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Farming & the land, 1925

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Sheep Sale

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 1

At Swan Hill on Friday next, 6th inst., Messrs. Dennys, Lascelles, Ltd., will hold an auction sale of 10,000 sheep at their yards at 1.30 p.m., full…

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Fire at Dairy Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning a fire occurred at Carew Bros.’ dairy farm, “Selbourne,” four miles from Deniliquin, and before the flames were…

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Wimmera Farming Methods

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 1

The majority of the land found in the Wimmera district in Victoria consists of a heavy blank clay; indeed, this is the [?] class…

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Wool and Skin Report

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 4

Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association report under date of 29th January.—Sheepskins. Smaller supplies were submitted at the auction sales…

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The Wheat Market. a Banker's Estimate

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

The final estimates of the wheat harvest is about 65 million bushels Wheat is now selling at 6s 4d a bushel at country stations. It is…

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Record Wheat Shipment. Pool Load 10.604 TONS

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 4

An event of considerable interest to wheat growers occurred on Friday last when the S.S Australia left Sydney with a record cargo of 10,604 tons of…

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Available Crown Lands. in the Hillston Land District. Homestead Farms in Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

The Gazette of 23rd January contains particulars of three homestead farm areas, notified in the Carrathool Shire and Hillston Land District…

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Stud Sheep. Export to South Africa

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

Mr C. W. B[?] arrived in Australia on Tuesday of last week to rake over the famous Zara stud the[?] in[?]uding a special high-class [?]…

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Northern Hemisphere Crops Position Sumarised

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

From our foreign correspondence and official statistics, we desire to submit the following particulars for the benefit of our wheat growing…

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Wheat Experiments

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

The experimental wheat plots sown on Mr W. Thornton’s property, near Berrigan, were recently stripped and .weighed. Owing…

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The 1916-17 Wheat. Writ to Be Served

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

“After extraordinary delay,” said the general secretary of the Fanners and Settlers' Association (Mr T. I. Campbell), “the…

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Homestead Farms. Available 16Th February

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

Notifications have been published in the “Government Gazette” setting apart the following area an homestead farms within…

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Wheat Boom

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The English press congratulates Australian farmers on their wisdom in maintaining their wheat production, and points out that they are now…

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Wool Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., Sydney, report: The wool market during the week has not showed any important change, as compared…

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Benerembah Station. Sold for £340,000. Willandra Pastoral Co. Purchasers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Benerembah Station was submitted to auction sale at Scott's Hotel, Melbourne, and bought by the Willandra Pastoral Co…

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Handling of Wheat. Inquiry Into Bulk System

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

Consideration was given at a meeting of the Victorian State Cabinet last week in the composition of the Parliamentary committee which will visit…

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Markets Abroad Sales of Australian Produce Wool

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

At the wool sales 9,700 bales were offered. Business was quiet but New Zealand new clip and light greasy crossbreds, of which there was a good…

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Wimmera Farming Methods (continued) Cultural Methods

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

Of the wheat grown in this district, 90 to 95 per cent is on fallow; the stubble land does not produce payable wheat crops. For some time…

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Menace to Farmers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. Hugh Ross, manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm, takes a serious view of the spread of the saffron thistle in Southern…

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Price of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

Yesterday the price of wheat in Wahgunyah was 60½d, and 6 at Corowa…

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