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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,751 stories in Riverina's papers · page 46 of 138

Record Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

In his report to the Wagga Municipal Council last night the sales-yard inspector reported that at the cattle sale on April 15, 764 out of the…

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Wheat Monument

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

It is proposed to build a monument in Sydney Botanical Gardens upon the spot where wheat was first planted by Alan Cuningham in New South Wales…

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Wool Auctions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 3

Under date of April 21, Pitt, Son and Badgery report as follows:— The sales of the 1925-26 clip entered into the final stage this week…

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Demand for Cattle Wagoons

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 3

As a result of the keen demand existing for cattle waggons, about ten days' notice is now required to obtain trucks for the conveyance of stock to…

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Demand for Cattle Waggons

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 7

As a result of the keen demand existing for cattle waggons about ten days notice is now required to obtain, trucks for the conveyance of stock to…

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Moving Sheep by Tractor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 4

A farmer in the Taranaki district of New Zealand has given up sending his sheep to the works two days by road (according to "Country Life.")…

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Wheat Diseases. (Cos[?])

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

Wheat diseases such as “[?],” “Fo[?]” and “[?]” [?] is a large extent be controlled by the [?] [?] through critical methods and a…

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Share-farming Fo[?] Wheat What the Parties Undertake

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 3

Share-farming was first introduced into New South Wales about the year 1896, on the landra Estate, near Grenfell, and the favourable results…

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The Benefits of Crop Competitions to the Wheat Grower

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 2

It is the opinion of ninny progressive farmers that crop competition are playing a most important part in the stimulating of an active…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

Messrs, Younghusband Limited Albury, have, under date of 2[?]th inst. received the following cable from thier London agents viz.: "Wool sales…

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Albury Wool Sales

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

The Albury Wool brokers (Young husband Limited, Dalgety & Company Ltd., and The Farmers and Gra[?]ers’ Co-operative Grain, insurance and…

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Agricultural Putting in the Wheat Crops Some Essentials for Success

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 5

One of the essentials, of a well-sown paddock, of wheat is that, the seed should be thoroughly covered. Whether the land has been fallowed or…

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London Wool London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 7

At the wool sales, 10,500 bales were [?]fered, and about 8000 sold. There was a good selection with brisk competition, chiefly for fine…

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Pastoral Wimmera Rye Grass a Valuable Pasture Plant

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 4

Wimmera rye grass has produced excellent results in many parts of this Slate, aud gives promise of being a useful grass in many districts where…

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Com[?] Wool London Sales (Reuter Services) LONDON, April 23

The Daily Express · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 3

At tho wool sales to-day, 10,751 bales were offered. and about 9,000 bales were sold. There was an [?] proved selection and it was in good…

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Big Sheep Sale. OVER 55,000 at Wagga. Only Few Pens Passed

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 3

The greatest sale of sheep ever kept in southern New South Wales. [?] in any country centre in Australia, was conducted at Wagga on Thursday…

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Queensland Drought Severs in Central West Thousands of Sheep Hand Fed Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 2

"The stock route from Windorah to Longreach is in a very bad state," said the manager of the State Stations, Mr. Barr, to-day, after a visit to the…

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Stock Sales Maclure's Albury Special. Good Sheep Firm. Inferior Sorts Slightly Easier. One Record

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 2

Claude D. Maclure & Co., auctioneers, Albury, report having held a very successful sheep sale on Thursday, 22nd inst They yarded 20,000…

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Control of B[?]t in Wheat Advantages of Dry Copper Carbonate Process

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 1

“Fourteen competitors treated their seed with dry copper carbonate for bunt preven[?] and in these [?] no traces of the disease was to be…

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Sydney Wool Sales a Hardening Tendency. Keen Competition for Fine Wools. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

The twenty-first series of wool sales was conti[?]ed to-day, 9001 bales being offered at auction. Of this number 8575 bales were sold, while an…

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