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Farming & the land, 1940

2,390 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 120

Auctioneers' Reports Narandera Cattle Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Narandera, report having conducted a special cattle sale in the Narandera yards on Wednesday, 5th inst., when they…

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Grass Conditions And Pastoral Outlook (Official report on 31/5/40.)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 3

The rainfall throughout all parts or the State was considerably below normal during May. In the western division, the north-west, and…

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Pastoral War Council to Help Commonwealth Government Stabilisation of Finances Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 2

A Pastoral Industry War Council is to be formed to work in co-operation wherever practicable with the Commonwealth Government This was…

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Lice-infested Sheep Prosecutions As Warning to Others. States Stock Inspector

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 1

Three leeton district stockowners were fined at the Leeton police court on Thursday on charges arising out of traffic in sheep infested with lice…

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Our Industries Carpets for Australia New Outlet for Coarse Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 4

One of the most significant of Australia's new industries is that of carpet making. This country normally imports about four million yards of…

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Wool Price Question No Time to Worry Britain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 2

The chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council (Mr. J.P. Abbott) said to-day that he entirely agreed with the statement of the…

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Carpets for Australia We Start to Make Them Ourselves New Outlet For Coarse Wool

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 6

One of the most significant of Australia's new industries is that of carpet-making. This country normally imports about 4.000,000 yards of carpets of various sorts and sizes each year, worth over a million…

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"Cost Back in One Year" a Farmer's Experience of Subdivision of Paddocks

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 4

Prefacing an address at a recent farmers' conference on the subject of the subdivision of his property, Mr. G. W. Evans, of Tumbarumba,…

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Australian Wool Clip Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 4

A report issued to-day by Winchcombe Carson Ltd. says that the aver age of 12.57 pence recorded for the Australian clip up to May 31,…

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U S. Winter Wheat Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1940 · page 4

The United States Department of Agriculture estimated the winter wheat production at 488,900,000 bushels…

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Melbourne Cattle Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 3

At the Newmarket sales to-day 1500 fat bullocks were offered, a decease of 145. Best quality bullocks, which were scarce, were quite equal to last week's…

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Farmers and Settlers Motions for Conference President and Secretary Re-elected

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Burrangong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association met at Young, and lasted 5[?] hours…

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Local & General Cattle Slaughtering

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 2

Stock slaughtered in the Jinda[?]ee Shire for the four weeks ending 8th instant, as reported by the Shire Health Inspector (Mr. P. M. Garrow),…

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Sheep Classing Seasonable Reminder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 7

Sheep classing is the operation of grading the breeding flock and selecting the sires for use in mating, the object being to gradually raise the…

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Wagga Stock Sales Prime Cattle Dearer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

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

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Worms in Sheep Prevention of Infestation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 7

Measures for the prevention of worms of the stomach and small intestine in sheep are based largely on the life history of the parasite, and…

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Pastoral War Council to Help Commonwealth Government Stabilisation of Finances

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

A Pastoral Industry War Council is to be formed to work in co-operation wherever practicable with the Commonwealth Government. This…

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Pastoral Conditions Light Rainfall in May Winter Outlook Cause for Concern

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 7

In its review of the pastoral conditions at the end of May, the State Marketing Bureau (Department of Agriculture) states that…

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Wool Price Question No Time to Worry Britain

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

The chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council (Mr. J. P. Abbott) said on Monday that he entirely agreed with the statement of the…

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An Out-dated Criticism the Charge of Conservatism Against Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 6

It is a traditional charge against the farmer that he is conservative, but the charge has almost had its day. Few farmers nowadays will…

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