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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

332 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 17

Dehorning of Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 23 July 1943 · page 2

The dehorning of cattle was many advantages, the best method being to prevent the drouth of horns in the call by treatment of the horn bud or button…

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At the Markets Cattle Section Official Report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association

Western Grazier · Friday 23 July 1943 · page 2

Abattoirs Cattle Market.—The number of rattle yarded on Monday was very large, 2,025 being penned, including 470 from New South Wales, 625 Central…

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Sheep Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

Melbourne buyers competed freely at Wednesday's Adelaide Abattoirs market, when 12,000 sheep were yarded. This offering was a decrease of 1,300…

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Classing Farmers' Wool Clips Need for Careful Preparation

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 3

The fact that for the period of the war the whole of our wool clip is being bought by the British Government, there being therefore no competition, does not…

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At the Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

Official report of the S.A. Stock salesmen's Association: Abattoirs Cattle Market: There was a much shorter supply of cattle submitted…

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Death of Veteran Sheep Breeder

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 3

Mr. H. H. Peck, whose death occurred at Wangaratta on July 24. was one of the best known and most picturesque figures in Australian pastoral circles…

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Big Wool Payment Today

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

Distribution of the 5 per cent, retention money and 11 per cent, flat rate adjustment payment totalling close on £10,000,000. will be made to Australian…

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Aged Farmers Hit By Military Call-Ups

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—When the Farmers and Settlers' Conference opened in Sydney yesterday Mr. Benno Seidel, of the Riverina, quoted the case of a…

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Search for Prison Farm Escapees

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The police are conducting a widespread search for Raymond Pople (18) and Maurice Frederick Connor (18). who escaped from the…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

Official Report of the S.A Stock Salesmen's Association: Adelaide Abattoirs Cattle Marked—Cattle were more plentiful by 205 head…

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Carting of Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 3

Jackson and Byers are carting it wool from the Avenue Station. This the property of Mr. A. E. Leckie. At joining is Coona Coona Station, the…

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Mixed Mob Cattle for Butchers

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 3

With 78 head of cattle, Mr. George Riley and his son, Clarry, have just arrived in Broken Hill for local butchers…

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Trend Towards Crossbred Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 4

History is repeating itself in wool production in Australia. Since the war storied the quantity of crossbred wool grown in the Commonwealth has…

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Sheep Sales Delayed Sydney, August 5

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 3
Also in Barrier Daily Truth

There was slight delay in the sheep sales at Flemington today as slaughtermen took time off to discuss protection provided against draughts at the…

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Trade Puzzled Sharp Rises at Stud Sheep Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 3

The pronounced rises in prices at the Melbourne stud sheep fair last week are hard to account for. Possibly they were due to some…

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Land for Australians Says Farmers

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—A motion condemning any form of community settlement by foreigners, including Jews, was carried at the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Huge Wheat Crop in Kansas

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 1

Kansas farmers have completed a big war contract—the harvest of a 150.000.000 bushel when crop worth 200.000.000 dollars (£61,000,000) The…

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Big Delays In Wool Transport

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

Although shearing in Nos. 1 and 2 zones has cut out and shearing in this district has been over for some time, big transport lorries are still…

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U.s. Farmers Enjoying Greatest Prosperity

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON: Seeking to find out how U.S. farmers were faring financially under the unprecedented wartime demand for farm products the Agriculture…

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