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Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 62 of 191

Milk at Canberra Dairy Inspector's Evidence Verdict for Defendants CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 1

Giving evidence during the hearing of the libel action against the "Canberra Times" and Dr. L. W. Nott, Aubrey Thomas Brown, senior dairy…

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Small Farmers and Storekeepers Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 1

There was practically no criticism of the National Health Insurance Bill to-day, although country' members demanded that small farmers…

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Milk at Canberra Dairy Inspector's Evidence Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 4

Giving evidence to-day during the hearing of the libel action against the "Canberra Times" and Dr. L. W. Nott, Aubrey Thomas Brown, senior dairy inspector of the New South Wales…

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Electrified Fences Farmer Swears by Them

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 7

“You recently asked for farmers opinions of electric fences,” writes a correspondent to an American agricultural magazine. “I am glad of…

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Sheep and Lambs

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. wired us today. There were 55,923 sheep and lambs penned today. Very few were prime and for these the market…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 6

The Farmers is [?] [?] on the [?] We [?] sale on Wednesday, 27th [?]…

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Exports of Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 5

During the week ended Thursday, 28th April. 10,580,000 bushels of wheat were shipped from the chief exporting countries, Including [?]…

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Sheep Stealing Drover Fined £5

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

AT the Leeton police court yesterday Percival Hugh curry was charged with stealing a sheep, the property…

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Sheep Skins and Their Uses (Continued)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 5

WHILST a great number of people are familiar with the many and varied uses of wool how many know of the manifold uses of the skin itself after the wool is removed. In the process of "Tellmongering"…

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To Combat Footrot Removal of Infected Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 6

In the current issue of the Journal of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Mr. W. I. B. Beveridge, an officer of the Division of…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "33/6; steady; but poor demand; Europe's…

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Wheat Position British Government’s Policy Watched

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 5

A cable dated 30th April states that the wheat market naturally is watering the British Government’s policy A meeting bus been arranged between…

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Hand-feeding of Sheep Scrub as an Emergency Fodder

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 7

The varieties of native scrub, and trees available for feeding stock [?] drought depend on the districts depend on the districts affected. Probably the best-known are…

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woOL SALES Average Price This SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

The average price of, wool during the first three days of this week was £13/8/1 per bale, or 104d per lb. The Sydney sales closed yesterday with…

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Wheat Sowing Season’s Prospects Improved by Recent Rain

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

According to district agricultural instructors, the conditions for planting the wheat crop have improved substantially in many areas and on sown…

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Wool Sales Average Price This Week Strong Demand in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 4

The average price of wool during the first three days of this week was £13/8/1 a bale, or 10.4d a pound. The Sydney sales closed to-day with very…

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Small Farmers and Business Men Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

Country Party members said to-day that they had been given an assurance by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Casey) that the national insurance scheme…

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Junior Farmers Progressive Club Members Raising the Age

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 6

Jarvey M'Nickle, of Harefield is a member of whom we can expect to hear a lot. Jarvey has a stud Tamworth sow, Kinnilibah Presella, which is…

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The Rice Crop Early Start With Harvesting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

AN early start was made with, the harvesting of the rice crop this season and up to the end of the month 11,653 tons had…

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Closer Settlement (The Editor, Coolamon Ganmain “Farmers’ Review”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

Sir.—With further reference to the proposed closer settlement of Grong Grong and Borembed Stations may I, as Secretary of the Committee,…

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