Politics and Wheat the Aspersions Upon the South Australian Treasurer. Sir R. Butler's Protest
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4
At the last' meeting of the South Australian Wheat Commission, the State Treasurer (Sir Richard Butler) went into the witness box to rebut the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Take-all in Wheat Early Maturing Kinds Least Likely to Suffer. But More Immune
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 7
With a view to determine the degree of resistance exhibited by different varieties of wheat to the infection of take-all diseases a count was made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Wheat Office Mr. R. S. Drummond Retires From the Position of Manager. Mr. F. S. Digby Appointed
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4
The announcement is made that Mr. R. S. Drummond will relinquish his duties as manager of the N.S.W. Wheat Office at the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Pool Sales Australian Cargoes Sold to Two European Buyers. at 5/2 and 8/9 F.o.b
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5
Further sales have been made of Australian wheat, aggregating 18,800 tons. Two cargoes of 11,000 tons have been sold to the British Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Industry Evolution of the Webb-springfield Merino Flock. Mr. W. H. Webb's Series. (Continued form the Issue of Feb. 18)
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 6
Mr. T. G. Webb, J.P., died on November 27th 1879. He appointed William Henry (the writer) and Thomas Herbert Webb, two sons, and Edmund Tom…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New England Crops Fails Armidale
Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 4
The outlook in New England is still very serious, the recent visitation of rain being [?] light as to make no material difference in the situation. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"A Ghastly Failure." Tasmanian Farmers Oppose Arbitratio
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5
At a representative meeting of farmers and stockowners at Hobart (Tas.) on Thursday last, it unanimously resolved: "We consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pigs Eaten by Snakes. a Casino Farmer's Losses
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5
Mr. S. A. Richardson, of Leeville, near Casino (N.S.W.), witnessed the unique spectacle recently of a carpet snake making a meal off a litter of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bran Shortage. Dapto Dairymen's Suggestion
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5
The problem of obtaining supplies of bran was discussed at a special meeting of the Albion Park branch of the Country Milk Suppliers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nanango's Burnt Dairy. Tender for New Building Accepted
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5
The directors of the Nanango Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., last week accepted the tender of Messrs. Waugh and Josephson for the erection of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Latest War Cables "Farmer and Settler" Office. Tuesday, Noon
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2
CIVIL WAR IN BAVARIA.—Civil war broke out in Munich on Friday last, the signal being given by the ringing of church bells. A procession of ten thousand workmen from the suburbs marched into the city, and violent firing began. Shops were plundered, and hundreds of citizens fled, but the extremists occupied the railway terminus and prevented further departures. The Spartacus followers, whose adherents included…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Valuable Fodder Crop. An Experiment with Sudan Grass
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 7
As showing the value of Sudan Grass as a fodder in dry times Mr. H. Knight, of Colly Creek, in the Quirindi district, planted an experimental plot on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broom Millet and Tobacco. Tests Crops In Gippsland
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 7
Councillor M. Cunningham, of Narnargoon (Vic.), has put in test crops of broom millet and tobacco, and both are doing well. He has four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australia, the Land of Opportunity! How the "Farmer and Settler" Struck Haynes When He Studied the Information Columns. Mr. H. J. Rumsey's Immigration Story. (Continued from the last Issue)
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 3
Meanwhile, Ted Haynes had been reading the copy of "The Farmer and Settler" that had been sent to him. He was greatly interested in its matter,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Irrigation Farms Victorian Government's Werribee Farms Scheme. Areas of 18-Acres to 70-Acres
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 3
The Victorian Rivers and Water Supply Commission is making available at an early date about 700-acres of the Werribee irrigation area for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Finance Income-tax Questions Answered in Brief
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5
Leeton (N.S.W.) informs me that he has on hand a crop that he has taken from his farm during the past four seasons. He desires to know whether…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cutworms and Maize a Pest That Need Not Cause the Farmer Loss. Poison-baits Effective
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 7
While visiting Wollongbar experiment farm last December, one of the experimental entomologists carried out a series of experiments with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Field, Orchard and Garden Crops Silage in the West an Invaluable Resource in Seasons of Drought. Pit Method Favored
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 7
The drought conditions in New South Wales have served to impress upon farmers, among other things, the importance of providing silage during…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Fruit Crop at Yanco. Phenomenal Returns
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5
Fruitgrowers on the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas are scoring this year as a result of the dry season. The fruit produced is quite up to past high standards of quality and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Produce. Dairy
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 8
A price-fixing order, issued on Saturday came into force in Sussex-street yesterday. The price of first-grade butter was advanced by 14/ to 186/8 per cwt., a rise of /1½…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →