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Farming & the land, 1928

2,443 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 123

Compulsory Wheat Pooling Mr. Kilpatrick Explains at Marrar Amended Act Advantages Merchants and Middlemen's Meal Tickets

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 1

Fulfilling a promise made to the residents of the Marrar district to address them on the compulsory wheat pool and Marketing Act questions, Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., visited Marrar on Saturday. He addressed a meeting held…

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Graziers and Farming

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 3

A decision given at the Trundle police court will interest many of our graziers. A man applied for employment to enable him to…

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Dairying. Scour in Calves a Cause of Serious Loss

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

Unless special care is taken with regard to feeding and housing conditions, white scour of calves is liable to be a cause of seriousness on dairy…

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Overseas Farmers' Federation

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

The tour of various States made by Mr. A. E. Gough, General Manager of the overseas Farmers' Co-operative Federations, Ltd., London, has…

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Agricultural Credit What South Africa Is Doing A Boon To Farmers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

The following information regarding agricultural credit has been supplied by the Department of Agriculture of the Union of South Africa…

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The Better Farming Train. at Leeton on August 8

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. H. V. C. Thorby) announces that arrangements are now in hand for further tours of the Better…

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Fatal Gun Accident Yerong Farmer Victim Shooting Crows in Garden

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 1
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Mr. Hugh Patton, aged about 35, a well-known farmer of the Yerong Creek district, met his death in tragic circumstances at his farm, about a…

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Wool and Substitutes the Sheep's Staple Dominant

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on 18th: For some time local fellmongered merino wools have been difficult to sell. Over the past week…

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Pool Polls Under Marketing Act Rice, Wheat, Eggs and Butter SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 1

The Executive Council yesterday approved the proclamation of butter and eggs as commodities under the Primary Products' Marketing Act, and…

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Wool Auctions

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 8

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery report under date 13th July:— The Sydney market remains about on the same level as for the…

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Marketing Wheat Ganmain Farmers Support Compulsory Pool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 6

A meeting of the Ganmain branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Literary Institute on Saturday. The president Mr. F…

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Australia's Wheat King An Object Lesson in Successful Farming

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 8

Australia's greatest wheat grower is Mr F. W. G. Webe, of Wubin, West Australia, who expects this year to sow 20,000…

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Pastoral. Fodder Conservation an Analysis of the Requirements

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 2

The importance of "stock insurance" by means of fodder conservation was emphasised in these notes last week, when the financial…

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The Better Farming Train. Riverina Tour

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. H. V. C. Thorby) announese that, arrangements are now in hand for further, tours' of the Better…

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Result of Fire Hillston District Farmers at Law

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 8

A case of interest to those who are victims of grass fives was before the Supreme Court (Mr Justice Ferguson) od Monday, 9th instant…

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Farm Book-Keeping Importance of a System Of Accounts

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 3

Boole keeping is a task not very much to the relish of the average farmer, but some system of accounts is necessary lf farming…

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Belter Farming Train

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 7

The Better Farming Train will be at Ariah Park on Wednesday, August 1st, and not farmer should miss inspecting…

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Farmers and Settlers Conference

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 6

Having by a process of elimination and consolidation reduced ever 1200 remits from branches to 350 motions, the Farmers and…

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Narandera Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 2

On the second day of the Narandera sheep show very wintry weather prevailed. However, it is estimated that over 1000 people attended. The…

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