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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

10,780 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Wheat Compensation. an Extra Threepence. Last Season's Seizure. Commission's Recommendation

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 13

In Thursday's "S.M. Herald" there appeared a statement to the effect that that Necessary Commodities Commission has recommended that the owners of…

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Wheat Yields Riverina Experiment Plots Some Variety and Manurial Trials

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 7

The results of the farmers' experiment plots in Riverina give some idea of the line wheat yields that have been obtained in that belt this season. Returns from…

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Three Pence Advance on Portion of Seizure Wheat Covered by Contracts Under 5/- Cut Out

The Land · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 8

Just before going to press we received information from n source that we can look upon as reliable, that a final decision was reached by the Commission…

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Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution. to the Editor of the Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

Dear Sir,—When one considers the truly great and heroic part British merchant seamen are taking in the war, their claim upon the generous consideration of all is…

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Last Year's Wheat Grab Cases. N.C.C. Commission's Decision. No Official Statement From the Minister. an Advance Seems Certain

The Land · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 8

During the week several different stories have gone the rounds in connection with the Necessary Commodities Control Commission's decision on the…

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Crop Reports

The Land · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 13

Barellan.—Every available team is engaged, either in the harvesting operations or in carting the wheat. Already 40,000 bags have passed over the weighbridge…

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Farmers Unite a Bush Fire Scheme. Regimenting Land-owners at Young

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

A scheme has been adopted by a number of [?] and graziers, in Young district by which it is hoped to cope effectively with a bush fire should the…

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Farmers' Co-operative Pur-chasing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

At last meeting of Tumut District F.S.A, branch the question of purchasing a wheat thresher was again discussed, and it was decided to purchase one on…

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Hay Harvest Stack Building Points Temora Farmers Give Their Experience

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 7

At a meeting of the Temora branch of the Agriculture Bereau some little while ago, Mr. J. T. Warren opened a discussion on stack building by stating that he…

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Season Reports. State of the Crops in New South Wales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 7

Now that the [?] reason for 1913 is over it is found that, [?] far as the [?] district is con[?] the results have been most [?], for, whereas some reaped record [?], others had…

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The Farm Table Tomato Jams and Conssrves with Lemon, Apple and Pineapple

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 8

Not having received, yet, the recipes for tomato "goodies" that my friends of the Merrythought circle have tried and proved" to be good, I am supplying a few…

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Freedom for Farmers. a Government Guarantee Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

At a meeting last week of the [?] woth F.S.A District Council, Mr. A. T. Donaldson moved:— "That the council make representation to the Government,…

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Mortgages on Crops. The Agents Responsibilities

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

The Louis Dreyfus Co., one of the firins appointed under the N.S.W. Government wheat scheme, advised its Wagga agents on Wednesday, "That the…

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Dairying Industry Safeguarding the Herd How Better Yields Follow Herd Testing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

In the building up of a dairy herd the importance of mating the cows with a bull of a deep milking pedigree cannot be over-emphasised. If this is not done…

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Farmers Want Freedom. Full Up of Government Interferenge. a Tamworth Resolutions

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 16

Tamworth farmers are more in the limelight of late than any other district. All the farmers have grievances (as everybody knows), but Tamworth…

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Tractor for the Farm. a Notable Success. Victorian Example

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 7

Messrs. Neeld Bros., who own a thousand-acre farm near Nathalia, Victoria, are staunch believers in the motor tractor for the farm. Five…

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Seed Selection. Vital Importance to the Farmer

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 7

Messrs. T. J. and J. Fitzpatrick, of Erin Vale. Junee, give an instance of the wisdom of sowing pure Federation wheat:—…

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Share Farming. Government's Wyalong Scheme

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 14

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, on Wednesday, disclosed the terms for the Government's share farming scheme in the Wyalong district…

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Liens on Crops. the Authorised Firms

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 7

In response to numerous inquiries from persons and firms holding liens over farmers' crops as to their position, the State Wheat Office announces that…

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Farms for Soldiers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 11

Sir,—In your issue of the 4th inst there is a cartoon which is certainly very amusing. It depicts the Minister for Lands engaged in the herculean task of falling a grass tree in order…

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