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Farming & the land, 1919

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404,872,000 Bushels Australian Wheat Handled

The Land · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 12

According to the figures issued by the Australian Wheat Board, 404,872,000 bushels of wheat have been handled in the three pooling seasons' operations…

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To Pave the Sheep Big Rates for Agistment BATHURST

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

There are at present nearly 60,000 sheep in the district from the western plains, because of the severity of the drought on the flat country, and the…

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Wheat Guarantee. "Arrangements for Payment. £14,000,000 Involved

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--After discussion with the representatives of the banks in Melbourne and Sydney, Mr. Watt states that he has been able to effect an agreement for the…

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Wheat Silos at Junee. To be Completed by March

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

The contractor for the government wheat silos at illabo. Old Junee. and Harefield has started the work, and expects to have it completed before the…

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Wool Control. Why it Should Be Extended a Grower's Views

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 12

Mr. C. W. Pye. well-known pastoralist and familiar with all sides of the wool industry, writes to the point:— In the Melbourne "Argus" of the has, indeed, saved the situation foi the wool-grower…

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Experiment Plots Success of Canberra Wheat in Parkes District. Departmental Tests

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

Interesting and instructive experiments in wheat-culture have been carried out under the auspices of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture on…

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A Profitable Fodder the Cultivation of Rape for Use with Sheep. Experiment at Gilgandra

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

Among those that have proved the value of that succulent fodder, rape, as a feature of wheat and sheep farming, and that have found the results…

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The World's Wheat Increased Production Reported Prom Many Countries. in Northern Hemisphere

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

The International Institute of Agriculture reports that the 1916 wheat harvest in Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Canada,…

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Wheat for Poultry Breeders' Requests for Supplies Being Considered. the Interstate Conference

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

The principal business at the conference of the National Utility Poultry-breeders' Association in Adelaide (S.A.) last week was the…

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Wheat at R.a.s. Show Rail Freights Operate Against Heavy Entries. Bushel Exhibits

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has made additions to the wheat section of the jubilee show, and the prizes also have been…

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Australia's Wool Trade Government Control Not to Be Relinquished at Once. Mr. Watt Keeps Ticht Hold

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

In reference to the [?] of opinion as to the advisability of continuing the control of the Australian [?] the Acting Prime Minister…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. The Appraisement Scheme. Remarkably Smooth Working the Future of Control a Summary of Offerings

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 14

The appraisement scheme has had what might be described as the "acid test" applied to it by the increase in the volume of offerings in Sydney to…

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Compensation for Destroying Crop

The Land · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

"Illabo" writes:—A is share-farming on a property adjoining B's. There is no wirenetting between the two properties. B's is very badly infested with rabbits, which have…

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Poultry Farmers' Attitude

The Land · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 12

At the Interstate Poultry Conference, held in Adelaide last week, it was decided to advocate the retention of the Federal Wheat Pool. It was stated that the pool…

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Loans to Farmers and Settlers

The Land · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

The Commissioners of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales announce that from the 1st proximo, they are prepared to receive applications from farmers…

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Crop and Stock Reports

The Land · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

Official reports received from district stock inspectors in the north-west and west afford a glimpse of the position in sections where the conditions are causing loss and anxiety…

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Dairying. Silage for Milking Cows

The Land · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 15

The value of silage as a rough winter fodder for dairy cattle has rarely been better illustrated in New South Wales tham by a short, report from the manager…

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Drought Affects Fruit Crops Newcastle

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

At least a third of the [?] fruits in the district between Newcastle and [?] It is estimated, have been lost owing to the continued drought. The fruit is…

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Warwick Farm Meeting Storm Causes Delay Lady Charis Vindicates our Judgment The Bounce wins well. Webbacre breaks the Ice

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 8

The clerk of the weather for some reason or other evidently has a "derry" on sports in general, as last Saturday afternoon was the second in…

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