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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 164

Safeguarding Rice Crops Commissioner's Assurance Elasticity in Water Regulations Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. W. G. Rawlings (Commissioner of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission) has informed representatives of rice growers on the…

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Farmer Killed by Burning Tree Launceston

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 4

George Clarence Wagner, farmer, of Winnaleah, was killed yesterday when fighting a bush fire. The shell of a tree was blazing near the boundary of…

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Internal Parasites of Young Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

Commenting in a recent report on the trouble being encountered in many parts of the State with internal parasitism of young sheep, the…

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Scheme for Show Exhibits T.b.-free Dairy Cattle Railway Co-operation Sought

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 6

Unless the co-operation of the railway authorities is obtained tor the proposal to restrict dairy cattle exhibited at the 1940 and future…

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When-pipping Sheep Practices to be Avoided

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 4

Discussing recently n case of mortality in sheep following dipping, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture stated that…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

A good selection was offered at the wool sales today, and met with brisk, ready sale. The Home trade bid strongly for New Zealand crossbreds,…

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More Wool Used Larger German Consumption

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 4

Winehcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on the 24th: Though some variation in demand for wool has occurred from time to time during the past six…

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Internal Parasites of Young Sheep Need for Early Treatment

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

Commenting in a recent report on the trouble being encountered in many parts of the State with internal parasitism of young sheep, the…

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Marketing Wheat in Bulk Trade Requirements Must Be Met

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

Discussing at the recent State conference of the Agricultural Bureau the effect the quality of wheat on the marketing of the product through…

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Wool Sales London Series Delayed by Bad Light London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

The wool sales were not held to-day owing to bad light…

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F.A.Q. Wheat Highest Grading on Record Millers Protest Against Present Method SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

The f.a.q. standard for New South Wales wheat was fixed to-day at 64 1/2 lb. This is the highest grading on record…

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Graziers Meet at Wagga Wool Exhibit for America? Rail Transport Concessions Resolutions for Conference Discussed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

A meeting of the Southern Riverina and New south Wales Graziers' Association was held at the Australian yesterday afternoon. In the…

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"Machinery Freights Too High" Farmers Seek Reduction

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

The secretary of the Railway Commissioners (Mr. W. H. Newman) has informed the Fanners and Settlers' Association, West Wyalong branch…

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For the Man on the Land Cereal Experiments Replicated Yield Tests at Government Experiment Farm, Wagga Results for 1938

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 4

For the last three years the cereal experiments at the Government Experiment Farm. Wagga, have been conducted on a system of replicated yield tests to permit of statistical analysis. The system used is "Fisher's…

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Increasing Dairy Output Use of Quality Stock

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 4

The advantages of building up purebred dairy herds are gradually being recognised by farmers throughout the Commonwealth. Low price levels and…

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Better Quality Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 16

Only eleven wheat varieties are now recommended by the Department of Agriculture, and the Standing Advisory Committee on Wheat has…

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Wheat Prices Improve

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 13

Trade was active in the Sydney wheat market on Thursday and prices for new season wheat rose ½d a bushel…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 8

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "23/6, sold cargo West Australian afloat 23/6, steady…

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Taronga Park Zoo Himalayan Goats Ant Barbary Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 8

The Himalayan goats or Thars, which are seen in the large rocky enclosure at the Taronga Zoo are found on the slopes of the Himalayan…

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London Wool Sales Frequent Withdrawals London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 16

A good selection was offered at the Wool Sales to-day, but the demand was less active, bids often failing to reach sellers' high limits. There were…

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