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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

3,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 48 of 164

Rations For Dairy Cows

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be…

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Boys on Farms State Rural Employment Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

We have received some interesting particulars regarding "Boys on Farms," a voluntary organisation to assist employers of farm labor to…

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Interesting Cattle Sales

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 6

Wagga's position as the leading stock telling centre outside of Homebush has been well and truly earned—and it is definitely not a case of…

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Fixed Price For Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 13

Plans for a wheat stabilisation scheme to give growers a guaranteed price of 310 a bushel at ports for all wheat, were to-day endorsed by…

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Licensing Ram Breeders British Breeds Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 6

With a view to eliminating inferior ranis and to ensure that rams from registered flocks only should he allowed for use in the production…

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Wheat Crops Bright Prospects Effect of Splendid Bains Damage by Erosion SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 2

Accoring to the monthly wheat crop report of the Department of Agriculture, not for many years has there been such an excellent early break…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 9

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following message cabled from Liverpool to-day: "22/3; sold parcels W.A. loading, 22/6; steady…

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Restoration of Soil Fertility on Wheat Growing Area

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 14

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

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FEMINIST (21) Wins Dangar Hcp. -- Mentone Handicap to Great Eastern at Randwick Rous Handicap Surprise by Aureus Fernhill Handicap Won by Tel Asur Woollahra Hcp. to Knight Folly Defaulter Leads Throughout A.J.C. Plate the Final Handicap Won by Malacigi Ajax Has Another Easy Win in Cropper Plate SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 15

The A.J.C. Cup Carnival was concluded at Randwick to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance good…

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Fat Cattle Dogs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 3

The judge of cattle dogs, Mr. J. Watson, of Strathfield, said the breed appeared to him to be going back. The animals were too fat altogether, and…

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Sheep Killed Sheep Tracks Derailed At Gunning Railway Men Save Others

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 4

As a special train comprising a a number of sheep trucks was leaving the trucking yards at Gunning on Friday afternoon, after loading…

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Canadian Wheat Stocks Ottawa

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 8

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics announces that Canada's wheat stocks amount to 200,000,000 bushels, as compared with 83,000,000 a year ago…

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Characters Desirable in a Flock Sheep Classing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 4

The following desirable characters should be kept in mind when culling the flock: 1. Good strong heads, without…

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Grain Race Sailing Ships Now at Sea 50,000 Tons of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 3

Twelve of the 14 ships which will take part in the grain race this year are on their way to Channel ports for orders. The other two have not yet…

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Wheat Crops

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

According to the monthly wheat crop report of the Department of Agriculture, not for many years has there been such an excellent early…

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Sydney Wool Auctions

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., wired us today: We offered at auction on Monday 5860 bales of wool. As compared with closing rates in Sydney,…

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Commercial Sheep Average 21/ at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. (inc. in England), report having conducted a most successful sheep sale at Narandera on Wednesday last, April 12, when they…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 4

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "W.A. shipment valued 22/4 1/2 quarter; flour 16/; steady…

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With the Man on the Land Advertising of Wool Within Australia Important Decision by Australian Wool Board

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 8

For some considerable time the Australian Wool Board has been considering a publicity campaign with the object of promoting the…

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Jetting for Sheep Blowfly How to Prepare the Calcium Arsenite Mixture

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 4

The recent abnormally abundant [?] make a severe wave of blowfly strike probable during April and May, and it is by no means impossible, in…

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