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Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 191

The Level of Wool Prices Eight Months Average

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 3

From the standpoint of individual growers, results of the wool this season have been disapointing, report Messrs. Winchcombe Carson,…

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Liked Lollies Bull Holds Women Up on Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 3

Three women visitors to a property near Liverpool spent six hours of discomfort in a motor car that had stalled and was held up by a…

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HOW U.S.A. Is Tackling the Erosion Problem Subsidy When Change Is Made to “Soil Conserving” Crop

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 3

Some striking instances of the damage caused by wind and water erosion in the United States and Canada are given by…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

The farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 2nd instant. We submitted at our sale on Tuesday 1st instant, a catalogue of 7,615…

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Commercial WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

On Wednesday Messrs. Dalgety & Co. Ltd., Narandera, received the following telegram from their Sydney office: "Wool at our to-day's sales…

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Baringa Wheat Farmers Confused While Millers and Experts Disagree

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

A spokesman for the Flour Millownets Association recently announced to a gathering of farmers that the Department of Agriculture bad decided…

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American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 4

Chicago wheat options were quoted May 884 cents a bushel, July 831 cents, October 841 cents. Winnipeg futures: May 120 cents a…

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Wheat Stocks in Silos

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

The quantity of 1937-38 season's wheat in New South Wales Government Grain Elevators yesterday consisted of 18,176,892 bushels In country…

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Inherited Characteristics in Butter Fat Production

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

An interesting case of inherited characteristics for high butter fat production is furnished by two cows in the Jersey herd of Mr. E. Lumby,…

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Wagga Stock Sales Fat Cattle Dearer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

The associated agents of Wagga Dalgety and Co. Ltd., the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd.. Younghusband Ltd.. S. V. Best…

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Sudan Grass Poisoning Danger to Cattle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

On account of instances which have recently been reported of cattle having been poisoned as the result of grazing on Sudan grass, and of…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "Unchanged; barely steady; beneficial rains U.S.A. offset…

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Unstable Wheat Market Forecast of Over- Production

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

The International Institute of Agriculture in a preliminary review of the wheat situation, expresses the opinion that wheat will be over produced in…

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Self-Feeders for Sheep the Carrying Capacity Greatly Increased

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

The carrying capacity of a holding could be increased by as much us fitly pet cent by the intelligent use of self leaders, [?] Mr. K. G. Howe, District…

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Wool Sales Good Competition in Sydney SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

Under good general competition, and with good support from Japan on suitable styles, the wool market yesterday fully maintained the salient features…

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Wastage in the Sheep Industry the Loss Due to Bacterial Disease

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

The wastage in the sheep industry due to disease of one type and another is considerable, and on some properties makes all the difference…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly the Surgical Method of Preventing Breech Strike

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

Among the investigations recorded in a veterinary research report shortly to be issued by the Department of Agriculture is one concerning the…

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For the Man on the Land High Butter Fat Yields Herd Production Improvement Scheme Satisfactory Results in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

It is very satisfactory to note that some high average butter fat yields are being obtained in the southern inland districts of the State. These yields have been obtained by ordinary farming methods and not "force feeding." In one…

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