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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Sydney Wool Sales. Further Advances. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

A further general advance of 5% took place at the wool sales, to-day. There was strong demand in all sections, with Yorkshire competition…

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Spread the Manure. a Profitable Practice on the Farm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

If the manural droppings are not barrowed regularly after each grazing, they produce patches of rank growth with are left by stock…

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Melbourne Sheep Market

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Messrs John Namara report that on account of the New Year holiday falling last Monday, this week's market for fat sheep and lambs was held on the…

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Commercial News McNamara's Report McNAMARA'S Review of Closing Sheep Sales for 1933

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

It was generally considered that the total yarding at Newmarket on Tuesday, 19th December last was the largest ever penned in the history of the…

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Super Wheat Stacker

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Jack ("Nugger") Allen, a lumper at present working in the Edgerol district, where he is earning as much as £4 and £5 a day, is prepared to…

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Wheat Receivals at Balldale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Wheat received at Balldale to January 6 was 22,735 bags, of which 19, 8799 went into the silos. The grand total of wheat delivered to date is…

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Cheaper Electricity? Wanted for Butter Factory

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

REPRESENTATIVES of the Deniliquin Butter Factory—Messrs. J. Skinner E. H. Matthews and P. Hanell manager) interviewed the Municipal…

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Stockbreeder and Farmer the Germ-cell Theory in Breeding Black and Red in Cattle

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

Breeders, in the main, still hold many unscientific ideas as to the cause of the development of the characteristics of their animals. One of…

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Primary Producers' Wool and Produce Selling Co. Ltd. Wool Report. Sydney, January 3rd

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 3

The second half of the current wool season commenced in Sydney yesterday, and although events during the recess suggested an improved market…

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Footrot in Sheep Intersting Investigations Methods of Treatment

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

F[?]otrot in sheep is a disease of considerable economic importance, not on account of high mortality in affected flocks, but because of the loss of…

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British Empire Butter. Record Low Price in England. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Best Empire butter, including Australian, is now obtainable in London at 8d., and even 7 1/2d. per lb. This is believed to be the lowest in history…

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The Pit Silo. Its Value in Coastal Dairy Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

A few years back the coastal dairy farmer rather envied the inland sheepman his good forutne in being able to conserve fodder in pits. The pit…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Prices Still Advancing. Sydney, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

The wool market was again animated to-day, and prices showed an advance of 5 per cent. on the closing rates of last week. A feature of the…

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Economy in Wheat Growing Observances at Reduce Production Costs Some Vital Factors

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 1

The application of only proven methods, correct use of verieties, control of diseases, and the proper care and use of machinery are vital…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

(These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience…

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Farmers' Relief Act Extension of Time for Lodging Applications

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 3

Attention is invited to the Farmers' Relief (Amendment) Act 1933 which extends the time for the lodgment of applications for…

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“The Pastoral Times”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

CASUAL ADVERTISEMENTS are charged at 4/ per inch per insertion. To estimate the cost, count six words to a line, eight lines to an inch;…

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Storing Our Wheat

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

Anxiety is being felt in Sydney at the fact that the wheat harvest is pouring into White Bay silos quicker than it can be sold. The wheat sales…

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A Guaranteed Price for Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

The parlous position of the Australian wheatgrower is at last attracting the interested attention of some overseas wheat authorites. I have just…

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Merino Wool-record at Hobart

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

Wool reached the record Australian level for this season when 40 34d. was paid for seven bales of extra fine super merino at the wool…

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