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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

1,697 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 85

For the Man on the Land Sheep Blowfly Breed Plain-bodied Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

Blowfly strike in Sheep does not occur by chance, nor is it related, except in a very minor way, to the health of the sheep. It has been definitely proved, as a result of research work carried out over many years, that the most important…

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Wool Scouring Suggested for Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

At a meeting of Temora branch of the Country Party Mr. W. Giles advocated consideration of the establishment of a wool scouring works in…

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Synthetic Wool Research Urged in Australia

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Urging that Australia should embark on a comprehensive research programme involving the investigation of both…

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Better Quality Cloth Needed to Safeguard Wool Industry

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Appealing again to the Government to allow better quality cloth to be manufactured in Australia, the Australian Wool…

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Counter Action Urged Against Synthetic Fibres Armidale Conference Sees Threat To Wool

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Opening a conference of wool interests at Armidale, the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) expressed a fear that the competition…

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Remarkable Crop of Mustard at Cowra

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

"This is the greatest mustard crop I have ever seen," declared an American expert as he watched the harvesting of the 60-acre crop of mustard on…

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Dairying Monthly Report of Senior Instructor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

The following is live monthly report of the senior dairy instructor (Mr. J. W. G. Smith of Wagga):— "Weather: Seasonable weather…

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Lucerne Silage for Dairy Cows

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 7

Owing to seasonal conditions being unsuitable for hay-making during the summer of last year. an attempt was made at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Wheat Acreage Restrictions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday. The Federal Government should consider the lifting of restrictions of wheat acreage, said the chairman…

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F.A.Q. Wheat Standard

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Chamber of Commerce to-day fixed the f.a.q. standard of wheat at 641 1b. per bushel…

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Drop in Butter Production During Last Half of 1943

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—Although butter production has shown a slight upward trend over October. November and December last, the total…

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Wool Report

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 3rd inst. We submitted our catalogue No. 127 on February 1, the…

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Drop in Butter Production During Last Half of 1943

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

Although butter production has shown a slight upward trend over October, November and December last the total production of the five…

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Extraordinary Prolificacy of Corriedale Sheep Seven Offspring in Three Years

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

A Corriedale ewe in Mr. J. H. Chew's Dannanbilla Stud, Bendick Murrell is instanced as an example of the prolificacy of the…

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Man Flogged with Dog Chain Nz Farmer Gets Two Years

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

AUCKLAND (NZ), Sunday.—Joseph Cox, aged 35 years, a share farmer, was sentenced to two years' hard labor for shocking brutalities to 24-year-old farm hand, Thomas…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report having submitted for appraisement, on 28th January, a catalogue comprising 4634 bales…

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Sheet, Lambs, Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

The Country Producers Selling Co., Ltd., report the following sales at Homebush market last Thursday: There were 60,850 sheep and lambs…

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Wool Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 3rd inst,: We submitted our Catalogue No. 127 on Tuesday, February 1, the…

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Fewer Sheep Killed at Homebush

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Because absenteeism made it impossible to work three killing chains at Homebush fulltime to-day, sheep and lambs killed…

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F.a.q. Wheat Standard

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce on Friday fixed the f.a.q. standard of wheat at 64½lb per bushel. Last year's standard was 63lb…

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