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Farming & the land, 1937

3,937 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 197

Junior Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 6

Well, junior farmers, we have some news for you this week, which should appeal to you all. We have the right man, and from now on there will be…

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Broom Millet Crop Below Normal Except in Gundagai-tumut Section

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 6

In the opinion of Mr. W. D. Kerle, special agricultural instructor, the New South Wales broom millet harvest will this year be considerably below…

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Junior Farmers' Movement An Important State Asset

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

The Junior Farmer Movement is perhaps the most valuable asset our primary industries have, for Junior Farmers are the farmers of the…

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Skeleton Weed. “Too Much Publicity” Wagga Farmers’ Complaints

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

At a meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association held on Saturday , 13th inst., a [?] plane…

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Crop Planting. New American Programme

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 2

A message from Washington on Monday stated that the Agricultural Adjustment Administration hue announced is nation-wide programme of…

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Broom Millet Crop Much Below Normal Danger of Substitutes

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 3

In the opinion of Mr. W. D. Kerle special agricultural instructor, the New South Wales broom millet harvest will this year be…

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Tumut Butter Factory

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 8

The Tumut Co-operative Dairy Co. paid out to suppliers for January the sum of £10,180/13/6, the production being 110.3 tons, at the rate of lOd per…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 13

At West Wyalong Court on Tuesday last Thomas Leslie Nicholson, a well-known resident of Weethalie, was committed for trial at Wyalong…

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Favorable Trade Improvement Of £3,031,63[?] Wool and Wheat Help

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 7

Australia's favorable overseas trade balance for 1936 was £24,540,476. This represents an improvement £3,031,635…

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Wheat Firmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 14

There was a firmer tone in the wheat market this week, and it is, considered that the market is likely to improve. Buyers increased their…

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Pastoral Cup WAGGA V. MAHDA

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 16

Mahda will be the challengers for the Pastoral Cup on Sunday, when the game will be played on the Newtown wicket. This team last…

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Triumph for Black Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 5

Despised in his early days like the ugly duckling, there is almost the same fairy-tale ending to the story of the black sheep, because his fleece is now…

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Australian Wool Board

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 10

Although the refusal of the Commonwealth Government to legislate for a compulsory levy to assist the wool publicity campaign is estimates to have…

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Wagga Cattle Market Sales Firmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 8

The associated agents of Wagga [?] V. Best and Co., Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Daigery and Co., Younghusband Ltd., and A…

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Chicago Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May 130½ cents a bushel, July 113½ cents, September 110½ cents. Winnipeg futures: May 123 cents a…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

Wheat cargoes on the London market were steady. Quotations were mostly 3d higher on Italian and Spanish for La Platas. Parcels were 1½d to…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "Unchanged; steady; United Kingdom demand better for…

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Control Of Sheep Blowfly Glycerine and Boracic Acid Dressing

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 6

Tests carried out by Dr I. M. Mackerras, Dr. M. J. Mackerras and Mr. M. R. Freney, of the council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Dutch Butter Limit on Export to East Indies Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

The agricultural organisations have protested to the Government against the limitation of imports of Dutch butter into the Dutch East Indies,…

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Wheat Selling System "One of Worst in World"

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 8

The opinion that the Australian system of marketing and handling of wheat was one of the worst in the world was expressed on Tuesday…

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