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Farming & the land, 1940

1,681 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 85

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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The War Day by Day Wheat Prices

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 8

The British Government, has acceded to a request from the Australian Wheat Board that the price of the 1,500,000 tons of wheat sold to…

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Moree Cattle Losses Ariegated Thistle Poisoning Not Grasshopper Bait

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

A report from departmental analys is that the recent death of travelling stock in the Moree pasture protection district was attributable to eating…

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Britain Her Wool Needs Effects on Rag Trade

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

The mills in the United Kingdom are running at high pressure. Raw material has been made available readily for army, navy…

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Producer Gas Plant Operating on Grenfell Farm

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

A producer gas plant is in successful operation on a Grenfell farm. Mr S. T. Starr, of Grenfell, has furnished costs of a plant used for his…

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Municipal Council Lease or Share-farm? the Sewerage Treatment Area

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 5

The Municipal Council at its meeting this week decided that in the event of a satisfactory tender not being received for the lease of the eastern portion of the sewerage treatment, area, offers to share-farm it be invited…

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Farmers Wheat Commission to Agents Minister in Explanation SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

The Graziers' Association of New South Wales has asked the Australian Wheat Board for an explanation on the system of payment by farmers of…

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Payment of Commission Wheat Farmers to Agent Graziers' Association Seeks Explanation SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The Graziers' Association of New South Wales has asked the Australian Wheat Board for an explanation of the system of…

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WHEAT To-day's Quotations SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Boards quotations for export wheat to-day were unchanged Bulk lots were quoted at 3 9 mliers bagged parcels 4 o?…

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Wheat for Britain Hopeful Outlook Shipment Problem

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board Mr. C[?] McPherson states that c[?] plentiful supply of wheat in the Northern…

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British Wool Needs Effects on Rog Trade

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

Winchcombe, Canon, Ltd., report:— The mills in the United Kingdom are running at high pressure. Raw material has been made available readily…

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Wheat Industry Stabilization Act Final Payment to Growers

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 6

The Rural Bank of New South Wales which is the distributing authority in this State announces that the rate of the final payment…

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F.A.Q. WHEAT Fixed at 631 Ib. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 1

The f[?] standard for the season 1931-40 has been set at sixty three and a quarter lbs., compared with last season's sixty four and a half…

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Vienna Correspondent Tells How Nazi Censors Were Beaten Story of Butter Shortage By Air Mail) LONDON, January 6

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The Nazis exercise a strict censorship in letters sent oat of Germany, but important items of news still trickle through to the…

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Standard for Dairy Breeds Still Necessary

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

"I would rather take a good looking sire from a medium producing family than a bad looking sire with a big production backing," said Mr. George…

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New England Experiment Farm Monthly Test, Jersey Herd

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 5

The following are the results of monthly test of the Jersey herd at the New England Experiment Farm, Glen Innes:—…

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Potato Crops Marketing Director's Review Satisfactory Strike

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 7

Reviewing potato crops in inland districts on January 18, the director of marketing (Mr. A. A. Watson) stated that, generally,…

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British Farmers Preparing For Greatest Effort Another 1,500,000 Acres to be Cultivated

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 10

British farmers are preparing for their greatest effort of the century, states the "Observer." During the next year another 1,500,000 acres of…

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Fodder Conservation Feed For Winter Coastal Farmer's Success

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

While dairy farmers on the coast rarely have to contend with long droughty periods such as are experienced inland, seldom does a winter…

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Wheat Beard To Review Pre-war Contracts SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 1

A committee has been appointed by the Australian Wheat Board to review pre-war contracts made between the growers and millers and merchants…

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