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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 82

The Unenthusiastic Farmer

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

There is evidently considerable ground to be covered before the farmer will have any reason to be satisfied with the way in which his wheat is being treated…

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Stir Amongst the Farmers Criticisms of the Wheat Pool. Official Reports of the Farmers' Meetings at Oaklands and Urangeline

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

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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Graziers and Farmers' Protest. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 3

A largely-attended meeting of graziers and farmers of the different States was held under the auspices of the Farmers' Union to discuss the fixation…

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Of Intrest to Farmers. Harden, 4/3/18

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

Secretary, Farmers and Settlers. Dear Sir,—The present position of the wheat and meat conference in Sydney last January, make it…

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Farmers' Wheat What Hughes Says Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 5

The resolutions passed by the Inter-State Farmers' Conference were presented to Mr Hughes by. Mr. Trethowan, M.L.C., who…

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The Farm and Dairy. the Critical Time in Pig Life

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 6

The profit in pig-raising is not in the great number of pigs the sow has, but in the number she raises to maturity. After the sow has her…

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Farm Notes

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

"I used to think share farming a great game," said a district man to us this week. "The first year I got a good return, but…

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The Farmer with Corks on His Hat

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

If we asserted that the farmer was the most patriotic man in the community to-day the individual who seldom thinks, and…

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Farmers' Wants. Mr. Hughes Memorialised Suggestions for Federal Government. Prime Minister's Reply. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 2

The Federal deputation arranged by the Federal Farmers' Organisation presented a memorial to Mr. Hughes to-day. The memorial set out that…

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Should Farmers Continue Growing Wheat?

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

In reference in the above [?] Green manager for Gas [?] Ltd., wiles to Mr. Baker, the [?] manager at Junee, as follows:- “In view of…

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Russian Sheep Flocks

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, writes:-"In view of the signing of peace between Germany and Russia, interest attaches to the…

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Wheat at Goulburn

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

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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 8 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 are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 356…

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A Wheat Storage Problem. Protection From Weevils

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

A few months ago a special committee was appointed to investigate the important question of weevil infestation of wheat, and their progress report has…

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Dairying a Business Proposition. Dairy Farming for Profit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

As proving that business method does pay when applied to dairy farming some data collected by the Ohio agricultural experiment station…

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Critical Farmers. Seeking Better Inducements

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 6

At the Australian Federal Farmers organisation. which opened its second annual conference in Melbourne on Monday…

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Farmers and Settlers. Murrumbidgee Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee Electorate Council of the Farmers and Settlers' council was held last week at Narandera. The following delegates…

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Re-christened. Farmers' Union Under Another Name. (To the Editor.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

Sir.—The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Farmers' Union, as such, has ceased to exist, but in passing out, it has given place to the Leeton Branch of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 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 Wheat Pools. 1015-16 Crop Realises 4/10

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 3

The Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes after a meeting of the Australian Wheat Board on Wednesday, announced that the 1915-16 wheat crop…

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