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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 82

WOOL. John Bridge & Co. report:—

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 2

The position is quite unchanged, though a feeling of anxiety is being evinced in many quarters as to whether an ample supply of…

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Germans in Poland. Huge Cattle Demands. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Zurich correspondent telegraphs:— The Germans in occupied Poland have demanded the delivery of 100,000…

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Big Wheat Deal. Supplying Neutral Country. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 4

Negotiations are proceeding between the Commonwealth Government and a neutral country for the sale of about 20,000 tons of wheat…

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What Farmers Want. Corowa District Council Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 2

The Corowa F. & S. Council met at Corowa on Friday week, and it was a medium of valuable information for the delegates…

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Sudan Grass. a Profitable Fodder Crop

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 3

A good deal of attention has been directed of late to this grass, and some of the reports that have been received as to its capacity for…

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Price of Butter. Further Increase. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

A new prices order, issued in Melbourne to-day, advances the price of butter in New South Wales and Queensland by 1d. per lb. wholesale…

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Getting the Wheat Away. Activity in Port Jackson

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 2

As the outcome of the decision of the Commonwealth shipping authorities and the United States Government that certain American sailing…

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Australian Wheat. the Guarantee Question. Decision of Government

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet has decided that it cannot accede to the request, made on behalf of wheat growers by the Premiers' Conference, that the…

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Farm and Field Original Articles Feeding Dairy Cows

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 6

The custom of feeding all the cows in a herd alike, irrespective of the yield of milk, is a source of considerable loss. The capacity of every individual cow…

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Federal Parliament. Australia's Butter Supply. Ministerial Statement. Enlistment of Youths. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives. Captain Bruce, the new member for Flinders, took the oaths and occupied a seat on the back Ministerial…

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Australian Stud Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

South African flockmasters have for many years-been in the habit of making large purchases of Australian sheep for breeding…

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[?]Ltural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 881. Agricultural. Make Jmsovbkent. j A Farmer's Experience. 1

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

In a brief outline of bit method of, growing mnize, m Wisconsin ferarer related in "Board' Dsirvmon " how he im- proved In strain of amine torn greatly :…

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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 24 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. 367…

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Poultry. Weevily Wheat. Its Possibilities in the Mask

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

The question was lately asked in-the Chemist's Laboratory -of the Department what amount of bran would have to be added to whcat-mial made from light…

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Wool and Sheepskin Stocks. Return to Be Made. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 2

The Federal Government has issued a regulation requiring all persons, firms, or companies, having in their control or under their control stocks…

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Sudan Grass. a Profitable Fodder Crop

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 6

A good deal or attention has been directed of late to this grass, and some of the reports that have been received as to its capacity for…

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Water on the Farm. Boilers and Injurious Waters

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

The effect of water upon boilers used for the production of steam and for other purposes is u subject not without interest the farmer. Tho Chemist…

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Dairying. I Chief Functhns of Water. Is a Dairy flow's Ration

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

A good dairy e|w probably needs more water thin any other domestic animal. The chief ases of water to a cmv have been the aibiect of & special…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 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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The Chondrometer. Wheat-growers' Discontent. View's of Chairman of Wheat Committee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 8

The chairman of the wheat sectional committee of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. W. Ritchie), commenting upon the use of the…

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