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Farming & the land, 1937

3,937 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 197

Sheep and Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report the following sales at Flemington on Thursday: There were 41,276 sheep and cattle yarded from a…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

No auctions have been held in Sydney this week, due to the incidence of the Brisbane series. There and in sister States and also in London, the…

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War Risks Dairy Produce Rates Increased Butter Prices Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 3

The rates for war risks on dairy produce consigned to England and the Continent have been considerably increased by the Dairy Produce Board…

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Death of Cattle Judge Casino

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

Carl William Northcott, aged 41 years, well known as a cattle judge at shows, was found at his home yesterday with a gunshot, wound in the…

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Butter Prices Campaign Against Speculators SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

It was announced to-day that a vigorous campaign to prevent speculators from upsetting butter prices will be instituted by the primary producers'…

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200 Sheep Killed Stray Dogs at Weeribee

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

In the last month more than 200 sheep in the Werribee district have been destroyed by dogs, according to reports received at the meeting of…

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The Link Between Story of Australian Pastoral Life He Fell by the Way

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 3

The first instalment of this interesting story by Mr. Lindsay Powell appeared on January 18, and other instalments each succeeding Monday. I do not propose to give a detailed…

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Wheat Harvest Estimate of 137,397,000 Bushels Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

The total production of wheat in Australia for the current season is estimated at 137,397,000 bushels. The Commonwealth Statistician…

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Farming Is Basis of Life in China 70 Per Cent. of Population Till the Soil

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

Although, in the end, he was unable to attend the south-western Agricultural Bureaux conference at Grenfell, Dr. C.J. Pao,…

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Mr. Martin McCORMICK Tells of Other Days Maize Crops of the Past

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

Mr. Oscar Bell states that the average yield of 135 bushels to the acre which he was correctly credited recent issue applied to only five…

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Wheat

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 2

Wheat was quoted at Lockhart to-day at 4/10½…

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Commercial WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 1

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report:— "No auctions were held in Sydney last week, due to the incidence of the…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co., Ltd., reports on the 12th Instant:— Reports from the Brisbane market…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., report: Except for sales of skin wool and passed-in lots, there has been very little activity in local wool circles…

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Butter Prices and Speculators

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 2

A vigorous campaign to prevent speculators from upsetting butter prices will be instituted by the Primary producers organisations, it was…

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Sheep Classing Yards and Races to Facilitate Handling

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

Sheep classing—a service supplied gratis to the flockowners of New South Wales by the Department of Agriculture — is probably the most…

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Pastoral Outlook Review of Grass Conditions At End of February

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 7

In his review of grass conditions [?] the pastoral outlook for the State at the end of February the Director of Marketing (Mr. A. A…

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Wool Sales Sydney Values Advance Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

Under keen competition, principally from Yorkshire and Japan, and with good support from the Continent, values for all descriptions advanced by…

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Wheat Up! Bulk Within 1d of Peak for 8 Years SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 1

Values In the Sydney market jumped sharply by 12d to 2d a bushel to-day. The price is only 1d per bushel below the peak for…

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Young Farmers and Settlers Fight for Closer Settlement YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 1

Undeterred by the setback to the local efforts to bring about practical closer settlement on the "White Box" property last year the annual…

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