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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Jerilderie Special Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 6

H. Lloyd and Sons and W. H. Wheatley report having held a very satisfactory sale of sheep at [?] on Thursday, 18th July…

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Sheep Statistics. Autumn and Winter Lambing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 1

The Government Statistician (Mr. J. B. Trivell has issued the official estimates of the autumn and winter lambing, based on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. No. 873. Agricultural Water on the Farm. More Methods of Purification

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

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

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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 26 July 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 [?] mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 376…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction and Control. Erection and Maintenance of Faces

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 6

In erecting a rabbit-proof fence, a line should be cleared for a distance of a chain or so of all timber lying about, and of all standing trees that might fall…

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PASTORAL. Rabbit Destruction and Control. Erection and Maintenance of Fences

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

In erecting a rabbit-proof fence a line should be cleared for a distance of a chain or so of all timber lying about, and of all standing trees…

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Practical Hints. To the Novice on the Land—Particularly Returned Soldiers. No. 4. CATTLE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

I suppose under present prices, and I don't think we shall ever see cattle really cheap again, aud if the farmer has sufficient means to carry on…

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AGRICULTURAL. Eradication of Stinkwort. A Farmer's Hints

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 1

Stinkwort is getting such a held in New South Wales and is an much better known and underground in South Australia and…

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Dairying Prospects of the Industry. The War and After

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

What are the prospects of the dairying industry. The present is a period of considerable prosperity, for we have had a couple of good seasons,…

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Orchard Winter Ploughing. Turning in Cover Crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 3

The whiter ploughing should be commenced this month, and pressed on with so that it may be completed by the early part of August. [?]…

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Eradication of Stinkwort. a Farmer's Hints

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 3

Stinkwo[?] is getting such a hold in New South Wales and is so much better known and understood in South Australia and West Australia, that…

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Dairying. Lessons in Cow Testing. a Feature of a Fair

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

That the dairy farmer should know exactly what each cow in his milking herd is doing in the way of milk and butter production was illustrated in a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 2

These notes are issued every week, ander the personal supervision of the Minister for Agriculture, and are based on the experiments of the…

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Willandra Sheep at Sydney Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 3

The number of exhibitors still leaves much to be desired, the same names that have been there for years still figured in the catalogue with an…

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Butter Outlook. Serious Shortage Reported. SYDNEY,Friday

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 3

Sussex Street merchants view with alarm the outlook for butter for the next two months. This yera's figures show a startling reduction, the amount…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction and Control. Election and Maintenance of Fences

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 2

In erecting a rabbit-proof fence, a line should be cleared for a distance of a chain or so of all timber lying about, and of all standing trees that…

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The Winter Ploughing. Turning in Cover Crops

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 2

The winter ploughing should be completed this month, and pressed on with so that it may be completed by the early part of August…

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Agricultural. Eradication of Stinkwort. a Farmer's Hints

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 2

Stinkwort is getting such a hold in New South Wales, and is so much better known and understood in South Australia and West Australia,…

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Butter Stocks Short

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 1

Butter was extremely scarce in Sussex-street, and only half the orders from regular customers could be met. It was announced that last winter…

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Successful Sheep Dipping

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

IN our issue of 26th July we published some interesting wool data. The details were compiled by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, and needless to say,…

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