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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,255 stories in Riverina's papers · page 23 of 163

N.z. Butter Shipments

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 6

The excellent season which has prevailed throughout New Zealand dairying centres is shown by the following figures:—…

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Wanted to Argue No Permit for Sheep

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 4

The was a defendant in the Griffith Police Court on Tuesday, who thought that it was better to be caught for a sheep than a lamb, says…

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Lucerne as Pasture. Conversion of Old Wheat Paddocks

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

In districts such as the Riverina, wheat paddocks having deep friable soils, and which are to be left out of crop for six or eight years, are…

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Commercial Sydney Wool Sales Good Values Prevail Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 4

An average selection, totaling 11.132 bales, was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Of this number 10,457 bales were sold at auction, and 833…

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Markets Abroad Primary Products in Other Countries Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 6

A private wheat agent in Sydney his received the following cable, message from Liverpool: "March, 47/3; 32/(6. Easing slowly. Supplies…

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"Wattle Farm."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 3

Show week in Gundagai will be notable for the visit of Stewart Mack's Dramatic Company, which has so successfully toured the…

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Production on the Plains. Mr. Drummond's New Crop Competition

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Lockhart A. and P. Society, Mr. R. S. Drummond brought forward a proposal which, he said, aimed at…

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Petrol and Tractors. Wagga Farmer's Experience

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

A district farmer, writing to the "Wagga Daily Advertiser," states:—"The statement that it takes a pint of petrol per day to start a tractor…

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The Best Farm

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Drummond told the members of the Lockhart A. and P. Society that many years ago in connection with the Berrigan Society there…

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Dairy Herd Improvement. The Bull as a Factor

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 8

It is not enough that the herd bull should be pure-bred—there are such things as poor pure-breds, observes a departmental pamphlet. Nor is it…

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Farm Separator Points in Operation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 1

The adoption of the farm separator as a unit of the dairy farm has contributed in no small way to the wonderful expansion that has taken…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Annual Meeting Murrumbidgee District Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at the Mechanics' Institute…

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Murrumbidgee Butter Factory

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. W.T. Berry, of the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. has kindly supplied figures of the output of the factory during…

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Sheep Disease Rare Skin Affection

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

Some time ago attention was directed to a skin disease in sheep known as mycotic dermatitis which appeared to be comparatively rare. The disease…

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Wheat Steamer Aground Vessel a Total Loss Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 1

A message was received in Sydney that the Japanese steamer Bankoku Maru. which was laden with wheat, ran aground on the Caroline Islands,…

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Commercial Sydney Wool Sales Even Competition Prevails Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 3

An average selection comprising 11,379 bales, was offered at the Sydney wool sales today. Of this quantity 10,788 bales were sold at auction…

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Pastoral Hand-feeding of Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 3

It is important when a dry spoil occurs not to wait until the sheep have lost condition and strength before starting to hand-feed. The…

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The Gundagai Show Muttama Saves the Day Good Sheep and Wool Show

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 3

"Why you have completely outclassed Tumut as an agricultural this year!" So spoke a Tumut man at Gundagai's Annual Show…

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Wool Auctions

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 12

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Go. reports— On 5th March we offered a catalogue of 7783 Bales, which…

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Orange Special Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 2

Messrs. Leeds Bros. Ltd., report having yarded. 28,000 sheep at their special sale at Orange on Tuesday. Taken all round it was a good quality…

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