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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

12,513 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Wool and Cotton Values Cotton Relatively Dearer Since the War

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 9

The most heartening aspect of the wool position (write Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd,) is that the value of the world's other great natural textile fibre, cotton, is relatively on a…

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Sheep-fly Infestation a Record of the Latest Experience in Prevention and Treatment

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 19

An interesting report was recently issued by the Stock Brunch of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture on specifics in use for dealing…

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Wool Sales. Firm Market For Good Wools 1930 Sales Commence

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 9

The breadth of competition experienced at this week's opening wool sales in Sydney was most gratifying…

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The Wool World. Rains Gave Relief To Many Parched Districts. But More Is Urgently Needed

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 10

Reports of district stock inspectors at the end of December indicate that wide areas benefited from the good rains at Christmas. A number of drought-stricken districts, however, chiefly in the lower north-west, did not participate in the falls to any appreciable extent, and grave fears…

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Brisbane Farm Produce

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 9

BRISBANE. Thursday.—The following prices were relised at this morning's sales: Lucerne chaff from£6 to £7/10/ per ton. The market was hare of lucerne hay. Oaten chaff,…

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Dairy Produce

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 9

The following prices ruled for dairy produce in Sussex Street, yesterday, as ascertained by the State Marketing Bureau:- Butter, choice 189/2, first quality 184/6,…

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Producers' Disabilities. Farmers' Legal Defence Union Mooted

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Mr. E. S. Twigg. Cowra, desires to publish his congratulations to "Steel" Tor his stirring arguments for what he thinks should he accomplished. Mr…

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Root Crop Seed Table

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 20

V.H. asks for some idea of the proportions of seed to sow per acre in putting in root crops. Answer: The amount of seed to sow…

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DROUGHT-FIGHTING Noteworthy Gathering of Scientific Farmers at Parkes Agricultural Bureau Activity

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 6

With the object of placing on recordthe lessons learned during the droughty times of the past six months, and collecting, correlating, and making…

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Crop Conditions Maize, Millet, Potatoes December Report

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 6

On the Upper North Coast the month has been dry and unfavorable for early maize, although many excellent crops are to be…

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The Farm Garden Protect Your Floral Treasures

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 14

It is said of lire that it is a good servant and a bad master. The gardener may say the same of the January and February sun. Old Sol is the…

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The Farmers Are the Editors

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

"The Land," as the official organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and the authoritative voice of the Man on the Land, desires to Rive the rural view on all public questions affecting primary production and the primary producer. Every reader is a co-editor, entitled to express his opinions in these columns…

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Farm and Country Mirror News Items from "Land" Readers

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

"Pyramas." Groug Groug, 29/12/'29: The harvest is nearly over, and most of the crops let their owners down, for whore 4 bags were expected, only l½…

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Big Crowd at Warwick Farm

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 12

The attendance at Warwick Farm on Saturday last was reported by officials to have equalled the big spring meeting when the Hobartville…

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Help for the Farmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 11

"A Farmer's Wife" writes:— I quite agree with Mr. Carson's letter of December 30, that it is quite time the Government gave its attention to the small man…

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Mallee Farmers' Convention. Busy and Instructive Day Arranged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 11

Arrangements are being made for the holding of a mallee and dry farmers' convention at Merriwagga on February 4. and all farmers and others interested are invited to…

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Sheep on the Wheat Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7

SHEEP, have been described as the most abused animals in the world. When one considers what the sheep is expected to produce in the form of…

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Wheat Chartering

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 4

During the week only a few vessels were fixed to load wheat at the Commonwealth ports for oversea destinations. The steamers fixed are as…

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Wheat Overseas

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

For wheat cargoes the market is fully steady on receipt of better American advices: but demand is slow, and quotations show little change. Parcels have fairly steady…

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Come in to the Kitchen Parsley Butter or Green Butter

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 15

One tablespoon finely chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon butter, little salt, squeeze of lemon Juice. Beat butter and parsley well together…

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