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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 80 of 105

A Farmer's Opinion. Know Each Cow

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 6

"It was not worth while dairying unless the cows were worthy of feeding, and the only way of telling whether the individual cow was worth it was to…

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Dairying in Argentina

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 4

During the last two months of the year 1915, an Exhibition was. held, at Cordova, an important provincial town in the Argentina Renublic. It…

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Vegetables on the Farm. An Anomaly

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 8

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land that vegetables form such a small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. When there is every…

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Blunder by Leeton Dairymen. (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 1

Dear Sir.—On behalf of the Dairymen's section of the Farmers' Union, I would ask yon to give prominence to the following…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 6

Winchcombe. Carson. Ltd., have received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—At Brisbane wool sales on Tuesday prices for fine weft…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool and Skin Sales. Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 6

Schute Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 16th October:—Good to superior quality wool continues in very strong demand at the best…

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Lockhart Wheat Fires. Coroner's Verdict Definite. Wilful Arson Both Men Committed for Trial. Lockhart

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 4

A coronial inquiry was conducted at the Lockhart Court House to-day into the circumstances touching the fires at the Lockhart wheat stacks on…

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Fire in Wheat Stacks. I.W.W. Men Charged. Committed for Trial at Wagga. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 5

Two [?]mbers of the [?]W.W. George Franks Fiar, of Sydney and William George Thompson, of Lockhart, who were examined at the…

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Yes or No. Points for Farmers. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 5

Sir,—Will you kindly permit me space in the columns of your valuable paper to express my views re some of the remarks made by anti-conscriptionist…

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The Referendum. Farmers' Maifesto

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 5

"Are you in favor of the Government having, in this grave emergency, the same compulsory powers over citizens in regard to requiring their military…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 4

At Winchcombe Carson's Sydney wool sales today the market ruled in owners' favor under strong Japanese competition. Many lots sold at…

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World's Wheat Crop. 25 Per Cent, Below Last Year. Rome

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 3

The International Agricultural institutes estimate the world's wheat crop at 25 per cent, below 1915…

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High Wheat Prices. New York

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 4

Chicago wheat futures are quoted:— December, 171¾ cents, 169¼ cents; May, 171[?] cents, 168[?] cents per bushel. These are the highest prices with…

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Crops Blown Down. Sunday Night's Storm. Great Damage Done

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 3

Sunday night's rain and wind storm travelled across practically the whole of central and eastern Riverina and the south-western slopes. Wheat…

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Items of News. Price of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 2

Mr. E. Harris, officer in charge, Government Wheat Operations, advises that the price of wheat for flour for export to the United Kingdom has…

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London Wheat Market. Steamers for Australia. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 2

Wheat cargoes continue nominal. Parcels arc firmer. A thousand bags which arrived were sold at 73/6. It is understood that the Wheat…

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Farmers and Harvest. Workers to Return

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has announced that steps have been taken to safeguard the rural industries of the country, the following military…

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Farmers' Position. Definite Declaration by Prime Minister. the City Shirker. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, in a statement to-day, said, referring to the frantic efforts of the anti-conscriptionists to persuade the farmer against voting "Yes," as…

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The Dairy. Cross V. Pure Breeds in Cattle

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 6

As a general rule, most of us think that in the production of purebred animals six crosses, as it is termed, with pedigree animals give us this…

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Price of Butter Fixed. War Precautions Act. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 2

A new order wider the War Precautions Prices Regulation Act was issued in Melbourne to-day. and fixes the prices of butter in the Commonwealth a 1[?]9[?]…

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