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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,255 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 163

Mammcth Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

It requires a good deal of confidence to take the step taken by the Young P. and A. Association recently. The sheep have always been an…

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Wool Sales

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers’ Co-op. Co. writes: The final series of sales in Sydney will commence on the 15th inst…

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Field Peas. New Crop for Wheat Lands

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 4

In the course [?] a lecture at the R.A. Show, Mr. E. S. Clayton, H.D.A (Senior Experimentalist), said that [?]armers in New South Wales had…

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Slump in Danish Butter

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

Up till recently Germany has been a strong buyer of Danish butter purchases amounting to a third of the total output. She was also…

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Rain and Sheep Values

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

And upward trend in prices for store sheep is likely to be experienced as a result of the almost general rain which [?]last week. Good falls have…

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For Power Farmers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

We have just received a very useful booklet entitled "Long Life and More Power for Your Tractor." Tractor owners are ever on the look…

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Alluring Farm Life

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

Why this continual talk of the lure of the gay city and the deary life on the farm. There is another side to the picture, and…

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Plans for Rice Farms

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

It is pointed out for the information of intending rice growers that in order to avoid costly field work and probably the reconstruction of…

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Farmers and Settlers. Executive’s Decisions

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

At a meeting of the executive [?] the Farmers and Settler Association at which Mr. H. K. Nock presided,[?] was decided to [?]the annual…

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Dairy Cattle Sale Wagga's New Idea Values Firm on First Day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 6

In view of the rapid expansion of dairy farming in Riverina, the Wagga Stock Selling Agents some time ago came to the conclusion that it would…

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Fall From Wheat Waggon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2

James Brill, son of Mr. E. H. Brill of Derain, last Thursday fell from a wheat Waggon. He sustained fractured ribs, scalp wounds and concussion. He…

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Trials in June Gundagai Sheep Dog Trial Association

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of Gundagai Dog Trials Association, held last Saturday was attended by Messrs Beatty (chair), J. A. McInerney, C. Sewell,…

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Commercial Over £60,000,000 for Wool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 3

Wincbcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Though wool values have been on a lower basis this season than last season, the wool shorn in Australia will…

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London Butter Values

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 1

In the fall in London butter values, which has taken place during the last three weeks, the only satisfactory feature is that Australia has…

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R.a.s. Butter Competitions

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 1

There are two outstanding quality tests in the R.A.S. Show Butter Competitions. One is the Continuous Grading Class or local consumption,…

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P.d.s. Column Queensland Butter Control

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 1

In this column recently it was stated that action had been taken to have full control of all butter vested in the Queensland Board. As both…

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43,509 Sheep Sold for £45,430/10/8

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley, Goulburn, report 43,609 sheep were sold at their special sale, at [?] on Thursday, last. About 10,000 early shorn wethers and…

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Still No News! Where Is Anderson? May be at Cattle Station SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 1

NO NEWS has yet been received of Flight-Lieut. Keith Anderson, who, with Mechanic H. S. Hitchcock, has been missing, with the…

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