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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

2,134 stories in Riverina's papers · page 45 of 107

Dairying. Breeding for High Efficiency. a Better Producing Strain

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 6
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

According to a Professor Eckles, of Missouri, U.S.A., the constant cutting out of poor cows—though good in itself —will not materially improve the…

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To the Farmers & Settlers. President's Appeal

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 2

Fellow farmers and landholders of New South Wales: To-morrow you will have the privilege of electing the members of the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. Trethowan, president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association writes:—"To-morrow you will have the…

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Agricultural Fallow or Non-fallow. What the Farmers' Experiment [?] Showed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 4

Several experiments to illast[?]te the value of following as a farm practice were conducted in connection with the farmers' experiment plots last year…

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Pastoral Workers and A.W.U. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 3

The Pastoral Worker Union of New Zealand resolved by ballot to join up with the A.W.U…

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Butter Scarcity Winter Outlook Serious Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. Morrison, manager of the butter department of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, said to-day that during the whole of his thirty…

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Helping the Farmer

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 1

A writer in "Hoards' Dairyman" says:—Nearly every village and city in Wisconsin has a commercial club or business improvement club of some…

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Agricultural Fallow or Non-fallow. What the Farmers' Experiment Plots Showed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

Several experiments to illustrate the value of following as a farm practice were conducted in connection with the farmers' experiment plots last year,…

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Dairying. Breeding for High Efficiency. a Better Producing Strain

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

According to a professor Eckles, of Miss[?] U.S.A. the constant cutting out of poor cows—though good in itself —will not materially improve the…

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The Election and the Farmers (To the Editor.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

Sir,— Some of the speakers against the Nationalist party are making as much capital as possible that since the…

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WHEAT 12/6 a Bushel. Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

May wheat yesterday reached 12/6 a bushel Later the price dropped Oil a bushel because of the official action in the direction of controlling…

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Wheat at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 2

The amount of wheat stacked at the Wagga railway station, the figures of which were made available by the courtesy of the railway officials, is…

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Liming Seed Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

A subscriber wishes to know the proper way to apply lime to seed wheat to preserve it and keep it from rotting in the ground. At this season of the…

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Items of News. Wool Appraisements

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 2

The eighth series of appraisements will commence on the 14th inst. The ninth series will commence on June 14; this will be the final series of appraisements,…

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Fire in Wheat Stacks. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 3

A fire which broke out in wheat stacks at Gidginbung Siding, seven miles from Termora, destroyed 200 bags. This was the second on…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Lot Every Train Convey Wheat! (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 2

Sir,—The damage now being done to our wheat stacks by the mice, which, besides the monetary loss to the farmers, is also a national…

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Abundant Crops

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 2

The Agricultural Statistical Burenu reports that the wheat, yield will be normal and other crops abundant…

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Winter Butter Pool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 3

The seasonal shortage of butter in this State having occurred more suddenly and having proved to be greater than, was anticipated when the…

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