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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

2,090 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 105

Citrus Cover Crops Careful Planning Needed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 3

THE practice of permitting cover crops and weeds to grow among trees — particularly citrus — has several definite advantages, but it…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show Abandoned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

At a meeting of the Cootamundra Sheep Show committee it was unani­mously decided to abandon the 16th annual sheep show. there had been…

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Feeding Sheep on Cereal Grains

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

The results of recent work carried out by the Council for Scientific and industrial Research with the financial assistance of The Australian Wool…

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Sydney Sheep Market Lightly Supplied

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebush on the 23rd March:— Sheep: 14,972 sheep. 25,525 lambs…

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Appraisement of Wool Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

Ray Bladwell and Company Limited, Goulburn, report having offered a catalogue of 1608 bales on Wednesday lost. drawn chiefly from the…

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Wheat for Stock Government's Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday. - In order to make wheat available for stock at low prices, the Federal Government will purchase wheat from the Wheat…

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Pastoral Problems Federal and State Laws Clash Labor Difficulties

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday-"It remains true that the elimination of profits would make the pastoral industry impossible, even though nobody can now be said to claim…

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Tea Substitute Made From Wheat and Malt

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday. - A substi­tute beverage for tea, compounded from wheat and barley and marketed at a few pence a pound, is the aim of…

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Plea for Youth As Farmers of the Future

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

Addressing a recent conference of farmers on the subject of educating the boy on the farm to take his place in the community ns a citizen, Mr. C…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th inst.:— We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 73 (the 22nd of the 1941/42 season)…

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Goulburn Wool Appraisement

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 2

Ray Bladwell and Company Limited report having offered a catalogue of 1608 bales on Wednesday last drawn chiefly from the…

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Failed to Destroy Dead Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 2

The excuse offered by Patrick Hore, of "Mugwee,'" Bowna, when asked by Inspector Johnston, of the Albury Pastures Protection Board, why he had…

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German Shot Dead Sheep Station Tragedy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Frank Evers, aged 48 years, single, a German, was shot dead at Avoca sheep station. 16 miles from Wentworth, yesterday…

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General News Railed to Destroy Dead Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 1

The excuse offered by Patrick Hore of “Mugwee”, Bowna, when asked by Inspector Johnson, of the Albury Pastures Protection Board,…

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The Farmer’s Part in the War the Premier’s Letter—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 6

War conditions have imposed many disabilities on peace-time industry. The effects of the drastic changes e felt everywhere. The rural industry,…

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Beef Cattle Fair

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 1

Entries of stud beef cattle for the exhibition and sales to be held in Sydney this month have been so great-nearly 500-that it has been decided…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 4

The partners A Granters’ Coop. On. Ltd.. reports on the 18th tourist: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue NO. 73 (the 32nd of the 1941-42 season)…

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Larger Wool Production Consignment of Wool

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:- Production in the great wool producing countries of the world has increased since the war started. In…

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Pastoral Feed Lacking Rain Urgently Needed

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

Seasonal conditions in New South Wales have deteriorated in recent weeks, even the copious falls of last month in many north and north-western…

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Pastoral Problems Federal and State Laws Clash

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 6

"It remains true that the elimination of profits would make the pastoral industry impossible, even though nobody can now be said to claim…

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