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Farming & the land, 1929

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The Junior Farmer. Battling with Drought Sturdy South Coast Boys

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 13

The work of the Junior Farmers' Clubs at Moruya and Bega is progressing favorably. The boys who are carrying out projects, principally calf-rearing, are doing very fine work. They are fighting against adversity and are winning out…

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Farm and Country Mirror. News Items from "Land" Writers

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 3

The letters are coming in again after the holidays. We would like to publish them all, but space is so valuable that we can print only those portions which are of interest to all readers of "The Land." So, when writing, think of the conditions and events in your district…

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Poultry Pure-bred Stock the Value of Poultry Farming

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 15

The folly of keeping the scrub bull, the nondescript stallion, low grade boar, and other inferior animals on the farm has been persistently urged upon farmers by "The Land." The majority of the men on the land now recognise that badly-bred and inferior quality line stock are…

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Farm Poultry Practical Hints

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 15

Close on 5O,000 Cowls died during the recent heat wave in the county of Cumberland, a severe loss to farmers who depend on their fowls as a means…

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"Successful Poultry Farming."

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 20

The Shell Company of Australia, Ltd., with a view to assisting the poultry, farmer to make a success of his enterprise, has recently published a…

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Really Against the Farmers

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 4

Mr. Ryan, of Dubbo, moved that the farmers be organised to gain support for Labor. He ignored the fact that that would be rather difficult while the…

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Petrol and Tractors a Farmer's Experience

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 20

The farmers of Wagga have lately been engaged in a controversy with, the petrol vendors regarding their right to get petrol at wholesale prices when…

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Dairying. Lime in the Soil Essential for Dairy Cows

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 15

The rate at which lime is taken out of the soil by the milking cow will be best appreciated by the fact that a dressing of 3 cwt. of limestone would…

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Farmer Importers Successful Co-operation Super, in the Nineties

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 5

In connection with a protection and free trade controversy, Mr. H. P. Marshall, of Kamarnh tells of the following instance of direct importance by a…

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Junior Farmers

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 5

Top: Members of Albury Junior Farmers' Club, the three Lemke boys, Lent (12), Laurie (15), and Jack (13), are rearing high-grade Jersey heifer calves…

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Canadian Crop Final Estimates for 1928

The Land · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 13

The Canadian Government has now issued a final estimate for the 1928/29 season's crop at 533,000,000 bushels. The last official report was 500,000,000…

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Future New South Wales Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 16

Party of Scotch scouts, photographed in their kilts, on the R.M.S. Orvicto yesterday. The lads will enter State agricultural colleges…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 15

Steady trading in all lines was done by city dairy produce houses yesterday. Rates were unchanged. Egg sales were particularly good, and some agents were still…

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An Old Lie Crops Up Again

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

The mover of the motion at the Trades and Labor Council to the communists, a delegate from the Storemen and Packers’ Union,…

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Cattle Burnt Fairfield Farm Blaze

The Sun · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 3

A fire broke out yesterday morning in grass on a farm near Fairfield belonging to Ald. Marsh, of Tambourine Bay- road, Lane Cove. Altogether,…

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Knows His Sheep

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 13

ARTHUR Collins is 50 years old, not much over 5ft high, and has a tendency to rotundity, but those supposed handicaps do not prevent his…

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Wheat Trade Steady

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 18

Demand was negligible in the local wheat market yesterday. Millers and shippers were not anxious to operate, pending a more definite- trend in oversea values. Prices for…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 19

The wheat market was quiet and hesitating yesterday, With buyers pausing, awaiting the turn of events overseas, Limits of shippers end millers for growers' bagged lots were…

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Inactive Local Butter Market Dearer Eggs

The Sun · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 2

The local demand for batter is quiet, though London buyers have been offering 164s a cwt. f.o.b. for early February shipments…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 19

Chicago wheat options are quoted:— March, 124 cents per bushel (down [?] cent); May, 127[?] cents (down ¼ cent); July 129[?] cents (down [?] cent.)…

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