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Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 164

Leeton Peach Crop Unaffected by Rain Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 3

Mr. C. R. Glover, secretary of the Leeton Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society, and a member of the board of directors of the Leeton Co-operative…

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Wool From Dead Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Scientists have been making experiments to see if wool can be grown from dead sheepskins (states an exchange). The experimenters based…

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Cattle Available

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

In view of the run of indifferent and bad seasons which has recently been experienced, it is not surprising that a definite shortage of cattle is…

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Barellan Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Narandera, and Messrs. McCormick and Co., Barelian, report having conducted a special sheep sale in their Barellan yards…

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Town and District Topics Travelling Wheat Crop

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 1

"How many bags do you expect to take off that, Stam," has been a query to Mr. Stan Smith Murrami carrier, who has an excellent sprout of young…

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Sheep Dearer at Barellan

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

DALGETY and Co. Ltd., Narandera and McCormIck and Co.,Barellan, report having conducted a special sheep sale in their…

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Wagga Stock Sales Cattle Dearer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

The associated agents of Wagga (the A.M.L. & F. Co., the Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., S. V. Best As Co., Younghusband Ltd, and Dalgety & Co…

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London Wheat London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

Wheat cargoes were easier. Canadians, and La Platas were offered at 3d to 6d down, while Australians were barely maintained and the inquiry was…

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American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May 67 7-8 cents a bushel, July 68 1-8 cents, September 68 7-8 cents. Winnipeg futures: May 61 3-8 cents…

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Geelong Wool Sales Geelong

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

The second March series of Geelong wool sales concluded to-day when irregularity was shown in the demand for super to good merino and…

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Purchases by China Wheat and Flour

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

An excellent demand to China far both wheat and flour, which has been outstanding, has been toe only bright feature of the Australian wheat export…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "21/1 1/2 steady, political situation offset Argentine offering…

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Intestinal Worms in Sheep Effect of Heavy Rainfall

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

The bounteous rainfall of the last few weeks has brought about an entire change in the outlook for stock owners. But it is a change that will…

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Sheep Classing As a Means of Increasing Profits

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

However small the flock, it pays to class it periodically. The best time to class is just before shearing, as the sheep are then carrying a full fleece…

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Future of Wool Substitutes Only a Makeshift

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

"With regard to the future, there is no wool problem, properly speaking," says Mr. E. Audenaert, a well-known Belgian wool broker, in his annual…

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Restoration of Soil Fertility on Wheat-growing Areas

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

In the restoration of impoverished wheat lands, it was evident that it was necessary to put back into the soil something of the substances that…

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Wool Sales London Series Values Maintained London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

The selection at the wool sales to-day was moderate, consisting chiefly of New Zealand crossbreds. The demand was again keen with the home…

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Wheat as Pig Feed WORTH 3/ a Bushel on the Hoof

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

"Mr. A. F. Gray, senior piggery instructor of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, has been advising breeders to use more…

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For the Man on the Land Pasture Management Key to Grassland Improvement Sheep Glassing As a Means of Increasing Profits

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

Discussing in the current "Agricultural Gazette" the need for more intensive utilisation of pastures, an assistant agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture points out that the key to success in pasture improvement…

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Water From Wells to Farm Home to Ensure Safety of Supply

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

For a water supply to be safe, two prime conditions must be observed in co[?]unction of the well, the first being the choice of a safe location…

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