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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,443 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 123

Menace to Farmers (Published by Arrangement)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 12

An A P. message reports a speech of Loring A. Black, jun., in the U.S.A. House of Representatives…

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Fur Farming Use of Forest Areas Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 1

Giving evidence before the fur farming committee to-day, Mr. S. M. Tout, secretary of the Forestry Commission, said that so long as the forests were…

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Expert Dairying Views of Danish Visitor New Zealand Methods Advice Adaptable to Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 6

Mr. Peter Hanson, who is at present visiting Wagga, is a dairy expert, having gone through a course and gained his degrees in dairying at…

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Menace To Farmers

Ariah Park News · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 6

An A.P. message reports a, speech of Loring M. Black, junr. In the U.S. A. House of Representatives…

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Sowing the Wheat Crop

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

The rains experienced since January necessitated almost continuous working of the fallows to keep down weed growth and maintain the mulch…

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Butter Box War

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 5

As a result of a "price war" between the co-operative and proprietary box manufacturing interests in Victoria, butter boxes were reduced last…

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Wheat Picking

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

The dry pickling of wheat for the eradication of smut is not accepted as the only method worthy of consideration. The Victorian Department of…

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Eaten Out New Wheat Crops Grasshopper Pest COOLAMON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 1

Alarming reports are to hand of the ravages of the grasshoppers. Wheat crops in the district west and north of Coolamon are being eaten…

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Grasshoppers in Wheat Poison Baits Recommend

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture Thorby has made available a [?] by the Government Entomologist W. S. Gurney) concerning grasshopper…

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Effect of Top-Dressing on Wool

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

Though there can be no question as to the added feeding value of top dressed pastures writes the Sheep and Wool Expert of the Department of…

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Show Association Getting Ready for the Sheep and Dog Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 8

A committee meeting of the above was held yesterday afternoon. Present. Messrs. J. Armstrong (president), G. Rankin, W. McClintock, N…

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Soil Fertility The problem of its Maintenance in Wheat growing Districts

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

For obvious reasons the history of farming in a now country shows in the beginning a tendency to extravagance of method which perforce becomes…

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Items of News Yanco Farm Control

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

The State Cabinet yesterday approved of the Yanco farm being transferred from the Agricultural Department to the Child Welfare Department…

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Rice Crop Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

Messrs Dargin and Potts have awarded the points in connection with the Yanco Area Rice Crop crowing Competition, in connection…

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Rice Crops Enquiries in Parliament Growers to Benefit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

As evidence of the intense interest shown in his own district by Mr. Killen, Member for Murrumbidgee, in the Federal Parliament, one has…

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Sale of Commonwealth Ships Effect Upon Farmers

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 3

“Labour is trying to fashion the sale of the Commonwealth Line to Lord Kylsant for £1,000,000 into a weapon of attack against the Country Party ”…

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“Power Farming—back to Horses” Corowa Farmers “Spell” Tractors

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

Under the above heading the Melbourne “Agr” on 26th April published a report from its corowa correspondent which contained the following…

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Dispersal Sale Noorilim Border Leicester Registered Flock 2000 Stud Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 8

What must be generally regarded as the most important sale of the breed yet held in the Commonwealth will be the dispersal of Mr. Norman…

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Federal Parliament New York Money Soldier Settlement Inves[?]tigations Butter Surplus. Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 4

Replying to Mr. Fenton (V.) in the House of Representatives to-day, the Treasurer, Dr. Earle Page, said that he was unable to state the exact…

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Dairying Industry Advancing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 4

It must be a source of considerable satisfaction to those who have consistently advocate the extension of the dairying industry in the Wagga…

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