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Farming & the land, 1928

2,443 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 123

Varieties of Wheat the Importance of Selection

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 7
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

An important factor contributing at the success of the crop is the selection of the most suitable varieties [?] wheat for a district or type of soil…

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Varieties of Wheat. the Importance of Selection

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 6

An important factor contributing to the success of the crop is the selection of the most suitable varieties of wheat for a district or type of soil…

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Loose Smut of Wheat Characteristics and Control

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 6

Loose smut of wheat is caused by a parasitic fungus (Ustilago tritici), and is quite distinct from other smut diseases which occur on whet and…

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Wool Commission Fund Selling Brokers' Claim Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 2

The sum of £450,000 is involved in a case before Mr. Justice M'Arthur to-day, in which application is made on behalf of certain brokers to the effect…

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Do Modern Methods Pay? Value Demonstrated by Wheat-Growing Contests

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 8

That progressive methods of farming pay is again made evident by the results of the various crop-growing competitions conducted last season…

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P.d.s. Column Canadian Winter Dairying

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 5

Seasonal fluctuation of supplies has always been a drawback to the dairying industry in Australia, and it is much more so in Canada, where a…

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Delinquent Boys to Be Trained As Farmers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 1

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has introduced a new system of training delinquent boys I as expert farm workers. He has…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Favored by Wagga Farmers Discussion Last Night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. D. R. Hamblin, president of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association presided at a general meeting held at Messrs. Tap…

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Wool Thieves. Arduous Journey with Loot Arrested in Orange Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 1

Gordon Kelly, aged 24 years, and George King, aged 20 years, pleated guilty at the Dirranbandi (Qld.) Police Court on a charge of having…

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Pastoral a Profitable Branch of Sheep Farming

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

Lamb-raising may be regarded as a special brunch of sheep-farming, the object being to produce a lamb with exceptionally early-maturing…

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Special Sheep Sale Cootamundra Special Sale

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 1

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held a most successful special sheep sale on the 24th. inst., when they offered approximately 12,000…

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Tumut to the Front Farmer's Modern Piggery Selected Foe Important Tests

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 1

Arrangements have been made by the Department of Agriculture for the district veterinary officer for the South (Mr. A. F. Rose) to carry out…

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For Healthy Maize Crops

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

The following hints are given by officers of the Department of Agriculture on the subject of seed selection of maize in the field:—…

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Training Boys to Farm Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 2

Following the decision to take over the Yanco Experiment Farm the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, has arranged for 100 specially selected…

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The "Friends" of the Farmer

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 2

Although the tender submitted by Lord Kyisant for the purchase of the ships of the Commonwealth Line has been accepted by the Federal…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Limited report having held a most successful special sheep sale at Cootamundra on the 24th instant, when they…

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Cootamundra Special Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 1

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held a most successful special sheep sale at Cootamundra on 24th April, when they offered…

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Price of Wheat

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

Messrs Dalgety' and Co Ltd, have notified their agents at Leeton, Messrs Allen and Wright that wheat has advanced to 5/1 per bushel for bagged wheat…

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Narandera Sheep Show Miscellaneous Events

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed to conduct the miscellaneous events at the forthcoming sheep show was attended by Messrs. J. L. Bull…

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