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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

12,513 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Late Wheat Report. Oversea Markets Close Weaker

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 9

Late overseas cables advise that markets closed weaker, with no fresh features, and all values nominally unchanged. Westralian wheal, December shipment, was…

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

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 8

The sheep market was irregular but firm at Homebush yesterday. Prince wether sold at from par to 1/ dearer, good trade wethers were firm, good ewes were firm, prime lambs 1/…

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Wheat Standard 61½lbs. IN N.S. WALES

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 11

THE [?] standard for New South Wales wheat for the present season was fixed to-day at 61½lb a bushel Last years standard was 63lb…

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At 61 34Lb. Wheat F.a.q. Standard

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 11

The f.a.q. standard for the 1929-30 season wheat of New South Wales was fixed to-day at 61 34lb to the bushel by the grain trade sectional…

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Wool Prices Publicity, Stabilisation Victorian Scheme Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 12

An important move in the campaign to inaugurate a wool publicity scheme and to form an Australian National Wool Stabilisation Association was…

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On the Lan Wool Marketing. Need for Caution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 9

Judging from the correspondence on the subject the present and probable future prices of wool are causing the utmost concern among glowers. Suggestions of the most vailed and…

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Wool Price Future Depends on the Finance Factor

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 10

THE well-known English wool authority (Mr. Harry Dawson) in a recent interview said that despite continued nervousness and caution, the…

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Rain Means More Wheat. Stage Set for Record Harvest

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 6

The appeal of Minister for Agriculture Thorby for a 70 millionbushel harvest in N.S.W. next season was materially assisted by the excellent rains of last week-end in the north-west and west. INTERVIEWED by "The Land" this…

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Against Cattle Tick in U.S.A. Now for Better Bulls!

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 11

In the fight between co-operative veterinary forces and the cattle tick the latter is losing 25,000 square miles of territory annually, according to Dr…

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Sir Percival Blames the Women Favor Silkworm to Detriment of Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

NE of the oldest surviving winners of the Victoria Cross, General Sir Percival…

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Low Prices Wool Sales Postponed at Adelaide Conference in Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 10

Following on the further decline in wool values this week, it is recognised that some action will have to be taken with a…

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Serious Drop In Wool Values 10 to 15 Per Cent. Fall

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

Wool values at the Sydney sales this week have reflected the reduced rates experienced during the precious Week in Melbourne,…

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Has Wool Turned the Corner? Keen Baying at Lower Price Level

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 17

The redeeming feature of the local wool market to-day is the keen and widely-distributed competition at the new and lower range of values…

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Excellent Rains In North-West and West. Wheat Areas and Drought Districts Benefit

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 3

The best rain for many months was recorded over wide areas of the northern and contral tablelands, slopes, and plains late last week. Registrations of over five inches were reported from some of the western wheat centres, and a number of stations in the…

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Australian Credit. Position in New York. Purchases of Australian Wool Foreshadowed. New York, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 11

The somewhat steady downward pressure which is being exerted on Australian credit here, particularly as reflected in the prices of Commonwealth stocks, and the difficulty…

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The Wool World. Eyes on the Industry. Australian Growers and English Critics Where Do the Profits Go?

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 10

Have the Australian woolgrowers, until a year ago, been making too much profit? Has their share of the proceeds of the sheep's product been disproportionately high, compared with that of the oversea manufacturers?…

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Brisbane Farm Produce

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 9

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The following prices were realised at this morning's sales: Lucerne chaff from £6 to £7 per ton; lucerne hay, £3/10/ to £4/10/; oaten chaff, Wagga, £8 to…

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Dairy Produce

The Land · Friday 31 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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Farm and Country Mirror. News Items from "Land" Readers Camden and the Moss Vale Districts a North Coast Girl's Educational Trip

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 18

A Cawongla Associate Bee, May Ottery, writes further of her holiday travels (14/l/'30): I took quite a fancy to Camden and district. It looked its very best just then. We…

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Farm Poultry Hints

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 18

During the moulting season, which generally lasts from February until June, it is customary for breeders to reduce the food supply, or to cut down…

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