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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,751 stories in Riverina's papers · page 68 of 138

With the Man on the Land. Wheat Varieties Characteristics That Are Detrimental

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

To the average man there is a sameness and uniformity about the appearance of a wheat field, the only thing to break the monotony of a…

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Terrific Rain Storms Southern Australia Affected Riverina Wheat Areas Saturated Phenomenal Registration in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 3

Rain was recorded on Tuesday over a wide area of the State. In some centres the falls were heavy. According to Mr. Mares, a rain storm is developing inland, and within the next 24 hours should extend…

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Crop Rotation and Soil Fertility

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

In the practice of crop rotation a farmer has at his command a means whereby he can materially reduce acre costs or increase the output of his…

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The Farm Separator Conditions Which Reduce Its Efficiency

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

Many dairy farmers fail to realise that for a separator to do its work efficiently the bowl must spin evenly at the designed speed, without any…

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Producers Alarmed The Position of Share Farmers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 3

Graziers, farmers and share farmers are becoming seriously alarmed at the sweeping provisions of the Workmen Compensation Act and the…

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Share Farming Set-Back

Ariah Park News · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 8

Considerable adverse criticism has been directed at the Government in connection with the provision of the Workers'…

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Southern Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on 22nd: Supplies at the Homebush sheep and lambs auctions last Monday totalled 23,000 head. Rates for all…

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Cattle Sale Date

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

Messrs. Guihen Bros. have altered the date of their fortnightly cattle sale to Thursday July 1. ENGLISH CRICKET…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 6

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report that the usual winter wool sale was held in Melbourne on Tuesday. Sorce [?]000 bales were…

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Rainfall aid Wheat Yields

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

There is every evidence [?] agricultural methods are being evolved to suit our partic[?] The [?] of the past…

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Dairy Made Butter Requirements of the Dairy Industry Act. by the Su[?] Dairy Instructor

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 8

Many [?] to [?] the fact that the Dairy Industry Act controls the making of butter on the farm as well as in…

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Rabbits or Sheep? Are Pastoralists Fools ?

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 6

If we could make certain that women's fashions for sealskin, beaver, and other furs would continue, and that mankind would be able to stand…

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Wagga Stock Sales. Small Sheep Enning

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 3

A feature of the [?] sheep [?] at Wagga on Thursday of last week as that the smaIlest penning some cunsiderable time was…

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Wheat [?] Characteristics That Are De[?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

To the average [?] there is a sameners and [?] the appearance of a [?] the [?] thing to break die monotony of a…

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Export of Wheat Australian Disadvantages

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 6

At a meeting of the Council of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture. consideration vat given to the obvious disadvantages under‘…

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Rescue of Snowed-in Cattle a Dramatic Enterprise

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

One Friday, early in the month, we received word from Mr. Brugerss, a leading member of the R.S. P.C.A. movement in West Australia, who was…

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Dairying. the Farm Separator Conditions Which Reduce Its Efficiency

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 3

Many dairy-farmer fail to realise that for a separator to do its work efficiently the bowl must spin evenly at the designed speed, without any…

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Wool Applications Fixed for the Forthcoming Season. Important Announcement

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Grnz iers' Co-operative Co., writes under date 17tb June :-- At a joint conference of the repre[?]…

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Wool Applications Fixed for the Forthcoming Season Important Announcement

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes, 17th June:— At a joint conference of the…

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Crop Rotation and Soil Fertility

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 2

In the practice of crop rotation a farmer has at his command a means acre costs or increase the output of his land, states Mr W. W. Weir,…

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