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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,676 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 134

U.S.A. Crops Alleged Farmers’ Strike. Washington ([?].G.), April 6

The Daily Express · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

The Agricultural Department is investigating reports that farmers are reducing their [?]od acreage as a strike against the low prices…

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Price of Butter Now 2/ a Pound an Appreciable Fall. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 3

An Inquiry into the price of butter was opened in the Profiteering Court to day. Mr. Meares, representative of the…

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Wheat Losses the Mice Plague. Cabinet Considers Compensation. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 1

It was stated to-day that Cabinet has not yet finally. decided the question of compensation to farmers in connection with the losses on the…

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Wheat Losses. Committee's Report Presented. What Caused the Delay? Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

The committee reporting on the wheat losses presented its report to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn. setting out what compensation should…

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Wool Sales. the London Market B.A.W.R.A. Methods. London, April 7

The Daily Express · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 1

Despite the willingness of London Wool circles to assist the British Australian Wool Realisation Association to work Its scheme in the…

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AGRICULTURAL. Important to Farmers. Free Publications Available From the Department of Agriculture

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 1

The [?] list of the public [?] by the Department of Agriculture [?] to the Under Secretary and…

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Seven Inches at Maitland. Farms Under Water. Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 3

Seven inches of rain has fallen at West Maitland since Friday, and the river is rising slowly. The low-lying farms between Maitland and Mo[?]peth…

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The Farming Industry. Select Committee on Agriculture. Evidence Taken at Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 2

Members of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the agricultural industry, under the chairman. ship of Sir Joseph Carruthers, com…

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Bigger Profits for [?] by Reducing Farm Production Costs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 April 1921 · page 4

High selling prices make for carelessness and waste in production. This is true on the farm as well as in the factory. For two or three years past farmers…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 2

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based…

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Wheat Pool Approved Ballarat

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 2

The Ballarat Council of the Victorian Farmers’ Union to-day referred to [?] s[?]ment, credited to Mr. D .S. [?], Minister controlling the Wheat…

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London Wool Sales. Catalogues Passed In. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

The wool sales opened with a tone, due to the bad state of trade and the industrial unrest. Buyers from the continent were the principal…

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Wheat for Germany. Not Cheaper Than Local Prices. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) reiterates his statement that wheat has not been sold to Germany at prices cheaper than those ruling locally…

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Cancelled Wool Buyers Strike B.O.W.R.A. Reserve Resented. London, April 73

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 2

The wool sales have been cancelled. Buyers refused to bid while the reserves were maintained at the February level…

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Wheat Pool. Request for Continuance Deputation to Prime Minister. Government Asked to Advance Halt. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

Representatives of the farmers' associations throughout the Commonwealth interviewed Mr. [?]ughes to-day and placed before him resolutions agreed to…

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Farm Yard Courtesies. the Mannerly Drake

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 8

There is no class of domestic poultry more interesting than the duck (oh servos a correspondent of "The Scotsman"). The other night I went round…

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Value of Crop Rotation Experiments with Oaten Hat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 6

With a view to arriving at the most profitable scheme of crop rotation for the growing of oaten hay, the Victorian Department of Agriculture has since…

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The [?] Farmers [?] Melb[?]

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 1

In the House of [?] day the debate on [?] continued by Mr. Tud[?] that the home [?]…

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Bigger Profits for the Farmer

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

High selling [?] make for carelessness and waste in production. This is true on the farm as well as in the factory. For two or three…

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Looting and Sheep Killing. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 2

Distress is manifesting itself in the colliery districts, notably the south of Wales, where soup kitchens arc being opened. Thousands of miners are…

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