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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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"Pulpy Kidney" of Sheep. A Disease of Good Seasons

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

Entero toxaemia, or "pulpy kidney," is a serious disease which affects sheep of all classes, and of different ages, but which is far…

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American Wool Consumption Avoiding Heavy Stocks

Delegate Argus · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe Carton Ltd. report:—A downward variation has recently been experienced in wool prices in the United States. The…

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Pastoral Danger of Overstocking Precautions Against Dry Times

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4

Avoidance of overstocking seems an obvious precaution in anticipation of periods of scarcity and one which is referred to…

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The World's Wool Empire Proportion

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The world's wool clip including merinos, crossbreds and carpet types is estimated to be…

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The War, Day By Day Wheat Yield

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4

The Australian Wheat Crop for 1939/40 season is expected to approximate 204,000,000 bushels. In 1932/33 the crop reached the…

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Wool and Shipping Transport Problem

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The anomaly at present prevails that ample wool is available in Australia, but in the…

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Pastoral Fat Lamb Raising Requirements of the Trade

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 4

Overseas trade requirements should be carefully considered by fat lamb raisers as the best guide to the merits of the various…

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Wool In War Time Canadian-American Position

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carton Ltd. report:—The wool world has seen some quick changes since the war started. In January Canada…

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The Wool Situation Larger Clip and Consumption

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Sellers who anticipated a decided rush for wool when the war commenced did not see their…

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Wool Stocks & Needs N.S. Wales Increased Clip

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carton Ltd. report:—The war in Europe contrasts with 1914 experiences in many aspects in her onward…

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Erosion of Avon River Nuntin Farmer Loses an Acre of Land

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

The serious problem of erosion along the Avon River was expressed by Mr. H. Carmody (Nuntin) when speaking at the annual…

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Wool and Stock Values Stability and Drought

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Usually in time of droughty conditions stock values decline because of the sparsity of feed…

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American Wool Trade New Year Easing

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—With the United States receiving large orders for military equipment from Great Britain and…

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Trees on the Farm Planting Time Approaching

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

Because their wholesale removal has been necessary in the process of land settlement, trees have come to be regarded…

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Sheep in Queensland Merinos and Crossbreds

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since 1929, the State has pastured over…

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Wool Report

Delegate Argus · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Limited report (12/4/40):— Our nineteenth catalogue of the season was submitted on the 5th…

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"Cost Back In One Year." A Farmer's Experience of Subdivision of Paddocks

Delegate Argus · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 3

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

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Stinkwort Fatal to Sheep

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

Mr. H. M. Elder, of the Department of Agriculture, who went to Myall to inquire into mortality among sheep,…

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Wool 102 Years Old Exhibited at Show

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 4

Wool shorn from Spanish merinos 102 years ago was displayed as a non-competitive exhibit at the Warwick Show,…

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The Maize Crop Harvesting to Commence Soon

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

Harvesting the maize crop will commence in the next fortnight. The yields in Orbost, Bruthen, Lindenow and…

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