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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,630 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 82

Foot-Rot in Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Where the sheep begin to show symptoms of lameness or other signs of fool-rot they should be taken to the yards. Every…

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Items of News. Wheat or Stock ?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

The conference called by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Fuller) of primary producers and others concerned in correlated industries takes place in…

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Wheat or Stock. The Financial Aspect

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, expresses his satisfaction upon hearing of Professor Lefroy's assurances that the danger…

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Higher Freights. Farmers Alleged Advantage

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

In a statement which Mr. Larkin, general manager of the Commonwealth line of steamers, has furnished to the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, it is…

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Wool Insurance

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, (Ltd., write: "Owing to the particularly wet weather which has been experienced this season, an unusually…

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Items of News. Goulburn Wheat Stacks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

There are at present 1,476,480 bags of wheat stacked at the South Goulburn railway yards, and there are 236 trucks of grain there. The new wheat coming…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Damaged wheat through Shortage of Bags. (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

Sir,—I have watched with interest the inconvenience which the farmers of different districts have experienced through shortage of the…

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Wheat or Stock? Conference in Sydney. Minister Explains Financial Position

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) opened an important conference of pastoralists and farmers at parliament House to-day to discuss…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, January 22. (Before Messrs. W. Purtell and J. K. O'Reilly, J's.P.) Alleged Wheat Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

Francis Cusack. 31, and William John Fitzgerald, 40, were charged with having between January 14 and January 18 instant, at Wagga, stolen eight bags of…

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Farmers' Cornsacks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

An instance of the inefficient control of the cornsack business by the authorities came under notice yesterday. The facts call for inquiry as to who really…

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Meat and Wool Versus Wheat. Evil Effects of the Government Scheme. Advantages of Mixed Farming

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

Before proceeding to consider the question of the practicability of the reactionary scheme of the State Cabinet, for fostering the meat and wool industries at the expense of wheat, it may be well to remind the people, and those moving in the matter, of what agricultural enterprise and development…

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Meat or Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

In to-day's issue we publish the second of the series of special articles from the pen of Mr. W. M. Sherrie, Sydney, dealing with the injurious…

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Wheat or Stock? Farmers' Conference. Important Resolutions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

A conference of between 60 and 80 wheat growers met at Aarons' Exchange Hotel to-day to discuss the situation. Professor Lefory, who was present by…

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Wheat-growers' Meeting on

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

In connection with the meeting of wheat-growers of the Wagga district, arranged to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall next Saturday afternoon, it is…

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Farm and Held Original Articles. Packing Silage

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 6

In order to avoid acid fermentation in ensilage, it will be found advisable in filling a silo to put in only 2½ft. or 3ft. in depth of the fodder in a…

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Addition to Farmers' Troubles

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

A report from Orange states that mice are again making their presence severely felt in the western wheat area, and thousands are infesting the stacks…

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Wheat or Wool. The Government Attitude. Guarantee for 1918

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

In response to the Government [?] invitation to a [?]…

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Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., Melbourne brought forward a catalogue of 5115 bales for their appraisement of the 21st inst. The…

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Wool Insurance

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write: "Owing to the particularly wet weather which has been experienced this season, an unusually large…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

Sehute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date 21st January:— We submitted another full catalogue for appraisement on…

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