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Farming & the land, 1929

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Harvest Home. Wheat Industry in New South Wales

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Top: Auto-header working: on F. Gawne and Sons' farm, Grong Grong. It took off 48 acres in one day, totalling 391 bags. Centre: Hillston Wheat.—Crop of Gallipoli wheat grown on Robert McKenzie and Son's Camp Plains Farm, Langtree Siding,…

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Wheat Breeding Successful Crossbreeding Work by the Department

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 12

Although excellent varieties of wheat are at present being grown the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture is continually endeavoring to…

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Railway Notes. Alleged Shortage of Trucks for Wheat

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 13

A complaint has been published in one of the journals devoted to rural interests, alleging the Railway Department's inability to meet orders for trucks at one of the Riverina stations. It…

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Illawarra Cattle Mr. O'Gormans Dual Success at Albion Park

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

Mr. R. O'Gorman, the well known Illawarra breeder, won the grand championship for bulls at the Albion Park (N.S.W.) show last week with…

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Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Good Wethers Firm

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

Good wethers were firm at Monday's rates at Homebush yesterday. Good ewes were slightly weaker, and medium and plain wethers and ewes were again lower. Good lambs were…

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Sheep on the Coast Successful Experiments in North and South

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

Recent experiments have shown conclusively that sheep-raising in the coastal districts of New South Wales may bo carried, out with success…

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Wool Research. Marketing Board's Study in the Dominions

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

After spending seven months in Australia investigating the wool industry, Dr. Nichols, representative of the British Research Association for…

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Golden Fleece Awards in the Gilmore Wool Competition

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

A wool competition, divided into four classes (fine, medium, strong, and rams' wool), was conducted by the Gilmore branch of the N.S.W…

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Winter Dairy Feed Sogrhums Planted Now Will Mature Before the Frosts Occur and Provide a Succulent Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 12

Sorghum is worth £760,000 annually to the dairying; industry a New South Wales, and, at a time such as the present, when many…

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Land for Dairying Three Hundred Farms in Northern Queensland

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

With the object of encouraging 800 dairymen to take up cheap land at Silkwood, North Queensland, Crown lands have been made available in…

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Canberra Leads Outstanding Variety in Wheat Trials Near Geurie

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 12

Canberra was the outstanding variety in a wheat trial conducted by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. A. D…

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Wheat for Stock Withdrawal from Silos. Exchange Suggested Instead

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

The possibility of the continued dry spell assuming drought proportions has lead to many inquiries to the silo authorities by farmers…

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Rust in Wheat Scientists Hopeful of Breeding Resistant Varieties

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 12

Stem rust ia one of the moat destructive wheat diseases in Canada and the United States, but although it occurs in Australia it is not regarded…

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Germany Disturbs the Wheat Market "Unfair" Methods in London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 17

German wheat has appeared lately m the London market, and English farmers are protesting against the "unfair competition." The German…

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Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Tractors For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Wool Transport Increased Use of Motors In the Outback Districts

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 14

That motor transport eventually will oust the hone, bullock, and camel as the premier carriers of wool to the rail-head in the western and…

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Sheep Statistics Returns Must bo Sent In by Owners before 15th Jan

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

Owners of fifty or moro sheep, who have not yet filled in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December last by…

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Pastoral Conditions. Feed Dry and Water Supply Low Many Districts Feeling Strain of Dry Spell

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 14

Scarcely any rain of value fell in the State during December, and at the end of the month wide areas were feeling the effects of the dry spell, which has continued, with a break early in October, since the middle of last year…

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In the Trade Unions Pastoral Workers Revolt Rank and File Conference “Constitutional” Action is not Enough

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

From Our Correspondent The first rank and file conference of the pastoral section of the A.W.U. was held In Sydney on December 28…

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Wheat and Oats Lessons from Variety and Manurial Trials by Departmental Officers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 12

The vagaries of the season—excessive moisture in some parts and dry spells in other districts—were apparent in the results of wheat and oat…

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Sheep Feeding in Drought Time Why be Satisfied with Guesswork when Exact knowledge is Available?

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

In that section of its report on the feeding of sheep in drought time, the Federal Pastoral Committee, of which Dr. Kater was chairman, found that…

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