet and steady…

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Price of Wheat. Chicago's Influence. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 3

The "Daily Telegraph" declares that Chicago influences are largley responsible for the rise in wheat. Some Mark-lane experts declare that the…

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Wheat. Transport Problems. 100 Vessels Chartered. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 3

The Prime Minister anticipates no, trouble in transporting the greater portion of the surplus wheat crop of the Commonwealth to oversea markets. He…

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

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 16 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…

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Germans Cowed. Afraid of Australians. "We Have No Hope Against Them." Like Sheep to the Slaughter. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. [?] Gibbs, the special correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states:—"The Germans have made several attempts to regain the high…

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Cream and Butter-fat

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 4

When the weight of a gallon of cream-testing different percentages of fat is given, it is practicable to calculate the amount of butter that can…

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Extra Threepence for Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 2

At Geurie last week a deputation of farmers waded upon Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, in regard to being debarred from receiving the…

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American Wheat Disaster. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 2

It is anticipated that the threshings of spring wheat will reveal a disaster worse than expected. The "Times" states that among…

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Forcing Wheat Prices Up. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 2

The wheat market is weak on account of the heavy decline on the American market. The "Daily Telegraph" states that…

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Wheat Truckings. Departmental Returns. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 3

Returns prepared by the Railway Department for the week ending August 12 show that 115,832 bags of wheat were shipped as compared with 149,740…

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Wheat Transport. Doubts in London. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 2

Shipping circles an at a loss to understand the meaning of the cable message from the Melbourne correspondent of "The Times," stating that…

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Wheat in Bulk. Question of Insurance. Reply to Mr. M'garry. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 4

The statement made in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday by Mr. P. M'Garry, that the marine underwriters were not now accepting risks…

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Paint on the Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 6

One who speaks from experience says :— "The trouble with many is that they look upon the use of paint on the farm as a luxury. They say…

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Crops and Plant Food

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 4

An average crop of oats, grain, and straw together, takes from the soil 531b. of nitrogen, 221b. phosphoric acid, 501b. of potash, and 131b. of lime…

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Farm & Field. Original Articles. Lucerne Meal for Cows

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 17 August 1916 · page 4

Within the last half-dozen years or so there has come into common use in the States a feeding product known as lucerne meal. This is literally the…

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Cream and Butter-fat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 3

When the weight of a gallon of cream-testing different percentages of fat is given, it is practicable, to calculate the amount of butter that can…

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When Is a Sheep Fat?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 7

The state of a sheep that is prime fat cannot always be determined by the eye (says a writer in the "Otago Witness"). It must, be handled, or, as it may be termed, subjected…

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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 18 August 1916 · page 6

These Notes arc Issued every week, under the personal supervision of that Hon. W. C. Grahame. M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 276…

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Railway Wool Rates. THE 5% Increase Further Information

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 18 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'…

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