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Farming & the land, 1929

10,039 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Wresting Fair Profits From the Land Pioneering Hardships Settlers that have "Made Good" on Unpromising Country Good Crops Reward Good Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 11

The sturdy bushmen that pioneered the Western districts of New South Wales in the early days suffered more than a fair share of hardship…

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Milk and Butter Results or tho Tents at the Klama Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 8

In the milk and butter-fnt tests hold in connection with the Klama (N.S.W.) show last week no fewer than twenty puro-bred cows were…

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WHEAT Overseas Market Dull; Buyers Holding Off Quieter Locally

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 6

Overseas Market: Following on a fairly strong market last week, the overseas position is now reported as quiet, with buyers holding off;. in addition good rains are' reported from India. Towards the latter end of last week Argentine appeared to be anxious to make sales, and…

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Wheat Varieties Results of Experiments in the Gunnedah District

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 12

Conducted under the supervision of officers of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, a number of wheat variety trials in tho Gunnodah…

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Wheat Entries For Royal Easier Show Record This Year

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 7

Entries in the wheat section for the coming Royal Easter Show constitute a record, totalling 235, compared with 199 last year. Last…

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Wheat-Growing Mr. T. I. Campbell's Faith in the Future

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 12

Although the present secretary of the farmers and Settlors' Association (Mr. Cambridge) estimates that it costs 8/8 a bushel to grow wheat in…

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Sheep's Nostril Fly. a Widely Prevalent Pest that can be Easily Repulsed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 7

One of the many pests that affect sheep is the bot fly, or sheep nostrll fly (oestrus ovis). Bolonging to the same family as the "wasble" fly, that…

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Wheat Pool Wyalong's Request for Ballot To Save National Industry

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 7

The resolution paused recently by the West Wyalong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has been supported by a leading article in…

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Research Work Surplus Funds front Wheat Pool to be Used

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 16

An amount of £20,000 to £30,000— the undistributed surplus funds from old wheat pools—is to be devoted to agricultural research…

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Why Wheat-growing Does Not Pay (The Editor, "The Land.")

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 7

Sir,—The Federal Government collects nearly all its revenue toy indirect taxation—you pay it while you' are asleep, so to speak—and we will…

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Stud Sheep Export Parallel in England Beef Boomerang Hits U.K. Producers

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 11

The action of certain Australian stud sheep breeders in exporting valuable merinos to South Africa and other parts of…

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HERD-TESTING An Objective of an Average of , 300-lb. of Butter-fat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 8

Mesons. A. E. Sweaney, manager of the Inverell (N.S.W.) Co-operative Butter and Bacon Co., and Mr. J. Proud, manager of the Camperdown…

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Wool Market Firm Japanese Buyers Set the Pace Yorkshiremen Active

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 18

The strength of the Sydney wool market continues to the in he Japanese competition, which is still the outstanding feature, and without which…

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"Get Off the Road" Motorists to Travelling Sheep Gundagai F.S.A. Protests

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 20

The methods employed by some motorists in negotiating a passage through mobs of travelling sheep they may encounter on country…

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The Wool World Weakening in Market No Quotable Decline in Prices

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 10

The great bulk of the wool offered at this week's Sydney sales has found buyers at recent values, but irregularity has been noticeable in bidding for the best class of merino fleece wools and as well as for-doubtful-yielding, faulty lines. There has not been a quotable…

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Wool Sales Slightly Lower Range of Prices in Sydney this Week

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 5

Wool sales have boon hold In Sydney during the week and superfine qualities and lower grades of fiece have sold at a reduced level of prices as…

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State Wheat Harvest Nearly Fifty Million Bushels Over Four Bags an Acre

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 17

A preliminary estimate of the State's wheat production, issued by the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites, on January 15, gave the current…

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49,798,200 Bushels. Revised Wheat Estimates. Average Yield, 12.2 Bushels

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 5

The revised estimate of the wheat yield for the past season, issued yesterday by the Government Statistician, Mr. T, Waitos,…

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Our Wheat Standards. A Criticism of the F.A.Q. System. Silo Manager Favors Three Distinct Grades

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 2

The establishment of a system of handling wheat in bulk through the grain elevators has made it necessary to review the methods under which…

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"Paper Your Farm and Prosper" South African and American Farmers Pleased with Results of Paper Mulch

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 12

Although exports of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture state that no definite advantage has yet been gained by the use of paper mulching…

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