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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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Crop Competition. the Judge's Awards

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Smith, of Geelong, Victoria, who was judge in the growing crop competition promoted by the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association,…

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Dairying. Cows Under the Soiling System. Some Points in Feeding

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

The advantages of the "soiling system"—the practice by which the farmer grows a succession of green fodder crops and carls them out to the…

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Farmers Experiment Plots Sweet & Pop Corn Experiment 1918-19. (G. G. St. Clair-Potta, H.D.A., H.D.D.; Inspector of Agricultures)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

Variety trials with Sweet and Pop Corn were conducted during the past season at the following centres:—W. C. and I. Commission, Farm 220…

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Help for the Farmers

The Daily Express · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

“It’s a matter in which we should co-operate, certainly; but I don’t know where the Government’s going to get the money,” said Ald. H. Cates…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 8

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

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 4

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., Minister for Public Works and Railways who has been making representation to the Department of Agriculture on…

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Pastoral Industry. Cost of Evidence of Increases

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 2

Important evidence as to the pastoral industry generally and the increased costs of production in particular was given before the Royal Commission on…

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Shipping the Wool. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 2

A fleet of ten steamers will shortly be leaving England for Sydney to take away wool, of which a million bales is stored…

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Wool Staple. South Australia Holds Record

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 2

South Australia holds the record for abnormal length of wool staple. The lock of wool, 4ft 6in in length, that is hung up in the Exchange Hotel,…

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Seed Wheat Purchases Prices and the Profiteer

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 8

It is expected by the Department of Agriculture that, with the arrangements it has in hand, it will he possible to purchase up to a million bushels of seed…

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The Soil. Seed Wheat Purchase. Prices and the Profiteer

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 4

It is expected by the Department of Agriculture that, with the arrangements it has in hand, it will be possible to purchase up to a million…

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Wheat Buying Millers May Operates After Seed Secured Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 1

The Hon. R. T. Dall M.L.A., [?]later for [?] and Railways, [?]…

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The Seed Wheat. F. AND G. Grain Co. to Handle It. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 1

Arrangements were made to-day by the Rural Industries Board with the Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Coy. to purchase the necessary…

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Aid for Farmers. a Moratorium and £ 1,000,000

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 3

In accordance with the policy stated by the Minister for Lands and Agriculture the State Government has now…

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Farmers’ Party. Manifesto Issued .Economic Administration Aimed At. Supports Hughes’ Soldiers’ Gratuity. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 1

The Farmers’ Country Party issued a manifesto this afternoon. It advocates :— Economic Progressive…

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Public Service. v. the Farm

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 8

The Public Service visited the Form last Saturday. The home town were disposed of for 36 in their first attempt, and so fair Public…

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Stricken by Drought. Relief for Farmers Mitchell Shire Co-operates

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 6

The latest proposals of the Government (or to be more correct, the combined Minister for Lands and Agriculture, [?]ir .W. G. Ashford) to…

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Wheat Commission. Senator Russell's Letter. Too Busy to Attend

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 3

The Wheat Royal Commission was continued on Friday. Mr. Blacket said that be had received a letter from Senator Russell…

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Victorian Farmers. Country Party Manifesto. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 4

The Country party's election manifesto, issued by the Victorian Farmers' Union, declares that the Australian people are weighted down with probably…

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A Word with the Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 November 1919 · page 2

The country party in coming. The writing is on the wall. As we said before, the Federal fight may not find, the fanners well enough prepared, but…

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