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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 82

Government Wheat Scheme. the Government Attitude

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

At an important meeting of wheat-growers, in Sydney lost week. Professor Lefroy, one if the British Government Government's wheat representatives…

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Wheat and Stock. (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

Sir,—The importance given to Wheat and Stock is shown by reading the papers. The resolutions carried at a meeting last Wednesday of…

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Wheat or Stock? Financial Difficulties. Advice From America. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

The Wheat or Meat Conference was further continued to-day. Mr. Gibson, representing the wheatgrowers' meeting, held last…

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Early Days. No. 15. Extracts from the Files of the "Cootamundra Herald." (September 19, 1882.) Our First Pastoral Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

Office Bearers:—President, Mr. J. Barnes; Vice-Presidents, Mr. G. Davidson and Mr. R. Jones; Joint Treasurer and Secratary, Mr…

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Peanut Bread Possibility. Superior to Wheat

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

The peanut, otherwise the monkey nut, yield to America has increased in value al out four times between 1908 and 1916. The reason for the…

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Wheat or Stock? Conference Concluded. Increases of Wheat Production of Urged. Slaughter of Stock Discussed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

At the Wheat Conference to-day, Mr. Trethowan referred to the treatment of wheat by Professor Lefroy's method, and the question was asked, "Does…

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Sending Wheat to Britain What Is Being Done

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for the Navy, Mr. Cook, in reply to a statement by Senator Gardiner that the Government should commandeer every ship…

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Concrete for Farm Use. Working Directions

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

For cow-house flooring, dairy buildings, walls, homestead sheds, and other constructions generally, concrete is now coming into extensive…

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Farm and Held Original Articles. Making Stack Silage

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

The stack should be built nearly square. The ordinary method of building a stack should be reversed. The The sides should be kept two feet…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd.. report under date 26th January,:— New arrangements have just been sprung upon as, prohibiting…

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Unique Cattle Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

In October last the Coonabarabran police seized six head of unbranded cattle running on Crown lands in the Pilliga Scrub. When brought to town,…

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Wool Carriage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

Messrs. [?] Carson. Ltd. advise:—All restrictions on the carriage of wool by train have been lifted. Growers can now…

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Wool Sales

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date of 26th January, 1918:— Wool.—New arrangements have just been sprung upon us, prohibiting for the…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

W. H. Wheatley reports haveing held his first special cattle sale for 1918 on Thursday last the 24th January. when 4000 head…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

Messrs. C. H. Furner and Co. and the Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., agents in conjunction, report having held a successful sheep sale…

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Wheat-stock Conference

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The conference which has just ended in Sydney, and which dealt with Mr. Ashford's scheme for reducing the area under wheat cultivation has…

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Commercial. Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley, Goulburn, reports having held their first special cattle sale for 1918, when 4000 head were yarded to one of the largest…

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Wheat Season in Coolamon

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

We are in another period of wheat delivery. The waggons with as many as 150 bags of wheat, drawn by fifteen to twenty horses or as many oxen, make our…

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Wheat or Stock Committe at Work

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. W. W. Killen, of Merribee, represented the Graziers' Association at the conference of representatives of the primary, and…

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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 1 February 1918 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week, under the of the Hon. W. C. Grahame. M.L.A Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 351…

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