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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

2,094 stories in Riverina's papers · page 85 of 105

The Dairy. Milk and the Colour System

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 6

When the colour system becomes generally known, and accredited aa a scientific basis on which to act, it will be possible to impart to milk…

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Farm & Filed Original Articles. Value of Humus

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4

Humus is so thoroughly disseminated in the soil that its presence is noticeable only in the dark colour it gives when in large amounts, but black soil…

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Crop Competition. Judging in Progress

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 3

The judging was continued yesterday by Mr. Stening of the crops entered for the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association's crop…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 6th November:— The wool market continues buoyant, the most satisfactory…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, offiered at, auction on Tuesday last a catalogue of 3,760 [?]ales. Competition throughout…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under dale 4th November:— The general tone of the market is in owners' favor Medium to…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, offered at sanction on Tuesday a catalogue of 3,760 bales. Competition throughout was maintained in great…

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Strong Wool Market

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that good wool sold at very extreme rated, whilst faulty descriptions also maintained the improvement previously…

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Requisitioning of Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 2

It is amongst persons directly interested that the requisitioning of wool by the Imperial authorities will be found to Australian as well as home-grown wool…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing Conviction Quashed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

The Full Court quashed the conviction and ordered a new trial in an appeal by Hundah Singh, a Hindu, who was sentenced to twelve months'…

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Export of Butter. Prohibited by Government Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

It was ascertained in Sussex-street to-day that the Federal Government refused to allow merchants to export 16,000 boxes of butter booked to…

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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 10 November 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. 288…

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Vegetables on the Farm. Rotation of Crops

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 6

In nil parts of she world where intensive culture is carried on, the practice obtains of changing crops each year and of growing them in regular…

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The Farmers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

"Amongst all the cations involved in the great war Australia stands in the most favoured position to-day. The war, which has brought ruin and…

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Dairying. Milking Cows. Profitable and Unprofitable

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 6

A novel method of indicating profitable and unprofitable farm animals was adopted by the Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders' Association last season. An…

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Agricultural. Lime on the Farm

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 1

The Objects of Liming. The purposes for which lime is added to the soil are named in the following manner by the Chemists of…

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The Width of Tyres Bill. Criticised by the Farmers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 7

At Maugoplah, near Wagga, a deputation of farmers waited upon the member for the district to draw attention to what they contended were…

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R.a.s. Crop Competition

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 2

In connection with the growing crop competition, initiated this year by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, and which this…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Mangoplah Branch

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the branch was held at Mangoplah homestead on Saturday evening last, Mr. H. J. Dore (president) presiding over…

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Phosphatic Manures. Crops and Pastures

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 7

Since the war has made it impossible to obtain potassic manures, increasing attention has been given to phosphates, and superphosphate…

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