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Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 82

Dairying Inferior Cream. And Some More Reasons For it

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

How to prevent cream from being graded as inferior, was the subject of a paper read before the Kyogle branch of the Agricultural Bureau by Mr…

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Elephant Grass. Yields Heavy Crops of Palatable Fodder

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

Introduced into New South Wales some three or four years ago, Elephant or Napier's Fodder grass has already given such promising yields of edible…

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Guarantees for Wheat Crop

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 7

Commenting on Mr Watt's reference to the question of guarantees for future wheat crops, the Victorian Minister for Agriculture…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 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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Fallowing Bonus. Stimulus to Wheat-growing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 4

Following upon a conference in Sydney, the State Government annnounces its intention at giving formers a "fallowing bonus" of 5/ per…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Annual Meeting

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

The adjourned annual meeting of the Hillston Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday, 25th May, at 7.30 p.m…

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Sudan Grasses. a Profitable Fodder Crop

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 2

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 yielding…

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Dairying. Inferior Cream. And Some More Reasons For It

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 2

How to prevent cream from being graded as inferior, was the subject of a paper read before the Kyogle branch of the Agricultural Bureau by…

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Enccouraging Wheat Growing. Government Assists Farmers. 5/- per Acre for Fallowing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 4

"For some time post," said Mr. Grahame, Minister, for Agriculture, my Department has been conducting experiment plots throughout the…

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Australian Wheat. Composite Cargo System

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 2

Carrying a cargo of about 2200 tons of wheat for United States, the schooner Betsy Ross cleared Port Phillip Heads on Thursday morning. The…

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Items of News. Hew Wheat Waggons

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 2

Several of the new railway wheat trucks have made their appearance amongst the rolling stork in this district. The new waggon is designed to…

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Supply of Seed Wheat. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 2

The manager of the State Wheat Office (Mr. R. S. Drummond) has announced that, with a view to facilitating transit of seed wheat over the railways,…

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Wool and Sheepskins. Appraisement Order. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 1

An order has been made by the Acting Prime Minister, directing that all persons, firms or companies having in their possession or under their control at…

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F.S.A. Farmers' Rally Arranged

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 2

The meeting of the above, at Ferndale, was one of the best held for some time. Mr. W. McClintock was in the chair…

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Guarantees for Wheat Crop

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

Commenting upon Mr. Wall's reference to the question of guarantees for future wheat crops the Minister for Agriculture…

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Australian Wheat. Shipment to America

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 2

The Government is considering proposals by Australia for the shipment of Australia's surplus wheat to America. The…

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Wheat Growing. 5/- Per Acre for Fallowing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 2

"FOR some time past" said Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, "my department has been conducting experimental plots throughout…

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Last Wheat Harvest. Total of 37,643,930 Bushels

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 2

As subsequently anticipated, the preliminary official estimate of the last New South Wales wheat harvest has not been realised. Although…

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Commercial. Homebush Sheep Rates

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 4

Buyers were well catered for at the Homebush sheep sales last Thursday. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report that offerings totalled…

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Federal Parliament. Appointment to Wool Committee. Repatriation Bill. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watt (Acting Prime Minister) told Mr. Falkiner that the Government would consider a request to appoint a…

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