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Farming & the land, 1919

1,904 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 96

Agriculture Temora Demonstration Farm a digested Rotation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Where a farmer is catering for the grain and the hay markets, it is possible to adopt a rotation that will give two crops every three years…

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Pastoral. Cross-breeding Experiments with Sheep Some Combined Results

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A progress report on the crossbreeding experiments with sheep at Bathurst experiment farm, with which is afforded a combination of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based…

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Seed Wheat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. W. C. Grahame, desires it to be notified that tho Depart ment of Agriculture is receiving…

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Commercial. Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 7

The A.M.L and F. Co., Ltd., reported under date February 12: The cancellation, of the Brisbane appraisement formerly fixed for last…

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Continuing the Wheat Pool

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

Farmers should not find a great deal of difficulty in making up their minds whether or not to support the movement for the continuance of the…

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Alleged Wheat Frauds. Ten Men Committed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 6

The police court proceedings in connection with "the wheat case," which had occupied the attention of Mr. M'Fariane, S.M., a little over…

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Cross-breeding Experiments with Sheep. Some Combined Results

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A progress report on the crossbreeding experiments with sheep at Bathurst experiment farm, with which is afford a combination of the results obtained…

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Agricultural Pickling Seed Wheat. The Best Way to Prevent Bunt

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 6

The most efficient and convenient preventative for bunti or "stinking smut," under present circumsbauces is certainly sulphate of copper, or…

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Dairying. Ten-year-old Silage. a Profitable Venture

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

A sample of silage that had been made from green maize in April, 1909—nearly ten years ago—was recently forwarded to the Department…

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Wheat Pool. Question of Continuation

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

At Saturday's meeting of farmers, convened foy the Wagga district runners, and Settlers' Association, Mr. E. Crouch, the secretary, said the farmers would…

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Wool Combing Deadlock, Government to Intervene. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

Sir John Higgins, chairman of the Central Wool Committee, has furnished the Acting Prime Minister with a report replying to the statements made…

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Fire in Wheat Stack. Man's Brave Effort. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

W. Edmonds, a wheat stacker, yesterday saved a large section of the wheat stacks at Maryborough from destruction by fire. The curtains…

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Shortage of Trucks. Protest by Farmers. Resolution to Minister

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 3

A meeting of farmers of Wagga and district was held on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of discussing the existing shortage of trucks and [?] at…

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PASTORAL. Gross-Breading Experiments With Sheep. Some Combined Results

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

A progress report on the cross-breeding experiments with sheep at 'Bathurst experiment farm, with which is afforded a combination of the results…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd re[?] under date 12th February:— The Central Wool Committee has approved of a further round…

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Queensland Wants Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 1

This Commonwealth authorities have received from the Queensland Government a telegram, stating that, in consequence of the lack of flour and wheat…

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Temora Faovrs Wheat Pool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

A largely attended meeting of the Temora branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association endorsed the resolutions of the Australian Farmers'…

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Share-farming Profitable

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

The success att[?] by a share farmer in the Junee district [?] a valuable chapter to the controversy as to whether…

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Future of Wheat. Farmers' Meeting at Harden

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 4

At a well-attended meeting of wheat growers held at Harden on February 15. Mr. Neville Graham, president of the shire of Demondrille, in the chair,…

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