Sheep on Wheat Lands Bring Hope to Western Australia
A visitor reports wheat districts moving toward mixed farming with sheep. In Great Southern and Eastern regions farmers plan flocks, fencing, and netting to deter dingoes, with cream and butter production rising in Dowerin and Northam. Officials urge freezing works at Fremantle, while local shows expand prizes and consider war savings certificates to fund improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern
Sucha Dombleyune
Lake Grice
Gnowangerup
Albany
Geraldton
Frewanile
Dowerin- Mervedin
La.b
Wheat Belt
Dowerin
Northam
Nostham
Ntdes
Austral
SUDAN GRASS GROWTH REPORT FROM MOIRA TURRAWAN
H Maher of Moira Turrawan reports on sowing Sudan grass seed from Sydney Botanic Gardens on 19 December. Germination was patchy after 30 points of rain, with tallest stalks on clay center and loamy top. best stools on loamy ground, poorest on old swamp. Plants thrived with little rain once established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Maher
Moira Turrawan
Sydney Botanic Gardens
Farm product value in 1917 rises over prior totals
The 1917 farm product value in the United States, per the Agriculture Department, stands at 19 443 381, with gaps and errors in the OCR. Crop values exceed seven tenths of the total, animals and animal products about three percent. The big land case in British Kist opens in the Privy Council over 72 million acres in Southern Rhodesia, where 115 thousand natives challenge rights under concessions from Lobengula and chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Privy Council
Rhodesia
British South Africa
Lobengula
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Walker’s Book Store
Dortham
Shamrock Hotel
Nenham
Fremantle
Newbane Agricultural Society
Industries
Imc
Rotinson
Agriculture
Mrc
F. Baxter
The
Treasury
Messrs Elder
Shenton
Meekers
Hector P. McCushney
Henjaharsings
Perth
Kateakathe
Messrs Elder, Shanon and Co
Ferth
Neil
Siinat
Hirst
Sudan
National Murta Life
Association of Australasia Ltd
Australia
Bright Hon
Sir John Forrest
P.C
G.C.M
Mahar
William Macmurtrie
Alexander
Monger
Henry Wright
West R
E. H. White
A.D Mitchell
G. Allanson
W. Bain
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