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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,327 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 117

The Dairyman's Greatest Enemy

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

Dairymen sometimes lose the best cows in their herd through the dis[?]case know as Mammitis. The prevalence of Mammitis in dairy cattle is…

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A Record Crop. Value of Super

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

The campaign for better farming recently conducted through our columns has already had an effect, the district’s best crop—an average or…

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Finley's Wheat Record

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 7

Finley claims to be putting in a record for early delivery of what in the Riverina, if not in the Common wealth and nearly 70,000 bags is its…

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Farming Costs. Obtaining Authentic Data

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 1

An interesting scheme of investigation has recently been commenced under the auspices of the South-Eastern Agricultural College, England…

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Farm-made "Super." 'How to Turn Accumulated Bones to Good Account

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 8

The following directions for making this invaluable fertiliser on a small scale may prove useful on farms where bones accumulate, and the question…

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Homebush Trade[?] Sheep Decreases, Cattle Increases. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 1

There was a decrease in the number of sheep, and an increase in the number of cattle sold at Homebush sale yards last year,…

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Oversea Wheat Position

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Co.'s Special Wheat report: Our London cable of this week reads: "Demand reviving after…

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Oversea Wheat Lindley Walker Report

The Daily Express · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 4

The Lindley Walker Co-operative Wheat Co., Ltd., reports under date January 3.— Our London cable this week reads:…

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Foot and Mouth Disease. Armed Farmers in Britain, London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

The South Cheshire farmers, suspecting that foot and month disease affected animals are being willfully taken from infected to healthy areas by strangers…

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Aiding Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

The Rural Industries Board has arranged to send out local officers immediately to assist in the maKing out of farmers' applications for assistance…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

Much interest was displayed at the Wagga Court House yesterday in the hearing of charges of stealing, in company, 304 sheep, valued at £600,…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report: Buyers and selling brokers are still marking time, awaiting the opening of the second half of the selling…

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Sheep Stealing Carabost Station Case. Farmer Committed for Trial

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

Much interest was displayed at the Wagga Court House yesterday in the hearing of charges of stealing in company 304 sheep, valued at £600,…

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Advance in Wheat

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

The Lindley Walker Co-operative Wheat Co. Ltd., telegraphed yesterday as follows: — “Our cables to-day [?] wheat…

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The Wheat Harvest Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

Present indications are that though the Commonwealth wheat harvest will not be a record, it will…

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Prospects for Wool Market Strength

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, [?]ed this morning:— Though the current selling season commenced with wool values…

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A New Wheat. White from Red

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

A wheat that has yielded well in South Australia and parts of this State is Red Russian. But now that there is an official embargo on red…

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Commercial Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

The first series of Sydney wool sales was held this afternoon, Goldsborough, Mort and Co Ltd. being the only auctioneers operating. They…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Record Prices. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

The ninth series of wool sales opened auspiciously today, a high level of prices being obtained, including 36¾d for comebacks, which is the record for…

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S.S. Leitrim's Fire. Wool Cargo Damaged. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

The fire in the hole of S.S. Leitrim has been extinguished and the vessel is now discharging the contents of the damaged hold. So far 620 bales…

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