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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

1,970 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 99

FARMERS & SETTLERS' Branch Meetings MANDAMAH

Ariah Park News · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 3

A general meeting of Mandamah West Branch was held last week, members present being Messrs Vearing, Kalms, Kirkup,…

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Wagga Cattle Sale

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

Meurant, Blake, Watts, Clark, Ldt., report having conducted their special sale of cattle at Wagga on 26th July, as advertised, when 1700…

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Interesting Wheat Tests. Minister Wheat Wanted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 1

On numerous occasions complaints have been heard concerning the poor flour strength of Federation wheat, and repeatedly the farmers have been urged…

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Sheep Rates Rise Again

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

Mutton was again a scarce commodity at last Monday's Homebush sales. Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that only 4,000 head were…

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Oversea Wheat Position. Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Co’s Special, Wheat Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 7

Lindley Walker Co-operative Wheat Co, Ltd., report under date of 10th July, as follows:— One cables to-day reads as follows:—…

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Commercial Wool Report

The Daily Express · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

Messrs Sc[?], Bell and Co., Ltd., erport under date July 28: — “A recent London cable tells us that the Associated Wool Buyers on…

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The Moisture Requirements of Wheat

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 6

In experiments made to ascertain the amount of water lost by transpiration form ordinary farm crops Hellriegel's observations show that…

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Hillston Sheep Sale. Postponed for One Week

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

The special sheep sale at Hillston advertised to take place on August 4, has been postponed one week owing to the inclemency of the weather. The…

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Melbourne Sheep Show. New South Wales Exhibits

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

The annual show of the Victorian Sheepbreeders' Association was concluded at the wool warehouse of Goldsbrough. Mort, and Co., Ltd., at…

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Foot-rot in Sheep. Free Pamphlet for Pastoralists

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 7

Foot-rot in sheep is a disease to the development and spread of which rains and moisture are most conducive, and it is therefore in good…

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Wool and Cotton American Mills Active

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report :—In years gone by, cotton was fairly plentiful fn regard to the demand , existing for it. As a result, when…

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Pitt, Son & Baogery Ltd. Wool Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

Shearing has commenced and Boon will be in full swing. Indications point to a shearing season free from the worries and troubles of last-year,…

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Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. Wool Report

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

Shearing has commenced and soon will be in full swing. Indications point to a shearing season free from the worries and…

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The Wool Industry. a Poor Lambing. Low Autumn and Winter Averages. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

The report of the Government Statistician in connection with the autumn and winter lambing in this State, based on information supplied…

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Fodder Conservation. Questions for Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 3

Dr. Elwood Mead has been asked by the State Government to examine the various schemes and suggestions in connection with the conservation of…

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DISINFECTANTS. (Taken from "Dairy Bacteriology" by Drs. Russell and Hastings.)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 5

Carbolic Acid and Cresol Compounds. — These substances are among the cheapest and best disinfectants, but their use in the dairy…

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The Farmer. Milking by Electricity

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 5

An apparatus for milking cows by means of a partial vacuum has been used for a number of years. In a new form of milking-machine…

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Carpentery on the Farm

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

Everyone can handle a saw, or thinks he can, but those who do it to best advantage are not so numerous. In starting a cut it is a common…

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Reduces Dairying Costs. Co-operation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 7

The ways in which co-operation can save the farmer money are almost beyond count. Having outlined certain crop-growing and feeding…

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The Social Side of Farming Life. (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

Sir,—In a recent issue of your paper in dealing with the issue of Country v. City Life, you stressed the point as one of the drawbacks to rural…

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