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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 112

Wool Stocks Falling Prospects Favourable

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 7

Carry-over stocks of wool from the war years have not only diminished in the British Dominions but also in other countries, report…

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Wool Prices and Wages Yorkshire Position

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

Good selling prospects exists for New Year sales for well-grown merinos and the [?] crossbreds supplies of which are not plentiful…

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Wool Prices and, Wages Yorkshire Position

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

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Bracken Fern Poisoning in Cattle Sudden Onset of Symptoms

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

Bracken fern (pteridium aquilinum) is toxic for cattle, probably throughout the whole stage of its growth. The toxic principle has…

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Bracken Fern Poisoning in Cattle Sudden Onset of SYMPTOMS

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

Bracken fern (pteridium aquilinum) is toxic for cattle, probably throughout the whole stage of its growth. The toxic principle has…

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Excessive Clever and losses in Sheep Concern Felt in Victoria

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

Loss of sheep through eating excessive clover has been reported in "Victoria as well as in Western Australia and departmental officials are…

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Excessive Clover and Losses in Sheep Concern Felt in Victoria

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

Loss of sheep through eating excessive clover has been reported in "Victoria as well as in Western Australia and departmental officials are…

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Duke Gives Cup for Contests Among Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Governor-General (the Duke of Gloucester) has presented a cup to be known as the Gloucester Cup for camp,…

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How the Pea Crops in the Gundagai District Were Harvested

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 3

CUTTING THE CROP.—A FARMALL H tractor, with bean cutter blades attached underneath, in operation. At the back is a side delivery rake. PICKING UP THE CROP — A green crop loader in operation…

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1946 Farming Conditions Reviewed Agricultural Instructor's Monthly Report

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

In his monthly report, issued at the end of December, Mr. T. S. Rudkin, Senior Agricultural Instructor for Wagga and the Southern Slopes…

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Wheat Stocks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

Wheat stocks in New South Wales were recently below nine million bushels, but with the current harvest coming in it is expected that several…

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Nicotine Poisoning in Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

Nicotine sulphate solution is widely used for the treatment of worm infestation to sheep. It must be remembered, however,…

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Goulburn Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

GOULBURN, Thursday: At the wool sates to-day Farmers and Graziers offend 4000 bales, and 96 per cent, were sold. The market…

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Control of Keds in Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

Both D.D.T. and "666," two of the newest insecticides being used in the war against pests, had given good results in a series of tests on sheep…

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Light Receivals of Wheat

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

The M.I.D. Co-op. Coy., local agents, for the Wheat Board, are now receiving wheat at the Railway stack. Yields on the dry area are…

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885 Head at Wagga Cattle Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

The opening cattle sale of the year was held yesterday at the Wagga city Saleyards, by the associated Agents of Wagga:—The…

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Wool Report Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 6

We submitted our Catalogue of 1931 takes on Thursday, 19th ult. It included a number of week from the later shearing districts, including Mudgee,…

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Wool Stocks Falling Prospects Favorable

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:-- Carry-over stocks of wool from the war years have not only diminished in the British Dominions but also…

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Many Novel Ideas In Wool Display

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

Moth-proof blankets and striped wallpaper sprayed with wool dust were among the wool features in the Home…

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World Wheat Prices Move to Establish Limits

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

Maximum and minimum wheal prices may be fixed for some years ahead by an International Wheal Conference. The proposal will be considered in…

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