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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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PASTORAL. Suggestions from Practical Experience

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 June 1918 · page 4

An instructive article on this subject appears in the current "Agricultural Gezette" from the pen of the rabbit Inspector at Moree, whose…

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Wheat Lumper Killed at Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1918 · page 2

On Saturday morning a wheat lumper, named william M'Carthy, was caught between the buffers of some wheat trucks, and was killed…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Fallowing and the Price of Meat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in their rooms in Gurwood-street, on Saturday afternoon. Mr…

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Items of News. Australian Wheat for Abroad

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

The Minister in charge of Wheat Pools (Senator Russell) announced on Saturday that the Australian Wheat Board had succeeded in selling 15,000…

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PASTORAL Rabbit Destruction Fumigation

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 1

Fumigation is a method of destruction that, if carefully attended to accounts for many rabbits. The beat time of the year to fumigate is…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 4

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., reported on June l9: An announcement of great moment to the pastoral industry was…

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Dairy Conference. New South Wales Butter Conditions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 2

The annual conference of the Co-operative Dairy Managers and Secretaries' Association was opened to-day. It was stated that New South Wales…

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Butter Production. Returns Before July 1. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 2

A census of the production of butter in Victorian, New South Wales, and Queensland centres is being taken throughout the States by the Prices…

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Wheat Farmers' Income Tax. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly last night, replying to Mr. M'Girr, the Premier said it was a fact that farmers were charged income tax for all wheat…

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Farmers' Doings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the Murrumburrah-Harden branch of the Farm-ers and Settlers' Association was held at Harden on June 22nd, Mr…

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Farm and Field Original Articles Skim-milk for Pigs

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 5

Protein, and particularly digestible protein, is the ingredient in which nearly all the common home-grown foodstuffs of the farm are more or less…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Fumigation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

Fumigation is a method of destruction that, if carefully attended to, accounts for many rabbits. The best time of hte year to fumigate is the…

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Inbreeding of Dairy Cattle. How Far it is Safe

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

A correspondent lately addressed the following questions to the Department: How far is inbreeding in cattle…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co,, Ltd. report: No appraisements tools place in the local market last week…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Suggestions from Practical Experience

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 6

An instructive article on this subject appeals in the current "Agricultural Gazette" from the pen of the Rabbit inspector at Moree, whose experience…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Record Success. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 3

The Sheep Show was opened to-day in the Agricultural Society's Grounds. There were over 1000 exhibits, and the [?] is proceeding…

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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 28 June 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. 872…

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State Parliament. Dealing in Wheat Certificates. Fallowing Advance. Registration Bill. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Bavin (Gordon) asked the Premier whether the Government intended to allow members to discuss the…

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Agricultural. Water on the Farm. Chemicals that Purify

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 6

Various methods of rendering water suitable for human consumption are utilised under different conditions, and the latest article by the Chemist of the…

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Agriculture. Water on the Farm. More Methods of Purification

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

In addition to the purification of water by filtering and by adding certain chemicals that destroy unfavorable bacteria, etc., there are several…

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