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Farming & the land, 1930

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Record Butter Output at Bega

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 15

During November the Bega Butter Factory manufactured over 130 tons of butter, and for December a similar output is expected. Only once has…

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Not Anthrax Hunter Sheep Tests

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 8

REPORTS of anthrax among sheep on Oaklands, Singleton, are denied by the owner. Mr. W. O. E. Fielding Jones, who has received reports from…

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Scientific Hand-feeding of Sheep

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 7

EFFORTS are being made by the Animal Nuturition Division of the Council of Scientific and industrial Research to provide pastoralists with…

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WHEAT Rain Brightens 1930 Prospects. Bumper Crop? Wide Areas Drenched

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 6

A wonderful improvement in the outlook for the 1930 wheal crop has been wrought by the rains that, late last week,…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 13

The local wheat market was firm yesterday, with good inquiry for prompt deliveries of bagged wheat at 5/5½ For February-March deliveries 5/6½ was quoted. A little silo wheat…

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Wheat Stocks in Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 13

According to a return furnished by the silo authority, wheat stocks in New South Wales Government grain elevators on January 2 totalled 6,501,306 bushels, of which 5,960,133…

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On the Land Pastoral Industry. Mr. Tout's Rejoinder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 9

Referring to Mr. W. W. Killen's suggestions in regard to improving the conditions of the pastoral industry, as published in the "Herald" yesterday, Mr. F. H. Tout, president of the…

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Reviewing Rents Of F.C.T. Pastoral Leases

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3

A BOARD of review, is to be established to decide whether the rents now paid by pastoral lessees in the Federal Capital Territory are…

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Oxley Wheat Cereal Experiment Plots

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 6

THE testing of some of the most recently bred wheats of promise for the Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with standard varieties, has…

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The Wheat Growers. Comments on. Mr. Blessing's Article the Way Out for the Farmer

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

The article by Mr. A. P. Blessing, South Australian M.L.A., on the plight of the man trying to grow wheat profitably at the present high cost of…

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May Not Be Anthrax Mortality Among Sheep

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 11

Experts differ as to whether or not the mortality among sheep on Mr W Fielding Jones's station, Oaklands, Ravensworth, is due to anthrax…

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The Wool World. Preventing "Break" in Wool. Diet Influence Gradual Changes Needed

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 10

Valuable work is being done under the auspices of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to eliminate, as far as…

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Wheat Prices Up London, January 2

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 5

Wheat cargoes had a firm market, and under the influence of good inquiry prices rose 3d to 9d [?] quarter. Parcels also were in demand at an advance of 6d to 9d a quarter. Lots…

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Heavy Mortality From Anthrax 41 2 Sheep Succumb

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 15

The outbreak of anthrax on a holding at Ravensworth in the Singleton district has resulted in heavy mortality…

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Wool Agents' Reports Better Turnover Abroad

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: As a result of the more regular raw material market, turnover in goods made from wool showed more life in the closing months of 1929 than…

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Six Bushel Wheat Average Middle West Harvest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 15

A total wheat production of 2,047,500 bushels is expected in the middle western district (Parkes centre) by the local agricultural…

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Monday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Market Irregular

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 8

At the Homebush saleyards on Monday, good wethers, ewes, and hoggets were firm at the best of late rates, while good lambs were 1/ dearer, with extra choice quality 2/- dearer…

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Our Wool Trade Endangered by South Africa?

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 4

SOUTH AFRICA is determined to maintain and strengthen its position on the world's wool market, according to Mr. W. K. Moffatt, a…

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Anthrax Outbreak. 500 Sheep Dead in One Paddock. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 12

An outbreak of anthrax has occurred at Oaklands, the Ravensworth property of Mr. W. E. Fielding Jones, graxler. About 500 sheep are dead in one paddock…

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Wool Prices Touched Rock-Bottom? Dalgety's Chairman Optimistic

The Land · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 10

Optimism in regard to the future of wool prices was expressed by the chairman of Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Mr. E. W. Parker, at the…

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