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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

3,443 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 173

Chicago Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

Chicago wheat options are quoted: March, 81 cents a bushel; May, 81 3-8 cents; July, 66 cents…

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Wool Scour Council's Opposition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 21

In connection with a proposal of T Ah Wah to establish a wool scouring works adjoining the Monaro Highway, about 3¼ miles upstream…

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Wheat Guarantees When the Bank--

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 22

The indefinite position of the Federal wheat guarantee is shown in Mr. Forde's reported statement of Monday last that "when the Commonwealth…

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Wheat Shippers Interview Mr. Forde

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 21

Leading Melbourne wheat shippers interviewed the Acting Minister for Markets Mr. Forde, on Wednesday to discuss the wheat position consequent…

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Wheat Rise on New Exchange

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 16

Melbourne comment states that under the new exchange rates the producer will receive nearly 4d per bushel more for his wheat than he…

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Wool Market General Tone Better

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:— At our sale on January 7 we offered 6416 bales, comprising a good average…

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Wool Auctions Prices Remain Firm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 16

Wool growers will appreciate the fact that the wool market, although on a much lower level than they would wish for, remains firm. The…

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Wheat Position Minister's Message to Teasers Payment to Farmers Commonwealth Bank to Recoup Losses. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 1

The manager of the Government grain elevators (Mr. Harris), in response to his urgent representations on the wheat congestion,…

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3- BUSHEL For ½d. Bread Rise Wheat Figures

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 9

The position of the man on the land is so precarious, and his work is so valuable to Australia, that the community must be prepared to make a…

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Wheat Glut Closing of Silos Mr. Kilpatrick To The Rescue SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 1

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., said this afternoon that the wheat silos were going to close throughout the system because of the glut of wheat and…

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Credit For Fertiliser Farmers' Debts Heavy

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 16

The secretary of the Australian Fertilisers Ltd., which is also the distributor for the Sulphite Corporation fertilisers, said that the…

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Canadian Farmers Relief Grant of £5,000,000 OTTAWA, January 8

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 4

A relief grant of at least 20,000,000 dollars will be made to the Prairie formers in the coming session of Parliament as a straight out gift…

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Temora Farmers' Demand Determining the F.A.Q.

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 24

A meeting attended by 100 farmers at Temora discussed the receipt of wheat at silos. Motions were agreed to urging that a demand be…

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Riverina Dairying Decline in Pig Values

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 22

The Tumut Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. obtained a record in manufacturing 76 tons of butter for November, against 73 tons, the highest…

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Grasses the Most Important of All Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

The economic significance of pasture becomes evident when the values of our agricultural and animal products ate compared, hand-feeding…

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District Wool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—"Sales at our Sydney wool auction last Thursday included Stan Boxsell, Illabo, hoggets 10½d ewes 9¾d; Arthur…

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Southern Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

A few southern clips Ware included in Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney catalogue last Thursday. The firm obtained Coggan Bros., Nuttama,…

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Wheat Position Minister's Message to traders Payment to Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

The manager of the Government grain elevators (Mr. Harris), in response to his urgent representations on the Wheat congestion, received an…

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Ate Poisoned Wheat Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

"This man was eating poisoned wheat when arrested," said the prosecuting sergeant to the police magistrate at the Perth Court to-day, as he…

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Sheep Driven Into Sea Drought in New Zealand CHRISTCHURCH

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

Farmer's in the Blenheim district, which has been drought-stricken for a considerable time, have driven sheep into the sen because of lack of feed…

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