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Farming & the land, 1917

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The Wheat Pool The Immense Damage Done Will Agents or Farmers Pay the Bill

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 5

During a recent inspection of a considerable area of the wheat belt a "Farmer and Settler" representative found many big stacks of grain still lying at the…

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Wool. First Appraisements. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 7

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to-day made the following announcement with regard to the sale of wool:—"The first appraisements in Sydney and Melbourne have been made…

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Buying Wool. Country Buyers' Grievance

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 4

The country wool buyers who came to Sydney hist week and formed an association, have a genuine grievance. In the face of the regulation that they…

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THE 1917 Wheat Crop a Guarantee Proposal N.S.W. Minister Suggests 3/- Per Bushel

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 5

An important statement was made by the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame), on Saturday in regard to the next wheat crop. In order to encourage…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops. the Wheat Pool Payment for the New Crop Uncle Wiseman's Statement Confirmed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 7

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) on Friday last confirmed the exclusive statement published in the last issue of the "Farmer and Settler" that money for the…

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New Season's Wheat Plenty of Trucks Available

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 5

Tho Railway Department estimates that the new season's wheat to be carried will amount to 33,250,000 bushels. with the held over wheat there will be about 62,000,000…

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New Wheat Arriving. Nearly a Million Bush[?]

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 7

The returns supplied by the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners show that up to January 6th last 745,027 bags of new wheat had been stacked at the railway…

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The Soil Grow More Wheat. a Price Guarantee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

"I regard wheat growing as essentially win-the-war work from the Australian point of view," yesterday remarked Mr. K. N. Carruthers, a director of Lindley, Walker, and Co.,…

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New Wheat Advance. 26 Per Bushel Now Payable

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Senator Russell (Minister in charge of foodstuffs) announced that from to-day an advance of 2s 6d per bushel on the new season's wheat crop would be available…

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Sheep Maggot Fly. Is It Breeding in Vegetation? Entomologist's Statement

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 8

In connection with the statement published in regard to sheep maggot Hies, that a somewhat unusual condition had been reported in regard to…

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A Suspicious Crop Fire, a Share-Farmer Arrested

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 4

At an inquiry held at To[?]ingley by the Peak Hill district Coroner into the cause of a fire that took place on Mr. Armstrong's property, a verdict that the…

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The Wheat Harvest. Estimated at 42,817,000 Bushels

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

In estimating the current New South Wales wheat harvest at 42,817,000 bushels, the Government Statistician (Mr. J. B. Trivett) is very much above the expectations of those in the…

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Half-a-Crown. Advance on New Wheat. This Week Available

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Hughes (Prime Minister) on Friday announced that lie was glad to be able to announce that, arrangements would be made for payment on…

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Shipping Wheat in Bulk. a N.S.W. Government Experiment

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 7

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr.Grahame) stated on Friday that it was intended to ship to England two trial [?] consignment of wheat in…

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Damaged Wheat as Wholesome Pig Feed an Important Factor Overlooked by the Hawkesbury College Report. What Did the Wheat Cost to Clean?

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

Recently, at the behest of the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahanme), exhaustive experiments were conducted at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College to…

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Wool and Skin Buyers Country Association Formed. the Right to Buy

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

IN response to a circular sent out by the Tainworth wool and skin buyers, a representative meeting of buyers was held in Sydney last week, when…

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Wheat in Bulk. Two Trial Shipments. to Be Made From N.S.W.

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. Grahame. Minister for Agriculture, stated on Friday that it was intended to ship to England two trial 600-ton consignments of wheat in bulk…

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English Wool Trade. Demand Por Free Wools. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Nov. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 5

Topmakers do not know where they are so far as supplies of wool are concerned, and though in the past they have often been only too glad to sell 64's at less than half…

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Frog Farm at Manly Novel and Successful Industry. Breeders Interesting Story

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 6

The presence of a frog farm in the [?] of Paris ran costly be understood but in a non-frog eating community like ours, the wisdom and profit-making possibilities of such…

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No Protection from Bush-Fires this Year Insurance, Firebreaks and Fire-fighting Organisation Urgently Needed. a Black Thursday Threatening the Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

A weeping season has covered the face of the country with herbage an excellent condition for stock-fattening, but carrying with it the menace of disaster in the risk…

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