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Farming & the land, 1932

3,295 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 165

Eager for Work on Children's Baths Squad of Boys From Riverina Welfare Farm Line-up in Front of the Harman Excavator

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 6

Through the courtesy of the Superintendent, Major A. W. Parsonage, squads of boys from the Riverina Welfare Farm have assisted in a big way innumerable public efforts in Leeton. The most pleasing feature of their voluntary help is the willing and eager way the boys set to their job, whether it be a manual task for some civic cause, or a display in the show ring or on the sports field…

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Caterpillar Army Crawling Through Victoria and Eating Crops En Route

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 2

A message from Yarrawonga (Vic­toria) stales: Alarm has been caus­ed among district formers by the dis­covery of severe depredation in oat…

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A Farmer’s Point of View

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 3

Look, then, into thine heart, and write ! I never remember a New Year being so badly needed as this one. There is no use heating about the…

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PASTORAL Dipping for Tick In Sheep Faults That Favour Re-infestation

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 24

Although sheep-owners generally are fully in accord with even stringent action aiming at the control of lice in sheep, the same unanimity…

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Shock For Wheat Farmers Polling on the Bounty

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 6

The Lang Government expects farmers who are tied to the Rural Industries Board by liens on their crop to finance their supplies in future from…

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South Africa's Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 16

The U.S.A. Department of Agriculture states that according to advices received from the Union of South Africa the 1931-32 wool clip…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 16

The Sydney wool sales were resumed on Monday and prices on the pre-Christmas values were maintained. A reassuring note was the…

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Big Special Sheep Sale at Orange

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 16

As will be seen by advertisement in this issue, Messrs Leeds Bros. Ltd., will be holding a special sale of store sheep at Orange saleyards…

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Canadian Wheat Pool Government Assistance

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 18

The following interesting article on the subject of Canada's wheat pool situation, was contributed to a recent issue of the U.S.A…

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Wheat Outlook Retrospect and Prospect

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 16

The Wheat and Milling Industry cannot be accused of requesting special favour from fortune if it looks for better times during 1932 than it…

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Stud Cattle a Valuable Consignment Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 1

The steamer Port Bowen, which arrived to-day, brought stud stock valued at £10,000 consigned to dairy cattle breeders in Victoria and New…

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Advice to Dairy Farmers Bacteria in Relation to Milk Production Problem of Their Control How to Wash Dairying Utensils (No. 6)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 6

Milk has been proved to be a ready harborer of bacteria, and a recent article of the present series showed that bacteria never die—naturally. Instead they continually reproduce themselves by growing and dissecting, growing and…

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Australian Wheat Selected Types Sent to Canada Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 8

Two hundred and fifty tons of Australian wheat of specially selected types, were forwarded to Canada yesterday by Louis Dreyfus and Co. in…

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World Wheat Exhibition N.S.W. Expected to Carry on

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 20

Advices from the executive of the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference, to be held at Regina, Canada, confirm the reports that the…

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Killed A Pig Camper Raids Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 3

That many of the men who are "on the truck" as the result of unemployment are becoming more daring in their search for food, despite…

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Dairying In China Order for Ayrshires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 18

Official reports from Canada state that an order from China for fifty head of registered Ayrshire cows has been received by the British…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., reported on 7th: We submitted a catalogue of 3870 bales to-day, consisting mainly of wools from the central-west…

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A Fall — a Rise Figures of Gundagai’s Railway Doings Wool Increases—Wheat Declines

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 2

Our local station master, Mr. G. E. Moore, did not have quite as much work to do last year as in 1930. The tally for the 12 months…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 2

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report: The sale on Monday last was considerably assisted by the Japanese competition, and once again that country…

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PASTORAL Planting of Maize Surface Versus Furrow Methods

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 2

In experiments carried out over the last six years at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, the furrow method of sowing maize…

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