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Farming & the land, 1929

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New Butter Factory Publicity Campaign Brisrane

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

the direclois of the Silkwood butter factory. Innsfall. announce that the factory will he ready for operations in four months time. They have…

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Butter Flavor "Fishiness" Caused by Dirty Utensils

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

It has definitely been established that metal utensils may cause "fishiness' in the flavor of butter, and a means of detecting its presence has…

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Central Coast Butter Factories Big Amalgamation Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 18

MACKSVILLE.--Delegates to the Central North Coast Dairy Factories' Association on Tuesday carried a motion for the amalgamation of all…

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Can You Tell Age of the Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 18

You have heard farmers and butchers talking of two-tooth hoggets and broken-mouthed ewes—do you know what the terms mean? This diagram will help you to understand the meanings of there terms for describing the age of sheep. Study it. Even if you have no sheep—…

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Wool Statistics for 1928-29

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 19

The following statement, compiled by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, covers the receipts of the 1928-29 clip into store, the…

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Launceston Wool Sales. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 14

Wool sales were held to-day, and 18,643 bales submitted to a good attendance of buyers. Merino prices did not come up to expectations, excepting for some special superfine lots, in…

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WOOL COMPETITIONS—An Interesting Innovation

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 10

The stimulative effect of agricultural competitions and the benefit to farm practice has been illustrated in the crop growing and other contests…

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The Wool Outlook Artificial Silk

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 13

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Before the war the world grew the equivalent of 10,151,491 bales of wool annually. The latest available figures…

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Newcastle Wool Sales. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 15

There was a fair attendance of buyers at the third series of Newcastle wool sales organised by the New England, North, and North-west Producers' Co., Ltd, held in Tyrrell Hall to-day. High reserves had been…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 15

Japinese and German buyers were again the principal operators at the Brisbane wool sales to-day. Competition was strong, generally on a par with the opening day. The market was firm for good to average…

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Reckless Motorists Destruction of Sheep on Country Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

Many complaints have been made by sheep-owners and drovers in the Wagga (N.S.W.) district regarding the reckless driving of motorists on…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York. Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 15

Chicago wheat options are quoted:—March, 115½ cents per bushel (up 8 cent); May,119½ cents (up 1[?] cent); July, 120½ cents (up l½ cent)…

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Savings Bank Helps Wagga's Wheat-Growing Scheme

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 18

The commissioners of the Government Savings Dank of New South Wales has informed the Albury brunch of Junior Farmers' Club…

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Treated Wheat Effect upon Poultry. Copper Carbonate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

Experiments recently carried out at Government experiment forms indicate that wheat treated with copper carbonate has no ill effects on poultry…

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The Live-stock Markets Drought Is Forcing Owners to Forward Large Numbers of Sheep and Cattle to Homebush All Classes of Stock Were Cheaper Yesterday

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

If all the circumstances be considered the sheep and cattle markets at Homebush (Sydney) yesterday (Thursday), although weaker, can be…

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Butter Quality Novel Competition for the J. Mackey Scholarship

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

The results of the competition among N.S.W. butter factories for a factory employee's scholarship at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College…

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Guernsey Cattle Branch of the Society Formed in Queensland

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

Approval of the formation of a branch of the Guernsey Cattle Society of Australasia was given at a meeting of the council in Sydney…

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Show Methods in America Improved Features in Cattle Displays

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 17

Have our agricultural show managements anything to learn? Mr. C. F. G. Grant, State Herd- master, is of the opinion that they…

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Worm Infestation Parasites in Sheep Cause Severe Economic Loss

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 7

Severe economic losses are caused by worm infestation of sheep. The parasite causes scouring, loss of condition and deaths, cheeks the…

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Sheep for Africa Safe Transport of Consignment from Australia

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 7

Messrs. Wenz and Co., of Sydney, have received a cable from Mr. T. A. Fisher, who left Australia for South Africa with 200 stud sheep by the…

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