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Farming & the land, 1917

2,134 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 107

Varieties of Wheat Department's Recommendations for Ensuing Season

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 1

The annual conference of officers af the Department of Agriculture (particularly managers of experimental farms and inspectors of agriculture…

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Common Sense in Farming

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 2

The land is like a bank. If you do not put money into it, you cannot draw any out, except as an over-draft, and an overdraft has…

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farmers Behind Holman

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 5

.'A' satisfactory understanding was come to yesterday by the Farmers and Settlers' Association executive and three State Min­isters regarding the Wheat Board, wheat guarantees, etc…

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Farm & Field. Original Articles Farm Manures

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

Some theoretical scientists talk as if crops could be continually cultivated by the application of artificial manure alone, being apparently under the idea…

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Feeding Farm Horses

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

Experiments have been carried [?] in Victoria with the object of ascertaining the relative, value of various rations for farm-work horses in respect…

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Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report under date 5th Feb: Appraisements of the second series of wool offerings is proceeding satisfactorily…

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Next Year's Wheat Minimum Price Guaranteed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

The State Government has finally decided to guarantee to wheat farmers a minimum price of 3s per bushed for fair average quality wheat grown in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Fob the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon W.C. Grahame M.L.A. Minister or Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Appraising the Wool. Bradford Expert Appointed

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5
Also in Coolamon Farmers' Review, Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., realising that the conditions under which the value of wool is being arrived at by the appraisement scheme are so…

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Appraising the Wool Cup. Important Appointment

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

That they may be fully equipped at every point to meet the require-ments arising out of the new ap-praisement system, in relation to…

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Wheat Guarantee. Conference with Ministers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

A conference took place on Wednesday between members of the State Cabinet and the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Wheat Traffic. Huge Quantities Stored. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

A return from the Railway Department shows that the quantity of wheat entrained during the week was 224,670 bags. as compared with 171,713 bags…

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Agricultural Varieties of Wheat. The Department's Recommendations for the Ensuing Season

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 6

The annual conference of officers of the Department of Agriculture particularly managers of experiment farms and inspectors of agriculture in…

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AGRICULTURAL. Varieties of Wheat. The Department's Recommendations for the Ensuing Season

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 6

The annual conference of officers of the Department of Agriculture (particularly managers of expe[?]ment farm and…

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Meeting of Parliament. the Wheat Board. Attack on Prime Minister. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

In the House of Representatives Mr. Hughes told Mr. Tudor that he had no evidence before him to justify the proposal to repeal the Daylight Saving Act…

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Agricultural. No.301. Varieties of Wheat The Department's Recommendations for the Ensuing season

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 6

The annual conference of officers of the Department of Agriculture (particularly managers of experiment farms and inspectors of agriculture in wheat-growing districts),…

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Feeding Farm Horses

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

Experiments have been carried [?] Victoria with the object of ascertaining the relative value of various rations for farm-work horses in respect…

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Farm & Field. Original Articles Farm Manures

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

Some theoretical scientists talk as if crops could be continually cultivated by the application of artificial manure along being apparently under the idea…

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