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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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The Wheat Market Advantages of Pooling

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

Information received by the Wheatgrowers' Pooling and Marketing Company, Limited from London indicates that the wheat…

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The Railway Washaways and Farmers' Losses Tremendous Force of Water

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

The phenomenal rain storm which occurred on Tuesday evening was at first believed to be confined to a narrow track, but reports from various centres show that a very wide area of country was affected. The face of the storm, when it struck the main southern railway line, was…

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Farmers' Losses Fallowed Paddocks Washed Out. Miles of Fencing Destroyed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

Reports coming to hand yesterday enabled a forecast to be made of the enormous losses resulting from damage to fences, fallow and tanks, and the…

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Extensive Flood Damage Farmers Experience Very Heavy Losses Speedy Repair Work on Railways Graphic Incidents and Flood Experiences

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

A feature of the sensational washaway of the railway lines toward Junee from Harefield, and at other places, was the rapidity with which repairs were effected and the train services resumed…

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Origin of Share Farming the First Share Farmer

Ariah Park News · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 10

The question of when share farming was inaugurated as a branch of the farming industry has often been discussed, but so…

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Chicago Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

Chicago wheat options are quoted May, new 180 7-8 cents a bushel, old178 7-8 cents; July, 155½ cents—A.P.A…

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Canadian Wheat Methods

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The international conference of wheat pools to be held in the United States next month will be beneficial, if only to give publicity to the production and…

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Medals for Wool Research

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The Worshipful Company of Woolmen awarded a gold medal to Professor Cossar Ewart for research work in wool, and a silver medal to an…

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Wheat Pools International Plans an American Scheme Washington, January 6

The Daily Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Plans for a conference in February of all the wheat pools of the United States, Canada, and Australia are expected to receive an impetus…

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Wheat Conference Preparations in America Preliminary Conferences Held Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The announcement of the notional Council of Co-operative Societies on Wednesday, says that the plans for the conference in February of all wheat…

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Flag Smut United States Action Wheat Imports Banned Australia Included in Embargo New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

The Washington Department of Agriculture has announced that the new guarantee regulation will become effective on February 1, prohibiting the…

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Irrigation in U.S.A. Lecture By Dr. Elwood Mead Changed Views in Regard to Irrigation the Difficulties of This Class of Settlement. Thousands of Vacant Farms in America

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Mr. W. F. Duun, Minister for Agriculture (who is also chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission) has made…

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The Sultana Crop. [?]At Will Press Be

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

A few days ago the representative of a Sydney firm visited the area with the object of purchasing new season's crops of sultanas and lexias. He was…

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Dairy Supervision Registration and Cancellation

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

The old demand for the abolition of the renewal each year of dairy registration was made at the last Southern Districts Conference of the…

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Maize Silos Farmers and the Cost. Atherton Experience

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

The erection of silos for the storage of maize in the inland districts, such as Tumut and Gundagai, has been advocated. These proposals…

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Pastoral Fodder Crops for Sheep the Value of Subdivision

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

The mixed former will probably [?] with considerable suspicion the statement that the most economical method of feeding off his fodder crops…

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Wool Auctions

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 2

The Australian, Mercan[?] Land and Finance Company, Ltd., report under date 7th January:— The sales set down for the new year…

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Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 1

The Australian Merchantile Land ad Finance Co. Ltd., Melbourne, report:—The January series opened in Melbourne on Monday, the 4th inst…

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Enraged Farmers Club Police to Death Two-wheeled Carts Banned Cutting Up Spanish Motor Roads LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 2

Reuter's Toulouse correspondent states that the Government edict prohibiting the use of two-wheeled carts in S[?]lain, unless the wheels are fitted…

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SPORTING: Saturday's Racing—Close Finishes at Warwick Farm S.A. Cricket Debacle Turf News and Notes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 4

After the field in the Sandown Purse on Saturday, had gone about a furlong and a half, Kimball and Pendilla fell. Kimball and R. Lewis, his rider,…

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