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Farming & the land, 1936

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The Wool Sales. Values Remain Firm at Improved Rates. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

The wool market today maintained its firmness, and the range of values now shows an advance of from five to seven and a half per cent, on the…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Yesterday's Wool Sales. a Very Firm Market. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

The market ruled very firm at yes-terday's levels at the wool sales, with prices still tending in growers' favour. There was strong…

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Farmer Found Dead Shot Getting Through Fence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 28

Walter Horace Reginald Green, ago 59 years, farmer, was accidentally shot dead at Forbes. Green had resolved to try to got rid of crows which had been…

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Farmers' Debts in Victoria Over 1000 Will Seek Adjustment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

From the number of inquiries already received by the Victorian Farmers' Debts Adjustment Board as to how assistance can be obtained, it…

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Dairying Contamination From Dirty Water As a Cause of Second-grade Cream

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 25

Although it is most desirable from many points of view that cows should, have a plentiful supply of good, clean drinking water, sometimes the water…

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Farmers No Longer Afraid

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 10

AT last the farmers have been able to enjoy a fair slice of luck. The past season was favorable, and the prices for grain have been the best…

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For Junior Farmers Walla Walla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 20

"Titania's" Junior Farmer letter was very interesting, but I think she would find it better to give her poultry a mixture of sea and oyster…

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Dairying as a Sideline in the Riverina

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

There is a general tendency towards diversification of farming in the Riverina, particularly in those sections menaced by skeleton weed, and the…

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Agricultural Training at Bathurst Experiment Farm

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

A recent departmental announcement draws attention to the fact that there are still a few vacancies at Bathurst Experiment Farm for the course of…

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Work the Fallows Director’s Advice to Farmers Moisture Conservation

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

THE Director of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. E. McDonald) advises farmers to lose no time in getting the cultivation implements on to the land, so that…

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Moama Special Sheep Sale

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 3

Messrs John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd. notify by advertisement in this issue that they will conduct a special sheep sale at Moama on…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the average price realised for Greasy Wool sold in Melbourne during the week ended 21st December,…

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Queensland Drought 8,000,000 Sheep Dead. Cattle Herds Wiped Out. Brisbane

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

According to figures just made available, it is estimated that Western Queensland lost 8,000,000 sheep during the…

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Wool Exports

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

Budget forecasts of a substantial excess over last year of wool exports are realised in the overseas trade figures for July-November period of…

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Heavy Mortality in Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

Mr. W. J. Smith, stock inspector for the Young Pastures Protection Board, has completed an investigation into the loss of 800 head of sheep out of a mob…

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Pastoral Conditions Report by Stock Inspector

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

THE report of the stock inspector (Mr. C. White) submitted to the P.P. Board on Thursday was as follows: The pastoral outlook has been…

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Wheat Crops Bigger and Better. Aim of R.a.s. Championships

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1

What part have the annual crop competitions played in wheat production and cultural methods? In what way could this stimulus to better…

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Export of Wool Big Increase for Five Months

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

Federal Budget forecasts of a substati[?]l excess over last year of wool exports are realised in the overseas trade figures for July[?]November…

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Wheat Deliveries Total. [?]9,822 Bags. Season Nearing End

The Independent · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

Wheat deliveries to the Deniliqu[?]n railway station for the season up to yesterday totalled 39,822 bags. Only a few…

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Turning Back the Files ... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” January 16, 1926)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 2

MATHOURA CONVENT. — In the presence of a very large gathering on Sunday, the Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes (Dr. Hayden) formally opened…

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