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Farming & the land, 1918

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Commercial. Wool on Hand in Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. write: Approximately 310.000 bales of wood are in Sydney stores awaiting appraisement. Arrivals since July…

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Agriculture. Cost in Wheat Production. a Basis of Calculation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

About a subject connected with agriculture has there been more controversy in recent years that about the cost of producing some of our main…

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Homestead Farm Area No. 726. Available January 28

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

The following area has been bet apart for a homestead area, and will be available on and after 28th January 1918:—…

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Emu Plains Prison Farm

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 8

One of the most interesting developments of Prison Administration in this State is the establishment of agricultural industries for the dual purpose of…

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Dairying. the Purebred Sire And His Real Worth

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

The value of a pure-bred bull as a herd sire is strikingly shown in a report, just published, of the results of some experiments conducted by the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 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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Decrease in Wheat Acreage

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

The representations made to the Prime Minister by the Farmers and Settlers Association, in support of an increased guaranteed price for wheat for the next…

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The Wheat. Commissioners Visit

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 6

The Imperial Wheat Commissioners—Mr. Love and Professor Maxwell Lefoy—who are in Sydney in connection with the taking over of last year's…

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Meat Shortage. Serious Conditions in London. Farmers Holding Back Cattle. London, Thursday Night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 6

There is a serious meat shortage in London, and balloting and drawing lots for cattle. Queues of hundreds of butchers at Smithfield…

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Wool on Hand in Sydney

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write under date 29th December:—Approximately 310,000 bales of wool are in the Sydney stores awaiting…

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Agricultural. Cost in Wheat Production. a Basis of Calculation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

About no subject connected with agriculture has there been more controversy in recent years than about the cost of producing some of our…

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Agricultural. Growing Crop Competition Wagga Results and the Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 1

The report of the Inspector of Agriculture who judged the present year's growing crop competition in connection with the Murrumbidgee P. and A…

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Australian Wool Sold in America. Boston

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

The first auction sale of wool in the United States has been held. A million pounds of Australian wool was offered. Greasy wool sold at 2/11 a lb…

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Royal Sheep Dip

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Powder sheep dip is very scares and the price of imported prohibitory. Sheep men, now is your chance to support colonial industry. ROYAL…

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Extending Wheat Belt. Successful Wagga Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

During the past couple of years several farmers who formerly farmed successfully in the immediate vicinity of Wagga. Messrs, Arthur Hodges,…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

John [?]tge and Co., Ltd., report under date 5th January:— The first four series of the New Year's appraisements have been…

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Price of Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

THE Farmers and Settlers' Association has approached the Prime Minister in an endeavour to obtain a higher guarantee price for…

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The Wheat. Wagga District Crop. New Season's Grain

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Inquiries made at the Murrumbidgee Flour Mill yesterday afternoon elicited the information that very little of the new season's grain has yet come…

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Cast in Wheat Production

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

About no subject connected with agriculture has there been, [?] controversy in recent years than about tho cost of producing…

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