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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Inland Dairying Greatly Increased Production

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express

Planting of improved permanent pastures and the use of phosphatic fertilisers have trebled the carrying capacity of dairy farms in Riverina…

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Anglo-American Pact Dominion Farmers May Be Expected to Make Concessions London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

I think it far more likely that any concessions will be at the expense of the Dominion farmers," said the general secretary of the…

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A Point in Farm Planning Grouping of Buildings

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

It is not always possible to lay out the Turin on lines which will last for all time, but it a definite plan is made in the first place it will usually…

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Dairy Floors Improvement Features

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

Interesting methods have been found for the improvement of the concrete floors of cow-sheds. The most suitable finish is naturally one…

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Clover Beats Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 13

The outstanding feature of pasture improvement on the Monaro this season is the penom[?]al growth made by subterranean where…

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Slight Advance In Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 13

Wheat maintained a reasonably firm tone in Melbourne on Thursday with prices hardening slightly. Further sales of Australian wheat…

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Japan Reduces Wool Imports Fifty Per Cent Cut Foreshadowed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 13

Drastic cuts in imports, Including wool, are contemplated as a war measure. The Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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N. S. W. Wheat Harvest £2,000,000 More Than Estimate

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 9

New South Wales's wheat harvest should be worth nearly £2,000,000 more to farmers than was expected when the official yield- forecast was…

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Wool Withdrawals Effect on Market Big Accumulation Awaiting Sales Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 8

The unwillingness of pastoralists to meet the falling wool market in recent months has raised the quantity of wool awaiting sale at the end of…

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A Point In Farm Planning Grouping of Buildings

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

I It is not always possible to lay out the farm on lines which will last for I all time, but if a definite plan is made in the first place it will…

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Sudan Grass Poisoning Wagga Dairyman's Big Loss

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 6

Another serious loss of dairy cows through eating S[?]an grass emphases that was valuable introduction from North Africa, has, under…

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Wool Report [?]

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

On Wednesday 5th January we submitted our first catalogue for 1938, bringingf irward 3,760 bales at auction. The clips were drawn…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2
Also in Daily Advertiser, The Gundagai Independent, The Gundagai Independent

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd., reports on the 4th inst. We submitted at our sale on Monday, 3rd instant, a catalogue of 8283…

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Easier Wool Values

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

The variation in wool, values last week, has been due to the reduction in Japanese purchases compared with December, the continued absence of…

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Tree Struck by Lightning Seven Sheep Killed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

During a recent storm an old dead gum tree was struck by lightning on won Smith’s property at Bowning. it was split from top to bu[?] and…

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Wheat Market Buoyant Heavy Sales in Britain Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 6

The wheat market is very buoyant following the sale of more than 6,000,000 bushels to Britain during the week. In one day almost 3,000,000…

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