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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,255 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 163

Feeding-off Growing Wheat Some Important Points

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 4

A crop may usually said to be ready to be fed off when it is about 6 inches high. It is a common error for farmers to turn sheep on to wheat that is not…

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Rice for Sheep New Drought Fodder on Trial in Riverina Boon to Grower and Grazier

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 6

A bold experiment has been made by Mr. J. Ross, of "Uri Park," a properly on the Murrumbidgee River, near Darlington, the outcome of which is…

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Story of Dire Poverty Family Lives on Boiled Wheat and Golden Syrup Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 2

Policewoman Davidson stated to-day that she had been informed by a woman who came to her for assistance that she had been feeding herself and…

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Australian Dairy Council Abolition Decided Upon Conference of Ministers of Agricuture MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 2

On the motion of Mr. Thorby (N.S.W.), seconded by Mr. Pennington (V.), the conference of Ministers for Agriculture decided to-day to…

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Farmers and Settlers Wagga Branch Meets Resolutions for Conference

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 5

Mr. H. H. Fletcher presided at a meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held last night at Messrs. Tapscott Bros'…

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Farmers' Co-operatives in U.s.a

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 5

Co-operative organisations in marketing has a very firm hold in the Unites States, and one of the proposals for the improvement of…

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State Cattle Stations to Be Sold at Auction Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 6

The Queensland Government decided to-day to submit to auction in September all the State cattle stations, on which herds of between 130,000 and…

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Correspondence Suggested Wheat Conference. (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 4

Dear Sir.—Member of the town and Country Union are gratified to find response to its suggestion to agriculture and other societies for the…

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Wagga and District Farmers Proposed Resolutions for Conference Commonwealth Wheat Pool Wanted Proposed to Exclude Rural Industries from Arbitration Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 1

Branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association over all the State are preparing resolutions for the annual conference to lie held in Sydney in August. The Wagga District Council of the association held its meeting on…

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Wool Not Over Plentiful Its Competitors Exaggerated

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 1

Inquiry for wool privately continues quiet in Sydney. Sales take place in Sydney next week and in Brisbane during the following week,…

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Markets Abroad Primary Products in Other Countries Chicago Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 6

Chicago wheat options are quoted:— July, 108 cents a bushel; September, 112 1-8 cents a bushel; December, 117 1-8 cents…

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Christian Brothers Defeat Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 3

Christian Brothers Old Boys met Experiment Farm at the Showg[?]ound on Saturday, Christian Brothers winning by 64 points to nit…

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Butter Competitions

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 4

The Butter Classes at the Dairy Produce Exhibition in connection with the Annual Conference of the N.S.W. Dairy Factory Managers and…

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Wool Sales. June Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report having offered at their usual winter sale on 11th inst. a catalogue of 870 bales, comprised mostly of…

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Commercial Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 4

A series of auction sales will be held next week, but the quality available will not constitute a reliable guide to the true state of demand…

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Butter and Cheese Supplies Short

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 4

The present position in Australia indicates a winter shortage of both butter and cheese. South Australia has had a very bad season, and…

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Rice for Sheep New Drought Fodder

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 2

A bold experiment has been made by Mr. J. Ross, of "Uri Park," a property on the Murrumbidgee River, near Darlington Point, the outcome…

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Feeding-off Growing Wheat Some Important Points

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 8

A crop may usually be said to be ready to be fed off when it is almost 6 inches high. It is a common error for farmers to turn sheep on to wheat…

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Is Angora Wool the Coming Merino Competitor?

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 2

A Contributor: Talk for half an hour to some of the advocates of allgora rabbit farming, and you fancy you can see the disgorged wealth of…

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Agricultural Feeding-off Growing Wheat Some Important Points

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 4

A crop may usually be said to be ready to be fed off when it is about six inches high. It is a common error for farmers to turn sheep on…

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