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Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 191

The Continent and Wool Influence Of America

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

In the vicinity of two-thirds of the wool which will be available for cale in Sydney during the season has now been marketed, report…

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Pastoral Areas Colored Labor Urged for W.A. Pastoralists' President Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 3

The use of a limited amount of colored labor in the pastoral industry of Western Australia is advocated by the president of the Western Australian…

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Special Assistance to Settlers in South-west Wheat Area

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 2

The following advice has been received by the Hon. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., from the President of the Rural Bank of New South…

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Wool Sales Sydney Auctions Best Fleece Wools Decline Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day, the easier tendency recently reported was extended to the best fleece wools, which showed a decline of 5 per cent. Other…

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A Nice Farm Near the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

Owing to the recent death of Mr. W. J. Vincent, one of the properties owned by the deceased is to be submitted for definite sale by auction at The Rock…

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Dairy Produce Encouraging Returns Expected Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 7

Returns to dairy farmers this season for their products will be more encouraging than for a number of years, according to the Victorian Dairymen's…

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Wheat Position Exports of Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

During the week ended Thursday, 19th February, 10,680,000 bushels of wheat were shipped from the chief exporting countries, including 2,812,000…

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Commercial WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 7

Messrs. Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Limited report: "Fairly good clearances have been effected at auction this week despite…

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Sheep Population Latest World Figures

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

The latest official figures show that the world's sheep population in 1935-36 was 695,200,000, and the provisional figures for 1936-37 are 725,100,000…

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American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May 941 cents a bushel. July 90 cents, September 892 cents. Winnipeg futures: May 1287 cents a…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

Wheat cargoes were steadier on the London market to-day owing to Winnipeg recovery and a healthier general trend on other commodities…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "36/6; firm; Spain bought 20,000 tons; Russia firm;…

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Wool Sales Sydney Auctions Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

At the wool sales to-day there was wider demand from Yorkshire and good support from all continental sections. The market ruled fully firm on the…

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Local and General Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. wired us yesterday: We offered at auction on Wednesday 3107 bales of wool of average selection, with a…

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Water Supply Scheme For Neighboring Wheat Towns?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 1

It is stated that lying on the Minister's table in Sydney is the programme and various suggestions outlining a water scheme to serve the…

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Wheat on Skeleton Weed Areas Cultivation Methods

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of the Skeleton Weed Committee in Wagga on Thursday last, Mr. K. G. Carn, Chief Weeds Officer, gave the following particulars…

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Wool Trade London As a Gelling Centre

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

The wool trade In Yorkshire (Eng.) in puzzled at a report that the Chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers’ Council, sir Dalaiel Kelly, and the…

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Super and Ammonia the Stubble Crop Fertiliser Its Value in New Methods of Farming

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

The realisation that yields of hay, grain or grazing may now be profitably increased by applications of super and ammonia in place of "straight"…

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Super and Ammonia the Stubble Crop Fertiliser.its Value in New Methods of Farming

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 1

The realisation that yields of hay, grain or grazing may now be profitably increased to applications of super and ammonia in place of…

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