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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,347 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 118

Wheat Scandals. Criminal Charges. Five Men in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 1

Following on the announcement that a number of warrants had eben issued for the arrest of men whose names were mentioned in Mr. Justice…

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Rushed the Water What the Sheep From Gundagai Did. the P.m. Says He Would Shoot

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

John Wright, a drover, was fined £10, with £3 5s costs at Young police court last week for having allowed 6,000 sheep in…

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Farmers and Nationalists. the Cootamundra Seat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 3

The electoral council of the Progressive party at Cootamundra, consisting of Messrs H. Tout (Young), C. Hicks (Cootamundra), C. W. Denyer…

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Wool and Basil Workers Another Strike Likely. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

A strike of wool and basil workers in Melbourne is again threatened, owing to alleged non-observance by certain firms of the agreement arrived at…

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Profits in Wool. the Committee's Report. Early Publication. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" understands that the report of the Committee on Wool Profits is likely to be published in a few days, exactly as presented to the…

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The Wheat Scandals. Further Prosecutions. Merchant in the Dock. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day, Thomas Smith, merchant, appeared to answer the charge of having at Sydney on divers days between November…

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Payments to Necessitous Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands said that the delay in the payment of advances under the necessitous farmers, scheme was due primarily to the…

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Share-farming

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Daring his visit to Cootamundra recently Mr Holman was waited on by members of the Agricultural Bureau. The secretary (Mr Stocks)…

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Payment for Wheat. Decision of Conference. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 3

Senator Russell, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, staled to-day that he and Mr. Watt had been in communication with the State…

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Wheat for England. Request to Shippers. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

The Shipping Controller has asked all British steamship companies to supplement their cargo tonnage by carrying Australian and Argentina…

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Butter Flavor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 3

The flavor of butter depends upon certain delicate and characteristic fats which are combined in milk fats with fats common in all animal matter…

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Wheat Pools. Bank Account Credit, £382,000

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 1

The Central Wheat Board reports that the bank account for all pools, and all States is in credit £382,000, compared with £262,000 a week earlier…

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Dairying Industry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 6

The heavy milking season is now upon us, and consequently there is a great call for Dairying Utensils of all kinds. We have provided large…

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Farm and Field. Successful Farming

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 3

One of the essentials for success in farming is manure. The soil must contain a sufficient proportion of humus, or the plants cannot utilise the elements…

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Butter Flavor

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

The flavor of butter depends, upon certain delicate and characteristic fats which are combined in milk fats with fats common in all animal matter…

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Wheat Scrip

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

New South Wales wheat certificates “C.” 1917-1918, recently slumped heavily from 8⅛d to 4¼d but are now firmer at 5d. The fall was due primarily to the…

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Dairying in New Zealand. Gambling on the Price of Butter

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

At the present time there is a great boom in New Zealand in land values. and many thoughtful people are wondering what is going to happen when…

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Wheat Pool in Credit

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Pool, which on June 30th last was in debt £18,446,000, is now in credit £332,000. New South Wales is in credit £62,000. In the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

These Notes are tested every week, under the personal supervisor of the Minister of Agriculture and are board mainly one the experience of the Department. FARM ENGINEERING…

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