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Farming & the land, 1940

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The Markets Sheep and Cattle Wool-growers Sought

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

Bullocks sold in Brisbane recently were evidence of what South-western Queensland can produce. This particular line of…

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Queensland Sheep Values

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 7

The greater part of the yarding at a special sheep sale at Dalby (Q.) on January 17 consisted of fattening age wethers. Despite an abundance…

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Cattle Higher Prices "Likely To Continue"

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

Commenting on the advance in cattle prices at Flemington, the "Sydney Morning Herald" states: Operators attributed the increase…

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WOOL Becomes Fashionable Work of International Secretariat

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

When war broke out the bright young men of the International Wool Secretariat were busy putting women into trousers, with…

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Butter Trade New Consumers for Australia Fresh Channels Opened in Britain Post-war Chance

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

"Our butter end cheese are going into the households of people who never before have tasted it because the distribution in…

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Are Killing Their Cows British Farmers Can't Get Fodder

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

English farmers, who are being asked to grow more food and to breed more cattle, are complaining that, because of the…

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Dairying Italian Rye and Red Clover An Excellent Temporary Pasture for Fertile Soils

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 6

A pasture mixture which has established itself in popularity with dairy fanners is Italian rye grass and red clover. Any plant…

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Dairy Calves Killing Deplored Effect on Dairying Industry

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

"Country Life and Stock and Station Journal" hits out in this d[?]ction: The ceaseless slaughter of poddy…

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Straying Stock Farmer Charged Ex-parte Hearing

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

In the local Police Court yesterday before Mr. f. T. Scroope, P.M., John Andrew Kilner was charged by Mr. S. J. Dymock…

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Warialda Cattle

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

Heavy bullocks were 5/ to 10/ dearer at Homebush last Monday, and other cattle firm. Sales at Winchcombe, Carson's auctions included: Edgar…

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Wool Report

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 8

Their were 9000 bales of wool appraised at our Storney catalogue on Tuesday R[?] J M. Feeters Murrambatenian E 22 [?] W 21d…

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[?]Locks's D[?] for Sheep

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 8

Bullocks sold in Brisbane recently were evidence of what South-Western Queensland can produce. This particular fine of 834 sold to £13.,…

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Wheat Scrip Negotiation Proposed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Mr. H. S. Henley. M.L.C., president of ihs Farmers and Settlers' Association, said that financial institutions should be prepared to make…

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New England-Bred Cattle at Auction

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Messrs. A. H. McArthur and Co. wilt auction at the Armidale municipal yards on Tuesday next at noon 1500 New England-bred cattle, full…

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Wool and Lamb Demand for Crossbred Wool Market for Mutton

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 7

With the relatively [?] under [?] crossbred wools produced by war-time consumption and the high price for lamb for export commerce with…

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WHEAT To-day's Quotations SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Boa[?] operations for expert wheat were unchanged to-day Bulk lots were quoted at 3[?]; miles bagged pat[?]…

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Value of the Horse Wheat Restriction Claim by Horse Society SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 1

Commenting on the that the Commonwealth Government may be forced to impose restrictions on acreage of wheat for…

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Glen Innes Dairying Cream and Pork Returns £2,500 For December

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

The Glen Innes Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd. last month distributed to suppliers of cream and pigs a total of approximately £2500…

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Re-selling Wool

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. write:—It is interesting to learn, on the authority of the Chairman of the Centra Wool Committee, that wool is…

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Wheat Price Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat were unchanged today. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/9[?] bagged millers' parcels…

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