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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

3,431 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 172

The Cootamundra Dairymen's Association

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

The secretary of the above reports that there were 144,141 lbs. of butter manufactured during December, of which 9296 lbs. were second-grade…

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Junior Farmers Wagga Club Notes Work in North Agricultural Show Visits

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 6

Last week I mentioned that, in this column, I would say something about the control of insect pests which attack the vegetable garden, as one…

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Welfare Farm Inquiry What Footballer Said He Saw at Yanco Absconders Run the Gauntlet "Faces Covered With Blood and Jerseys Torn" LEETON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

Farther, evidence was taken to-day at the inquiry conducted by Mr. M'Culloch, S.M., into the allegations of cruelty made against Major W. A. Parsonage, former superintendent of the Riverina Welfare Farm at Yanco…

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Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 8
Also in The Gundagai Independent

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative reports:— On 24th instant we offered 9,278 bales attractive spinners' wools from…

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Crutching of Sheep a Seasonable Operation

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 6

Crutching usually takes place about midway between shearings, and is therefore considered to be of some value as a preventive of…

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Lumper Better Off Than the Wheat-grower Some Living on Rabbits and Boiled Wheat

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 2

When the plight of wheat growers was being discussed by the Chamber of Agriculture in Melbourne on Friday a speaker said he knew of wheat…

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Prices and Wool Consumption Extreme Rates Not Desirable

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 6

Exidence of the rapid sale of this season's clip is supplied by the fact that at this time last year the quantity of wool on hand in Sydney stores…

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The Man on the Land Wool Sale Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell & Co. report under date Jan. 31:— Auctions were suspended in Sydney this week to permit of buyers…

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Wheat Committee Marketing and Increased Consumption Protracted Meeting London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 4

The wheat committee during a protracted meeting to-day discussed with the sub-committee dealing with the marketing and increased consumption,…

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Wheat Industry Commission Makes Final Inquiries Departmental Co-operation Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 4

Final arrangements prior to the inquiry into the wheat industry by the Royal Commission were completed to-day by the chairman of the…

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Dairying Industry World Conference or Restriction of Output Australian Representation Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 7

Resulting from the decision made at the World Economic Conference held last year another conference, which has been convened to discuss the…

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Cruelty to Boys Alleged At Riverina Welfare Farm Charges Made Against Officers Further Startling Evidence Yesterday at Inquiry LEETON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 7

The inquiry into allegations of cruelty against the former superintendent of the Riverina Welfare Farm at Yanco (Major Parsonage) was continued by Mr. M'Culloch, S.M. Ernest Edward Cooper, an inmate of the farm, in…

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Junior Farmers at R.a.s

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has decided, on the suggestion of the proprietors of the "Sydney Morning Herald," to include…

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Royal Agricultural Society Junior Farmers' Section Added

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the council of the above, held last week, it was decided to include a Junior Farmers' section at the 1936 Royal…

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DAIRYING For the Best Silage Ma[?]ze Suferior to Sorghum

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 2

Saccaline sorghum has become very popular with dairy-farmers as a silage crop; so much, so in fact, that several delegates to the recent Upper…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

The Department of Education will reopen the above class at the premises of Messrs. T. Williams and Co., on Friday next, 9th February at 2…

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Sheep Save Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

Sheep have saved many north-west Mallee settlers in this season of erratic wheat yields and low prices. A few years ago Mallee settlers relied…

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Wheat, Dairying and Unity

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

The [?] of sympathy for the wheatgrower on the part of the general [?] is largely [?] in our [?] to the pack of well[?] publicity…

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Special Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

It is with pleasure that the firm of Messrs. George Thompson and Co., announce that their special sheep sale on Wednesday, 14th instant, will be…

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