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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Wheat Dividends. Clearing Up 1915-16

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 3

The Acting-Prime Minister states that arrangements had been completed whereby there should be paid on June 15, 3d. per bushel in N.S.W. and Victoria, and 1½d…

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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 17 May 1918 · page 6

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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Items of News. Wheat Stacking and Trucking

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

There are 2,198,196 bags of wheat staked at the South Goulburn stacks, 267,199 at Murray's Flats, and 892,488 at Cook's Cutting. A total of 202,000…

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Wheat Dividends. Clearing Up 1915-16. Payments on Other Pools. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

The Acting-Prime Minister stated in the House of Representatives that arrangements had been completed whereby there would be paid on June…

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Farm and Field Original Articles the Value of Lucerne

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 3

Being a deep feeder, lucerne is one if the best drought-resisters, and in those localities where summer drought is of regular occurrence the present…

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Water Requirements. Of Dairy Cows

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 6

Talking of the water requirements of the cow, Professor Humphrey of Wisconsin, U.S.A., told a gathering of farmers that a cow that is producing…

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Dairying. Building Up a Dairy Herd. The Choice of a Bull

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 6

The upbuilding of a dairy herd by constructive breeding, was the subject of a short address by Professor J. J. Hooper at a meeting of dairy farmers…

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Appeal for the Farmer

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. P. F. Loughlin, M.L.A., who spoke in Coolamon on the occasion of the last referendum campaign, writes to the press that sufficient recognition does not seem…

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Dairying. Diseases of Calves And Some Simple Suggestions

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

Two interesting addresses on the diseases of calve occupied a recent meeting of the Kyogle branch of the Agricultural Bureau Mr. G. Fleming…

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Cattle Saleyards

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 4

Referring to the satisfactory returns in connection [?] the Wagga saleyards, submitted by the inspector. Mr. R. Shaw, to the last meeting of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 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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Gunbar Farmers & Settlers' Association. the Annual Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above association was held at Guubar on Saturday, May 4th. There were present: Messrs. F. Fletcher…

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"Smoother Than Butter."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 2

"The words "of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war war was in his hearti" So said the Palmist in days anterior to…

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Commercial. High Priced Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report under date May 17: Rates for sheep were fully maintained at Homebush last…

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Wheat Pool. Overdraft, £10,761,000. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 3

The financial position of the wheat pools to May 13 shows that the total overdraft for all the States in the pool is £10,761,000, which is divided as…

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Grain From Russia. Germany Disillusioned. Shortage in Cattle. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent telegraphed on Saturday:— The Koelnische "Volks Zeitung's" Berlin correspondent states that up to…

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Next Wool Clip

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 2

It has been pointed out attain and again that the present apparent prosperity of Australia is very greatly dependent upon the British purchases…

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Wheat Dividends. Clearing up 1816-16. Payments of Other Pools

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 4

The Acting Prime Minister slated in the House of Representatives on Thursday that arrangements had been completed…

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Wool Position in England. Shortage of Merino Combing. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Goldfinch, Director of Raw Materials, predicts that for many months the shipping programme will not be complied with. With the…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, May 20. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Butter Selling

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 1

Thomas Curtis. The Rock, was proceeded against by the police under Section 8 of the Dairies Supervision Act for selling butter without…

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