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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

2,671 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 134

Price of Milk Twopence a Quart Added. Wagga Dairymen's Decision

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 2

A meeting of Wagga dairymen was held in the M.P. and A.A. Office, Gurwood-street, on Saturday night. There was a good attendance. Mr. C. Hale…

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Liverpool Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

A private wheat agent in Sydney yesterday received the following wheat cable message from Liverpool: "April valued at 52/9/. American bureau…

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America and Wool Prospects Generally Promising

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—With the exception of America, all consuming countries have competed freely at recent wool sales…

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Sydney Royal Show Cold and Wet Opening Day Riverina Prize Takers in Cattle Sections Cattle Show Gives Rise to Comment on Industry's Stability Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 1

Unpleasant weather prevailed for the opening of the Royal Show today. Heavy rain commenced to fall during the night…

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Royal Show Cold and Wet Opening Riverina Prizetakers in Cattle Section SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 1

UNPLEASANT weather prevailed for the opening of the Royal show yesterday and to-day. Heavy rain commenced to fall during the…

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Dairymen Penalised (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 1

Sir, The report in your issue of to-day's date of the basis adopted by the Yanco Executive Board for rating of irrigation form leases shows…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 2

The A.M.L.F. Co., Ltd., reported on 9th:— Sales were resumed in this centre on Monday last, 4th instant, when a…

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Commercial WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 4

Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., reported on 6th:— The basis of values current at tins week's sales is lower by about 5 per…

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Wagga Wool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 3

At the wool sales conducted by Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd, in Sydney last week the following prices were realised for fleece marked NWL/North…

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Pastoral Disputes Conference Unsuccessful. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 5

A compulsory conference, which was held to-day in the Arbitration Court in connection with two separate disputes in the pastoral industry, filled…

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Junior Farmers' Club a Valuable Means of Rural Education

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 2

Those interested in agricultural education and progress will have noted with interest references in the press to preliminary meetings of the…

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Electricity in Farm Work

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

Electricity is making repid progress in practically every sphere of [?] and a very considerable amount of attention is being devoted at the present…

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Bush Fires Farmers' Deaf Ears Railway Evidence And Railway Danger SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 2

The Bush Fires Commission to-day heard evidence by Mr. George King, chief inspector of the permanent way for the metropolitan division of the…

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Pastoral More Sheep Per Acre Oats As a Staple Feed

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

While a variety of feed, such as natural pasture, lucerne, and, field peas, is always desirable, we cannot deny that oats are the most useful fodder…

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With the Man on the Land. Better Feeding of Dairy Cattle. the Growing of Fodder Crops

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

Dairy farmers are conscious of the fact that the margin between success and failure is much narrower to-day than in the past, and the more…

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Wheat Pools

Ariah Park News · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 10

The future policy of the Australian wheat pools were , considered last week at a conference of representatives of the…

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High Priced Stud Cattle

The Daily Express · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

Some good prices were realised at the Show Cattle Sales. Mrs. Anthony Hordern, of Milton Park, Bowral, sold three shorthorn…

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Bots in Sheep. Protecting Sheep From Attacks of the Fly

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

A rather serious outbreak of infestation with the bot flies occurred recently in the North-east. The sheep showed the usual sticky nose, with…

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Wheat Growing. Lessons From the Field Wheat Competitions

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

In commenting on the results of the championship field wheat competition held in the Riverina district last season, the judge made some…

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The Royal Show Butter Prizes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

The Alstonville Co-operative Factory Aid splendidly at the Royal show, by swinning first place in both continuous grading competition for export…

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