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Farming & the land, 1928

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Best Season for Years. Pastoral Conditions Generally Good. Menindie Area Still Very Dry

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 5

Pastoral conditions in N.S.W. Are stated by the reports of the district [?]lock inspectors to be generally good. In some districts, notably around Merriwa, Narrabri, on the northern tablelands, and on parts of the North Coast, the season is the best experienced for some year's past…

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World Wheat Supplies. Sufficient Until Next Northern Hemisphere Harvest

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 8

Just now there is plenty of wheat in the world, and prices have been affected accordingly. On the basis of statistical information in the possession of the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, the available supplies of wheat are sufficient to cover consumption…

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Winter Fodder Wheat, Oats and Vetches North Coast Plots

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

The agricultural instructor on the far N.S.W. North Coast (Mr. Squire) is making arrangements for departmental experiments with winter…

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Foreign Buyers Are Active Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 1

Keen competition at Brisbane wool Miles has been fostered by the activity of Japaused who have been the principal [?]yers French and Germans…

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Wool Research An Appeal for Funds Raising the Standard

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

In an interview recently, the chairman of the British Woollen Research Association (Sir James Hinchcliffe) stated in London that if the Dominion…

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Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales Sheep and Lambs. Improved Market for Good Quality

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 10

Yardings of sheep at Homebush yesterday totalled 36,519. Wethers, ewes and lambs were well in evidence. The quality of the offering was from medium to fair. The…

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Payable Price for Maize Pastoral Commission Evidence. Mr. N.C. Pyemont States Case for Growers

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

Evidence regarding the maize industry wan given before the Pastoral Commission yesterday by Mr. N. C. Pyemont, of Gundagai Mr. Pyemont spoke as representative of the Farmers and Settlers Association, and gave a comprehensive review of cultural and…

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Empty Wheat Silos. Grower Says Hours of Delivery Arf Too Short

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 6

Ono of the chief reasons why the wheat silos are empty is stated by Mr. J. McLennan, of Temora, a member of the Mimosa branch F.S.A., to be that the 44 hours per week during which delivery is accepted at the silos is not enough to allow farmers to remove their…

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Flocks and Herds Wool Sales Brisbane and Melbourne Next Sydney Series

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

Wool sales have been held in Brisbane this week and reports from that centre are favorable. The wool was not the most attractive that has been…

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Contract Pool. 60 Per Cent[?] of Wheat. Temora F.S.A. Minimum

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 8

The 1927 F.S.A. Conference carried a resolution in favor of at least 66 per cent. of the wheat harvest being signed up for contract pooling before the pool…

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The Land and the Producer Wool Values Have Reached Highest Average of Season The Final Round of Sales Next Week Faces Excellent Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 12

The value of the Sydney wool realisation for the season to the end of January amounted to £18,762,211, as compared with £15,300,631 during the corresponding period of last season. About 25 per cent, of the year's clip remains…

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Caterpillars. Damage to Lucerne Crops. Coolah Valley Ravages

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 4

Considerable damage to lucerne erops in the Coolah Valley has Resulted from the activities of caterpillars during recent weeks…

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Taxation on Farm Motor Vehicles

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 14

"W.W.": The Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act, No. 75 of 1924, provides for a reduced rate of tax being paid in respect of "any motor lorry owned…

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State Farms. Improved Water Supply

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

The water supply on several of the State experiment farms has been very deficient in the past, and at times the shortage has hampered the work and…

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Farmer's Mad Act

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

Following upon his wife being granted a judicial separation, John Duncan a farmer at Kirwee, near Christchurch, N.Z., created a sensation by…

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Good Crops Near Bombala

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

Some excellent crops have been harvested in the Bombala district. One farmer, Mr. Arthur Dent, Jun., a returned soldier, brought into town a…

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Against "Rabbit Farms."

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

The disfavour with which primary producers generally regard the proposal to establish fur farms was emphasised last week by the Southern…

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Better Farming Train

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

Tamworth will be the first town visited by the Better Farming Train this year. The itinerary of the first tour of the train this year is as…

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Variety Trials. At Glen Innes Farm

The Land · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 11

Extensive experiments and crop trials are carried out at the Glen Innes Experiment Farm to select varieties most suitable to the Tablelands and…

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Dairying Industry Who Should Control It? Rival Departments

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 8

No difference of opinion exists between the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) and the Minister for Health (Dr. Arthur) in…

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