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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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The Land and the producer Depleted Humus Content of State Wheat Soils New Series of Experiments May Solve Serious Problem

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 17

One of the most serious problems that Australian wheat growers have to face is that of the gradually diminishing humus content of the soil. The continuous cropping, year after year, has depleted some soils fully 50 per cent. in about 40 years…

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On the Tracks Morning Trials Some Fast Times Sprints for W. Farm

Evening News · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 3

THE outside of the B grass track was available at Randwick this morning, but most of the galloping was done on the tan, where the going…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 17

The wholesale price of choicest honey was lowered /O½ to /6 per lb by a large co-operative dalry bouse yesterday. The fall in price was onustd by the advent of bigger consignments…

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A.j.c. Warwick Farm Eight Races. Notes for To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 19

The Australian Jockey Club will bavo control of the week-end racing nxtuie, and will docide an eight-ovent programme at Warwick Farm this afternoon. Notwithstanding…

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Oversea Market Cables. Dairy Produce. London. Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 17

Fair trude is passing in butter. Choicest salted, New Zealand, is quotod 182/ to 184/, exceptionally choice 186/, Australian 180/ to 182/; unsalted. New Zealand 104/ to 198/, and…

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Disastrous Fire. Stock, Crops, and Grass Burnt. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 16

A lire in the Mount Plc.isnnt district yesterday aftertioou destroyed mary thousand acres of grass, some valuable crops, and 150 sheep. The principal sufferers were Messrs…

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Tips and Jockeys for Warwick Farm and Ascot to Day Left Last Start Royal Flower Reads Like a Winner

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 2

SINCE he won the Sir Herbert Maitland Stakes, of four and a half furlongs, at Victoria Dark, Royal Flower has been produced only once, when…

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To-day's Best Warwick Farm

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 2

THE following two horses are considered to be the beat bets in the "Labor Daily's"selections for Warwick Farm:…

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Homesteads Burnt Out in Disastrous Bush Fires Titanic Struggles Against On-rushing Flames Wollondilly and Burragorang Fire Rages Through Heavily Timbered Valleys Three Farms Swept Wombeyan Caves in Danger

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 1

ENCOURAGED by fierce winds and simmering heat bush files raced north, along the heavily-timbered valievs of the Burragorang and the Wollondilly yesterday, wreaking havoc. Farms, homesteads and stock were destroyed. Only the valiant…

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Good Crop of Cane Innisfail (N.q.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 5

Last year this centra had 133 wot days. and the total rainfall was 125ln., which was below the average. Prospeets for the new year are rood, the…

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Commence Feb. 1 Farmers Badly Hit Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 6

Meantime Port officials declared today that the shipowners' action in Increasing freight could not be attributed to be attributed the excessive haribor dues…

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Worst Dairying Season for Years Suppliers' Council Urges Passing of Milk Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 17

The position of dairy farmers in this State was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the council of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association, when it…

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Roseldoo and Octember Doubtful Runners at Warwick Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 25

Roseldoo struck herself while galloping on Thursday, and was slightly lame yesterday. She may not run at Warwick Farm to-day. The filly's…

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Stock Prices Sheep and Cattle Sales

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1929 · page 4

Though Monday's sale had to satisfy buyers for a week, the penning of 50,451 sheep at Homebush was 31,087 more than on Monday, Christmas Eve. The heavy supply seemed…

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The Belt Wool "Championship" Growers' Rivalry

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1929 · page 5

Have you heard of the wool belt? It is a coveted prize that goes to the New South Wales…

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'Possum Farm in W.a

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1929 · page 14

I read with great interest Mrs. Macdonalds article dealing with Miss Gryll's Angora rabbit-farming project…

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Came to See Sights Tomato Farmer Says He Was Farmed

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1929 · page 21

FROM his tomato farm at Bortam, Robert Walker came to Sydney to become just one of those who make up the usual…

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Well Backed Horses Win at Warwick Farm The Promising Son of a Mighty Father

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1929 · page 7

Starpoi gave punters a shock when he romped home at the head of the January Handicap field tit Warwick Farm yesterday. The son of Poitrel, a mighty champion of a past day, easily defeated Deferential home. The second horse started at 12 to 1. Frances Cyllene was third. Starpoi showed his breeding in the manner of his finish. His performance set many followers of the gee-gees to recalling the feats of the champion, last night…

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Farms and Water

The Sun · Sunday 6 January 1929 · page 2

AS you know, Chief, Griffith is in the irrigation Area! We live on a fruit farm of 28 acres of land, which is watered once a fortnight…

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Vicious Eagles Attack Grown Sheep Pastoral Pest Armidale

The Sun · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 7

Hawks are particularly numerous and vicious in New England. A grazier reports that in the Walcha district the hawks attacked grown sheep, A Uralla…

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