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Farming & the land, 1937

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Winter Schools for Farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 6

It is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agriculture College from June 22 to July 9. The duration of the courses of instruction…

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Modern Farming "Round the Clock Planting"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 6

The "horse v tractor" subject is still a lively subject for debate in country centres, but the value of the big farming plants in difficult sowing seasons…

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Junior Farmers Notes on the Sowing of Seeds

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 6

At last we have received a fairly satisfactory fall of rain, so that vegetable growers can attack their project with renewed vigor. The following is…

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Farmer's Narrow Escape

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

Ernest Muller, farmer, of Woomaragama, had a remarkable escape from death yesterday, when a seed drill was dragged over him by a terrified team…

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Junior Farmers' Camps Pictures in Sydney Mail

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

In the current issue of the Sydney "Mail." appear a number of pictures taken at recent Junior Farmers' camps, held at…

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Late Caloro Crop Harvested

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

The whole of the 40 acre plot sown to late Colora variety of rice; will be harvested at the Rice Research Station this week, averaging…

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Junior Farmers Central Council Enthusiastic Meeting at Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

ON Tuesday night the Leeton Council of the Junior Farmers' Movement, had a most satisfactory meeting…

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Annual Wool Review

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 5

The 48th Annual Wool Review of Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., has come to hand, to which is appended comment on the frozen meat and fat…

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Shipping Freights Reductions Benefit Wool Growers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

The president of the Graziers' Association (Mr. Abbott) expressed pleasure to-night with the official announcement that overseas shipping…

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Wool Sales London Series Withdrawals Frequent London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 2

The third series of the London wool sates closed to-day with offerings of 7643 bales, of which 5489 were sold. A moderate selection was offered, with…

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Dangers of 1-Crop Farming Rotation Essential for a Permanence in Agriculture

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 11

In an address on fodder crops and pasture improvement at the recent south-western district conference of the Agricultural Bureau, the…

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Income From Wool Clip £55,882,996 in Ten Months

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 4

The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia reports that the total amount realised for all wool sold in the Commonwealth…

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Farmers' Relief Applications to Be Lodged by June 30 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

The minister for Lands (Mr. Buttenshaw) said to-night that Crown settlers who desired to apply for relief under the provisions of Section 4 of…

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Cleaning of Dairy Utensils the Process Involved

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

As the great majority of the defects of mi[?] and dairy produce are due to dirt, it would be difficult to over emphasize the need for…

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Japanese Wheat Crop Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 4

The National Wheat MarKeting Federation predicts that, despite the 4 per cent. increase in acreage this year, the wheat crop will be 40,000,000 to…

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Sheep Stealing Sentence

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 4

At the Narandera Quarter Sessions last week before Judge Coyle, Walter James Scorah, aged 24 years, was charged with stealing 55 lamb sheep,…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 3

Messrs. Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lurrby Limited report under date May 6: London sales are now proceeding and seem to favor more…

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Expert Wool Man for R.a.s

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 7

The purpose behind the election of Sir Graham Waddell to the council of the Royal Agricultural Society, is to strengthen the representation of the…

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Show Association Sheep Show Dinner and Ball to be Held

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 3

There was a good roll up of members at the meeting of the above on Saturday afternoon at the office of the secretary (Mr. G. B. Black), 22…

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Wool Outlook Hopeful Comment From Britain London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 2

"Wool remains sound and impervious to the cyclonic storm which has disturbed other commodities," declare Dawson & Sons, commencing on the…

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