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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

9,809 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales Sheep and Lambs. Market Unaltered

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 10

About 50,616 sheep were forward, including a fair proportion of wethers, ewes and lambs. The quality was medium to fair. With the usual attendance of buyers, the market was…

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The Wool World. Trend Towards Yet Firmer Prices

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 12

The Continent, Japan, Yorkshire, America and Russia all competed freely for wool at this week's Sydney sales. Though prices for merino wools did not show any quotable upward movement, values for them, if anything, have shown a trend in the owner's favour…

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Turf Gossip Mr. W. Booth Becomes Prominent Owner Ulah Purchased for 2000 Guineas Fine Crop of Foals at Stud Farm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 9

Apparently William Booth, of Rosehill, intends to figure more prominently as an owner in the future than herefore…

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R.A.S. SHOW. Excellent Wheat Entries. Many Records Expected

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

It was reported at a meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society last week that very satisfactory entries had been reeeivted in the…

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Butter Industry Seeks Inter-state Action All-Australian Price; Compulsory Pools In Each State

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

"We have successfully worked the stabilisation schemes on a voluntary basis, but when it comes to controlling Inter-State trade, we want something more than a voluntary arrangement; we want something we can control," said Mr. W. H. Clifford, chairman of the Australian…

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Good Principles Wrongly Applied Are Not Good The Wheat Grower's Problem To Pool, But in the Right Way

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

With the suspension of the New South Wales Voluntary Wheat Pool this week, the growers will enter a period of disorganisation. This will undoubtedly mean that the price of wheat for the time being will be lower than if the pool had remained in operation. But the growers…

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Wheat Harvest Estimate Average Yield of 9.1 Bushels Per Acre. Little More Than Half Total Yield of Last Season

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

The official preliminary estimates of the wheat harvest for the current season which have been issued by the Government Statistician. Mr. Waites, show that in spte of the very unfavorable season, the better farming methodis which are now practised enabled…

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New South Wales Wheat Harvest The Lowest Aggregate Yield for Nine Years 27,111,000-Bush. From 3,984,000-Acres

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 10

The N.S.W. Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) has issued a preliminary estimate to of the wheat harvest for the current season. The harvest…

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Plucky Farm Girl Daring Rescue

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

A plucky farm girl, Margaret Bateson, aged 17, of Hutton Roof, Kirkby Lonsdale, near Kendal. Westmorland, who was the means of saving several lives…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Extending Its Influence

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

The rapid growth of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which was a feature of the year 1927, has not slackened in 1928, as already reports have…

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General. Price of Farm Draughts

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 14

"Share-farmer" (Illabo): At the present time it is in easy matter to secure active and heavy draught horses suitable for general farm work at…

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F. and S. Association. Organisation of Farmers

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 15

An informative speech dealing comprehensively with the organisation unci work of the Farmers and Settlers Association in protecting the interests of the man on the land and in the development of rural industries was delivered at Tamworth last week by Mr. D. H. Drummond,…

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Crop Reports. Weather Good for Fallows

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 15

Steady, soaking rains, following upon good summer rains in the closing months of 1927, have had a decidedly beneficial effect upon the western…

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More Land for Dry Farming

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 7

An area of 72,000 aeron of land at Tabbita, 30 miles west of Griffith, will be made available for a number of settlers of the Murrumbridgee…

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No Award in Dairy Industry

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 14

"J.J.B.": There is no award in the dairying industry, and wages and hours are not fixed. The matter of wages are by mutual arrangement…

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The Land Thelephones: B2534. Works: MA3580. Telegrams: The Land, Sydney. ADDRESS: 7 O'connell Street, Sydney. "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Friday, February 3, 1928. Farmers and Settlers and Politics

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

ROOTED in the indispensable primary industries, the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales does not need to trim its sails to each passing political wind. There is no reason for it to compromise in principle on any matter affecting those who draw their subsistence from the soil. Political…

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No More Government Farms

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 7

For some time the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, has been concerned about the losses on Government Experiment Farms, and he has advised…

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Training Young Farmers

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 7

A feature of the Glen Innes Experimental Farm in the number of Dreadnought boys who receive training there. Eleven boys arrived at the farm…

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Cover Crops

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 11

"Citrus": I would advise you to plough in your cover crops now as soon as possible. The ground should he in excellent condition in your…

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Crop Reports. Western District. Dubbo Centre

The Land · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 8

Reporting upon crop prospects and conditions for the month of January in his district, the Agricultural Instructor of Dubbo centre of the western…

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