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Farming & the land, 1938

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Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 3

Yesterday's prices were maintained at the wool sales to-day. French and German buyers operated freely…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "Sold cargo New South Wales just sailed 37/6;…

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Australian Wheat Bush on Shipping Demands Surprise Owners London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 1

The city editor of "The Times" says that, within a week, the premium over minimum freights from Australia has risen from 2/ to 7/ a ton…

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£25,000 Grant to Aid Farmers Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) told a farmers' deputation today that £23,000 would be granted immediately for fodder and seed, but no acreage bounty…

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Wagga Experiment Farm Field Experiments With Winter Cereals, 1937 Important Results Experimentalist's Report

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 3

The trials this year at the Wagga Government Experiment Farm included variety trials with wheat, oats, barley, and field peas, fertiliser experiments with wheat and oats on fallow and stubble, and barley on fallow,…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. report: The centre of interest in wool circles was transferred to Brisbane this week, where a fortnight's auctions…

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Wool Report Brisbane Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. received the following message from their Brisbane office,— “Good competition was…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 4th inst. We submitted at our sale on Monday, 3rd instant, a catalogue of 8283…

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Equalised Butter Price Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

The final equalised price for butter for September of last year was announced to-day as approximately 148/10 per hundredweight…

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American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

Chicago wheat options were quoted: May, 96 1-8 cents a bushel; July, 90 1-8 cents; September, 88 5-8 cents. Winnipeg futures: May, 1271 cents…

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Crutching of Sheep for Protection Against Blowfly

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

The recent general rains, combined with increasing, temperatures are likely to be conducive to trouble from sheep blowfly, and where such trouble…

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Australian Wheat Six More Ships Chartered London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

The city editor of "The Times" says that six mose vessels have been chartered to load Australian wheat for Eecope at 7/ to 7/G a ton…

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On the Land Wool and Cotton Price Factors

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

Wool has receeded In valuue since December, but cotton has improved slightly, being quoted at 4 97d. in English currency. The price of the…

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Wool Sales London Series Open Next Tuesday London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

The first series of the London wool sales of 1938 will begin on January 18. Catalogues total 116,288 bales, and include 25,700 bales from New South…

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Wheat Despatched From Southern Railway District Week Ended January 8

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

During the week ended last Saturday, 42,125 bags of wheat and 27,743 in bulk were, received through railway gates in the southern railway district,…

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Wool Sales 10 P.C. Drop at Launceston Ladnceston

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

There was a drop of 10 per cent. In all wool prices, except superfine merino fleece, at the sale of star lots yesterday. The season's best price in…

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Plant Disease Control Classical Example in N.s.w. Flag Smut in Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 8

One of the most striking examples in world agriculture of the effectiveness and value of varieties in the reduction of disease, was provided by the control…

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Wool Sales Ten Per Cent Drop at Launceston Season's Best Price Launceston

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

There was a drop of 10 per cent in all wool prices, except superfine merino fleece, at the sale of star lots to-day. The season's best price in…

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South-West Farmers Unattachable Grant Suggested On Acreage Basis

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

Speaking at a muss meeting of settlers at Lake Cargeingo for the mtroduction by the Government of a wheat…

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South-west Farmers Government Assistance Rehabilitation Under Consideration Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

When he again met the South-Western farmers' deputation to-day, the Premier (Mr. Stevens) confirmed the arrangements under which the…

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