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Farming & the land, 1919

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Warwick Farm Weather Fine. Going Fast. Maiden Handicap. 1 mile

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 13

Start: Black Mimer and Queen's Common first to move. 6 furlongs: Blade Mimer leads from Queen's Common, Earwig, Tonalda,…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 11

BYRON BAY.—The North Coast Co-operative Company manufactured for the month of December 632 tons of butter, and paid supliers 1/4¾ per lb and 1d over pay for the previous month. The company slaughtered…

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Record Cherry Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 11

ORANGE.—The heaviest cherry crop on record is being gathered by local orchardists. A beginning was made on Monday with the plums, which are abundant and of good…

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£100,000 Set Aside. to Help Farmers. Sufferers by the Drought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 12

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, stated at the conclusion of the State Cabinet meeting yesterday that the Government had decided to set aside £100,000, out of which advances…

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AGRICULTURE Acting-Chief Inspector Experimental Farm Positions

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 7

The following Executive appointments were made to-day:-- Mr. A.H.E. Macdonald, M.C., to be Acting Chief Inspector of Agriculture…

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Fodder Conservation. Farmers and the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 9

In reference to the Chief Secretary's advice to farmers, when speaking the other day at the Afbion Park show, to make silage and otherwise conserve fodder, Mr. H. M. Oxley,…

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Help for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

A bad season such as we are experiencing at the present time in New South Wales means a depleted purse for the farmer. So it is encouraging…

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Helping the Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 9

Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister, stated on January 16 that he had been able, after discussion with the representatives of the banks in Melbourne and Sydney, to…

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Albury. Fruit Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 16

There will be particularly good crops of apples, pears, grapes, and peaches in Albury and Lavington districts. The dry season has favored the peaches, which…

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Millthorpe. Farms for Soldiers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 17

The Minister for Lands has acquired two farms in the Mlithorpe district for returned soldiers. They are suitable for the growing of fruit, potatoes, oats,…

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Ganmain. Farmers Protest

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 12

A petition has been drawn up, and is being signed by nearly all the farmers in this district, protesting against any interference with the Ganmain chaff…

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Sydney's Meat Sheep Prices Irregular Scarcity of Prime Cattle

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 8

There was an increased proportion of plain sheep penned at Homebush to-day. The board showed [?] available for the market. Old owes and young…

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Four-bag Wheat Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 7

DUBBO:--Mr. W. E. Tink of Wilton, Tomingloy, and his share-farmers had 700 acres under wheat this season, and the average was four bags to the acre. Mr. Tink says that most…

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Temora's Wheat Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 7

TEMORA.--Wheat carting is being vigorously proceeded with. The district's approximate average yield of wheat is 12 bushels, which is considered a splendid result under adverse…

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The Wool Market

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 26

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report under date January 20:— The Drought.— A few very widely scattered but practically negligible…

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The Markets. WOOL

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 28

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— The first series of appraisements of the present year commenced on the 6th inst. and concluded on the 14th…

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Butter Prices May Advance Supply Insufficient

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

[?] arrived with only [?] boxes of [?]. The arriv[?] from northern there are small, and [?] from N S W inland…

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Wheat-lumpers' Strike. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 6

The men employed at Cook's Cutting A stacks have been in an unsettled state for some time. Yesterday a man was discharged for smoking too close to the stacks…

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Goulburn Wheat Stacks. Lumpers Stop Work

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 7

GOULBURN, Wednesday.--For some time past the wheat lumpers at Cook's Cutting have been very dissatisfield. This morning the men proceeded to the stacks, but decided not to…

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Dearer Wheat 5- For Local Consumption

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 7

Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, returned this morning front Melbourne, where he attended a meeting of the Federal Wheat Board…

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