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Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 191

Exports of Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

During the week ended Thursday 14th April, 11,880,000 bushels of wheat were shipped from the chief exporting countries, including 6,384,000 from…

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Indian Wheat Estimates

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

Cable advices from Calcutta state that the Third Official Estimates places the All-India wheat acreage at 33,706,000, or an increase of 347,000…

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Wheat Experiments at Condobolin

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 6

Results of cultivation, fallowing, and sewing trials furnished by the experimentalist at the Condobolin Experiment Farm, Mr. E. W. Bowmaker,…

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Britain’s Wheat Stocks

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

Interesting observations on the question of the emergency storage of wheat in Britain were made in a recent speech by Sir Malcolm Robertson,…

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Potatoes for Cattle Feed 30/- Per Ton

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 5

Conditions in the Crookwell district are anything but reassuring owing to the protracted dry spell. Even if good rain in should fall this month it will be…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "Unchanged; easy demand disappointing; counteracted [?]…

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World Wheat Stocks Carry Overs Small

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

Canada this season will carry little wheat into the 1938-39 season. Stocks at the end of March were only 84,000,000 bushels, and after meeting…

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Value of Wheat For Starving Stock

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

Now that the State is suffering from the effects at a severe shortage of rain, with bare paddocks and little natural feed, and most of the stock…

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Empire Wool Publicity Movement Scotland's Participation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

Encouraging support by Scottish farmers to the Empire movement for world publicity and research for wool is indicated in a special report to the…

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Hand-Feeding of Sheep Scrus As an Emergency Fodder

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 6

The varieties of native scrub and tress available for feeding steel in drought depend on the districts affected. Probably the best known are…

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Wool Exports £13,500,000 Less Realised

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

[?] and coured wool exported [?] during the nine months and March 31 reatised £37,870,787. [?] or £13,500,000…

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Prevention of Bunt in Wheat Method of Seed Treatment

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 6

Although bunt cannot now be ranked among the limiting factors in successful wheat production in this State, there are occasions when…

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British Wheat Buying No Government Orders British Millers’ Activity

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

A cable from London, dated April 16th, states that the recent unexpected activity in wheal, notably in Australian cargoes, attracted the interest of…

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For the Man on the Land To Reduce the Risk of Slumps in the Wool Market Minimum Reserve Price as Stabiliser

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 6

At the request of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, Mr. H. K. Nock, M.H.R., has prepared a full statement of his case for the stabilisation of the wool market through the establishment of a minimum reserve price. An outline…

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Cropper Plate Crack Sprinters Clash Will Ajax be Tested SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 8

Three stables will provide five runners in the C. W. Cropper Plate on Saturday a race which the A.J.C. committee has decided to abandon in…

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Junior Farmers' Notes Wagga President's Success at Sydney Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 6

Junior farmers in the Wagga district will rejoice in the knowledge that the president of the Wagga advisory committee (Mr. E. Graham) made history…

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Score of Gymnasts Visit Welfare Farm Educative and Spectacular Display

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

EASTER was brightened for the trainees at the Yanco Welfare Farm by the visit of twenty gymnasts from Graham's…

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Theft of Money From Farm Laborer's Pocket Young Man Fined £5

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 3

TASMAN Edward Foster (18) was charged on Monday, at the Leeton Police Court, before Mr. Kendall, J.P., with stealing…

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Farm Horses “Challenge of Tractor.”

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 6

“We cannot let pass the challenge of the tractor,” said Mr. E. B. Comans, Vice-President of the New South Wales branch of the Commonwealth…

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Farmers’ Relief Scheme Where Does Repayment Money Go? Question Answred by F. & S. SECRETARY

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

When deputation of five members from the Ardlethan branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association met Mr. R H. Hankinson, M.L.A., on a…

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