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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Crop Reports. Adelong

The Land · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 11

There is an abundance of green pasture, and dairy farmers are having a splendid season. Some wheat crops, especially at the Nacka Nacka, have…

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Farmers' Federal Organisation

The Land · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 12

The Council of the Farmers' Federal Organisation will meet in Melbourne on March 4. The following interesting resolutions appear on the business pager in…

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Share Farming

The Land · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 5

"Enquirer" writes:—In a share-farming matter no written agreement existed, only a verbal one as per copy enclosed. Can I sue the landlord for breach of contract? I…

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Crop Competition Results

The Land · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 5

It will probably have been noticed that in The Land of December 28, 1917, we advertised that in addition to users of Shirley's Superphosphate…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Executive

The Land · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 9

The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held a meeting on Tuesday, a full report of which will appear in next week's issue…

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Assistance for Dairymen. Stud Animals on Instaiments

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Casino (N.S.W.) branch of the Primary Producers' Union on Saturday, it was decided that the Government be asked to sell Mud…

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The Dairy Herd Hoven Or Bloat Also Called Tympanitis or Drum-belly

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

The evolution of carbonic-acid gas from the large quantity of wet grass, clover, of lucerne contained within the rumen of paunch, together with the suspension of…

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The Latest War Cables "Farmer and Settlar" Office, Friday, Noon

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 1

FRANCE,—Sir Douglas Halg reports that on Tuesday night the enemy raided a post in the ailghborhood of the Hapsuine Cambral road. There has been great hostile artillery live southward of Marcolng, and northward of the Hapasme Cambral road. Our aeroplanes dropped over three tons durlog the day times on various…

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Dairy Factory Reports. Contains Mountain

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

During December as[?]gal of milk was Heated at the Captions Mountain Co-operative Daily Company, and [?] of cheeve was manufctured Flo[?]…

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High-priced Dairy Stook. a Successful Sale at Byron Say

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

A very successful salver dal[?] has been conducted near Byron Day. First-grade case in milk averaged £10, and others down 10 £16 Twelve-months old [?] made to £14 [?]…

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To Assist Small Farmers. a sydney Firm's Offer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

In order to assist their clients or former clients on Terramungaminc (N.S.W.) Messrs. Main and Searight have offered to supply each of the settlers with 100…

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Season Reports. Crop Conditions and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 7

The poiato crops in the Blayney (N.S.W.)district will benefit from the recent rains, as the dryspell had dried up the ground. Heavy yields of potatoes are now asured. Hay making is finished,…

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Land Settlement and Railway Development. New Land Policy The State and the Farmer State to Guarantee the Sharesmen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

Speaking at Bathurst recently, the N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) made on important announcement regarding the government's policy in…

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Farmers' Gatherings Primary Producers' Union Branches. Lucerne-growers of Aberdeen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

Organising work to connection with the Aberdeea bra[?]of the Primary producess Union is proceeding sat[?], and the branch pros[?]to because as su[?]cial one. A…

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Queensland Farmers' Union. Central Downs District Council

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

At a meeting of the Central Downs Districts Council of the Queensland par[?] Downs at Towan[?] last week, the chairman (Mr. J. H. C. Rubes[?] selected to the [?]lly for the union…

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Women at Work The Girl on the Farm a Satisfied Employer Speaks Out

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 8

Tens of thousands of women and girls are employed as farm hands in the agricultural districts of England, and although there was at first a strong…

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Looking Ahead Motor Tractors on the Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 11

Great efforts are being ramie by the English Government to increase the area under cultivation in Great Britain by about 3.000,000 acres this year, and…

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On the Land. Demonstration Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 5

The annual report of the Department of Agriculture would be improved if, in addition to a statement of the receipts and expenditure in connection with the different…

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Produce. Dairy. Slump in Eggs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 9

There was an unmistakable slump in the egg market yesterday, increased supplies were available from all sources, and agents were glud to clear their new-laid consignments…

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Wheat for Poultry. Scheme to Help Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 11

The cry from the poultry farmer for better treatment from the State Wheat Office has not fallen on deaf ears, as far as the manager, Mr. R. S. Drummond, is concerned. He has…

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