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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 82

The Dairy Factors Affecting Machine Milking

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

The milking machine has now been so perfected Hint many dairymen either have installed one or are considering doing so, and this latter…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report under date 2nd April:—No further wool catalogues will be offered in Sydney until April 15…

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WHEAT v. WINE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 7

"Having sold our wheat we are in honor bound to deliver it, and the more so since the need in England is so urgent. When the fight is between starvation of…

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Wheat Growing. Mr. Grahame’s Advice

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, speaking at Goulburn, said every man should put in his almost acreage, as at no tome in the history of the world was it so…

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Leeton Butter. Successes at the Show. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

The Water Conservation Irrigation Commission advise that for the four exhibits of butter at the Show from the Commission's factory at Leeton,…

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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 5 April 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. 360…

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Pigs and Pork. Feeding Wheat to Fatten Swine. Some Interesting Trials

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

The fact that damaged wheat is being made available just now at prices favorable to farmers should be sufficient to direct attention to the uses that may be…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. the Objectives of the Leeton Branch. (To the Editor.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

Sir. — Now that an appeal is being made to the settlers to join up with the Leeton branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. I should be…

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Viticultural a Good Crop of Grapes. To Turn it into Wine

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

By way of reply to a correspondent who desired to know how he might turn a good crop of grapes into wine, a general description of the process of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 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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Items of News. Wheat in Australia

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

Senator Russell, Minister in control of foodstuffs, stated in the Senate that there are £144,000 tons of wheat in the Commonwealth representing the…

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Wheat Outlook. World's Shortage Pre. Dicted. Professor. Lefroy's Views

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 1

At the Agricultural Hall on the Sydney Show Ground on Saturday night, Professor Maxwell Lefroy made some important statements on the…

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The Drought Cycle. a Warning to Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 7

Lecturing at the Royal Showgrounds on Monday night, Mr. Potts, principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, warned farmers to…

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Australian Wheat Board. Overdraft of £10,606,000 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 1

A return issued yesterday shows the overdraft of the Australian Wheat Board to be £10,006,000…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

James William Kirkby, for whom Mr. P. R. Higgins appeared, was charged with having stolen 27 sheep, the property of J. Lloyd. The case…

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Disappointed Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

The annual report of the Murrumburrah-Harden branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association deals at length with the industrial and political…

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AGRICULTURAL. Pickling Seed Wheat. The Best Way to Prevent Bunt

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 4

The most efficient and convenient preventative of bunt or "stinking smut," under present circumstances is certainly sulphate of copper, or…

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North V. South Farm Exhibit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 2

At the next meeting of the M. P. and A. Association an appointment will be made to fill the vacancy of org[?]uiser for the section south of the…

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Federal Parliament. Supply Session. Wheat and Wool Questions. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives Mr Watt (Treasurer) told Mr. Foster (S.A.) that he was now trying to square tip the wheat pool accounts, and hoped to…

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Our Wires. Wheat Guarantee Sydney. This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 5

The Government will guarantee farmers a minimum of 4s. per bushel for all wheat grown during the next two years…

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