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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 82

Pastoral. Tree Planting in Australia. Why It Is Necessary

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

It has been characteristic of the pastoral and agricultural development of Australia that the policy of prodding during reasons of plenty for periods of poverty…

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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 March 1918 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A, Minister of Agriculture, and in based mainly on the experience of the Department. 355…

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Imported Wheat Trials. Good Yields In-four States

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

Last year a number of farmers in Victoria and other States made trial of Marquis, Huron, and Prelude wheats. Almost every extreme of…

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F.a.q. Wheat. 58½ Lbs. Per Bushel

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 3

On Tuesday the fair average quality standard for the wheat of this State for this season was fixed at 58½lbs, to the Imperial bushel by the grain trade…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Murrumbidgee Electorate Council

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

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee Electorate Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the I.O.O.F. Hall on…

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Agricultural. Water on Tee Farm. The Irrigationist's Interest

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

The composition of the water available for irrigating crops and orchards is a matter of much impertance in district of low rainfall, and those are the…

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Dairymen

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

NOT only is this' a "golden" season for the dairymen from the standpoint of increased cream supplies, but it is at the same time one…

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What Cover Crops to Grow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

No hard and fast rule can be held down as to what are the best cover crops to grow. Professor Lipman of the University of California considers…

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Agriculture. Water on the Farm. Bore Waters and the Irrigationist

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

To define exactly the composition of water that will be injurious to plants on the lines indicated in last week's article, is not an easy matter. Much…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 2

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister for Agriculture, and are based on the experiments of the…

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The Lice Infestation of Sheep. Discussed at the P.P. Board. the Stock Inspector's Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 1

At last week's meeting of the Hay Pastures Protection Board, the matter of the lice infestation of sheep received a good deal of attention. A…

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Dorowa District Council. Important Meeting of Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 6

An important meeting of the Corowa District Council was held in the School of Arts, Oaklands, on Thursday. Mr. C. W. Milthorpe…

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The Wheat Pool

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 3

In relation to wheat, the same Commission points out "that the prices and quality of breed in Australia are probably better for the…

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Red Cross Concert at Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 3

An entertainment by the students of the Wagga Experiment Farm, in aid of the Red Cross, was held at the Experiment Farm on Friday evening last. The…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

A.M.I. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date 27th February:— On the [?] of the 1st found of appraisements on…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

Sc[?] Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date [?]th February.—After our appraisement of the 26ty [?] we will be free to…

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Unprotected Wheat Stacks

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. C. Coghlan, organiser for the F. and S. Association, addressed a meeting of farmers at Eumungerie. The speaker's appeal resulted in an increased…

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The Wheat Silos. Their Object and Capacity. Where They Are Being Built. Cost, Over £ 1,000,000

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

As already indicated, contracts have been let for the erection of the much-talked-of emergency grain silos in different parts of New South Wales, the…

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Farmers' Conference

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

An important conference of fanners' representatives was opened in Melbourne yesterday (Monday), when delegates to the…

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Farmers' Union. Conference in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

The annual conference of the Australian Farmers' Union was opened in Melbourne to-day. The business includes the consideration of the wheat…

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