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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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The Farm and Dairy. Dairy Stock Should Be Dehorned

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

Except in the case of cattle that are to be used for exhibition purposes, all dairy animals should be dehorned. In the wild state cattle…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Dairy Farming

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

The dairying industry has increased in leaps and bounds of late years. This can be plainly seen in a perusal of the annual export returns. The popularity of…

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State Cabinet. Meat and Wheat Prices. Grain 4/ at Country Stations. Important Decisions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 3

After three days spent by the Cabinet in considering policy matters and various bills the Government tends passing next session, the Pren (Mr…

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The Farmer and the Motorist

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 2

The motorcar had reached a nice level stretch of road, and the man in the goggles was preparing for a scorch, when an honest-eyed old…

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The Two Farmers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

The slipshod farmer goes by guess, and has all kinds of black distress. He doesn't keep his head on straight, but sticks to methods out of date…

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A Ducal Farmer

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 7

The Duke of Portland is one of the best practical farmers in the country, and with a view to swe[?]ling the food-supply of the nation, he has for many…

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Female Cattle

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The idea of prohibiting the slaughter of female cattle has been abandoned…

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Butter Factory Charges

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

The charge made for the manufacture of butter at the Leeton factory last month has wiped out a previously existing deficit and the cost has now…

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Sheep at Yanco

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. Robert Gibson, Harden, writes in the "Herald":—"In reference to a proposal for stocking up the vacant lands with sheep that are under the…

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COMMERCIAL Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd. report under dale 6th April:— Evidence that appraisement prices have given general…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., reported on April 10: The appraising of wool in this centre ceased on 26th ultimo, and…

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British Wool Clip Bought

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—The British Government has purchased the whole of the wool grown in the British Isles this…

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Telegraphic News. Sydney, Thursday. Wheat Guarantee

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The Government has decided to guarantee farmers a minimum price of 4/- per bushel for all wheat grown during the next two years…

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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 12 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 and based mainly an the experience of the Department. No. 361…

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Wheat Sowing. "Early" Wheats and "Late" Ones

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

MISTAKES are made practically every season by farmers who sow different varieties of wheat at wrong times…

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State Cabinet. Meat and Wheat Prices. Grain 4/- at Country Stations. Important Decisions. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

After three days spent by the Cabinet in considering policy maters and various bills the Government intends passing next session…

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

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

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

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Leeton Branch

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held at the School of Arts on Saturday last, Mr. W T. Craig presiding. Correspondence was read from…

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Dairying Care of the Cream Separator. Some Simple Suggestions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

The following suggestions are made by an officer of the Canadian Department on the above subject:— (1) Set the separator level on a solid…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 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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