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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,904 stories in Riverina's papers · page 57 of 96

Hand Feeding Sheep Position in Riverina

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

ADVICES received from the Riverina and adjacent districts show that the winter drought, following the extremely dry summer, has produced…

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Record Price for Wool. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

A consignment of wool from Sutherland and Co., Bathurst, according to cabled, advices, has brought the phenomenal price of 54½d. on the…

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Wheat Pools. Senator Pratten's Estimate. A Big Shortage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

In the Senate on Wednesday afternoon, during the debate on the second reading of the Commercial Activities Bill, Senator Pratten said a shortage…

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Wool Prices. New Record for N.S.W. 541/2d Realised by Bathurst Consignment. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 1

A consignment of wool from Sutherland & Co., Bathurst district, according to cabled, advices brought the phenomenal price of 541/2d on the…

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Crops in Eastern Riverina

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

Advices from Wogga state that although the past ten weeks may be written down as the driest winter months for 50 years, it is remarkable…

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The Farmers. Separate Candidates for Parliament

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 4

The council of the Australian Farmers' Federal organisation met in Melbourne on Thursday. Mr. A. K. Trethowan M.L.C. presided. New South…

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Farmers' Experiment Plots. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Maize Green Fodder Trials,1918-1919 G.G. St. Clair Potts, H.D.A. H.D.D

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

Maize green fodder experiments in the form of variety trials were conducted at four centres during the past season on the Murrumbidgee…

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Cattle. Shorthorns

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

The Shorthorns were disappointingly few in number, though some stock of a very high standard was shown. Coughlan Bros., of Corowa, exhibited Maraton…

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Public Opinion. (To the Editor.) the Farmer's Costs and His Wife's Hardships

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 3

Sir,—I would like you to publish the following facts, of which I have ample proof of in my possession, re the unfortunate position the…

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The Hammond Hall. Farm Produce

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

Despite the fact that the district competition, North v. South, absorbed many exhibits that otherwise would have been included in this class,…

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Sheep. Merino

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 2

It reads more like romance than a plain fact. Yet it is true that the average weight of wool from a single sheep has been increased in…

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Conversions Into Homestead Farms

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 6

The holder of any c.p. (including a non-residential c.p.) or c.l., homestead selection, homestead grant, conditional purchase…

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The Dairy. a New Sterilising Prosess. Electricity to Destroy the Bacteria

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 4

In a recent issue of the Journal of the British Board of Agriculture, there is an article upon the destruction of bacteria in large volumes of…

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Farm and Field. Sorghum and Cows

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 6

There is a persistent belief among some farmers, says an American paper, that sorghum will dry up cows. Some say the heads and grain cause…

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Using Farm Capital

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 6

Every farmer should recognise the fact that the capital invested in his farm should be expected to earn interest for him just as clearly as…

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Improving Farm Stock

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 6

If we could only impress it on the minds of every farmer that certain results invariably follow certain conditions, we would be a long distance…

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Farmers and Politics

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 2

The Wagga Show for 1919 is unique from several points of view. It is being held within a few months of the close of a war which was a world catastrophe…

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Wool Season. Approaching Appraisements

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 3

The opening of the new season will, as officially announced, take place on September 1st, and appraisements will be held practically continuously right to the…

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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 29 August 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the persons, supervision of the Hon. W. G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 433…

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Price of Wheat. Question of Guarantee. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 4

In the House of Representative Mr. Groom told Mr. Fleming that the Government was considering the question of procuring or guaranteeing the party…

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