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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

12,513 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Foreign Editor;s Dairy More Naval Gestures

Evening News · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 6

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD has a bagful of gestures which he is throwing one by one at the Naval Conference.First he scrapped a few cruisers, and as this…

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A Farmer's Viewpoint

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 13

"A South-western Farmer" writes in part:— Sir,—I wish you would publish a protest about these working socks. I have bought them for the last 25 years at 4½d and 6d a…

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Sugarcane. Work on Grafton Farm. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 9

More than 30 members of the Clarence River Cane Growers' Association visited the Grafton Experiment Farm and saw the experiments being conducted with the imported…

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Good Dairying Country

The Sun · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 7

FORBES. Monday.--Mr. L. T. MacInnes, Director of Dairying in the Department of Agriculture, accompanied by Mr. H. Sharpe, of the Producers'…

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The Land and the Producer Big Apple Crops at Batlow Black Spot Readily Controlled

Daily Pictorial · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 15

Orchardists in the Batlow district have decided that black spot is a disease that can be readily controlled, as a result of local experiments…

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Business Methods and Farming Success Converting "Gamble on the Land" Into Profitable Industry

Daily Pictorial · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 15

Allowing for the influence of seasonal vagaries, the need of farmers to-day was the adoption of systematic business methods, such as those employed in secondary industries in the management of their holdings, according to the Director of Agriculture,…

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Wheat Market

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

Although the local wheat market to-day was quiet a slightly improved tone prevailed parcels of bulk wheat sold at [?], and bagged late at 5/- bughel…

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Wool Marketing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 9

Mr. K. P. Wright, of Yangaratta, Dungowan, Tamworth, writes:— I have read with interest the suggestions made by Mr. J. P. Bell in your issue of…

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Wheat Buyers Reserved

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 14

Receipt of private advices giving the oversea markets as depressed, had a restrictive influence yesterday on operations in the local wheat market. Buyers were…

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Wheat Farmers As Saviors Would Aid Finances Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

"If Victorian wheatgrowers would put 1,000,000 acres under wheat this year, said the Premier Mr. Gogan at the Lord Mayor's luncheon…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Good competition came from local and Continental buyers at the wool sales to-day, and prices were approximately 5 p.c. higher than at the last…

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American Wheat Chicago

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

Wheat opinions are quoted at:—March, 117 5-8 cents a bushel—up 1 1-8 cents; May, 121 7-8 cents—up 1 1-8 cent; July, 1221 cents…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Practically Stationary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 13

The wheat market was inactive yesterday There was no movement in parcels, and business with farmers was almost negligible. In the city silo wheat was offeied at 4/11, and…

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Wool Prices Good Competition

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 9

DESPITE the absence of choke quality clips, early offered by Goldsbrough, More, and Co., Ltd., at the wool saks this afternoon aroused excellent competition…

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Allowrie Butter Is Fresh Has Fine, Nutty Flavor

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 16

Nancy Allowrie butter is as fresh and attractive as a May morning. The artistic design of the smiling…

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Wool and Frozen Mutton for Liverpool

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 11

The White Star-Aberdeen liner Delphio will sail from Sydney to-day with a good cargo of Australian products for Liverpool. She has on board 7000 bales of wool and…

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Three Vehicles. Crash Into Mob of Sheep. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 12

Three vehicles crashed into a mob of 4000 sheep travelling from the Condobolin district, last night. A motor cyclist, John Bishop, of Lithgow,…

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Wheat Overseas Cargoes Market Steady London, February 10

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 8

In sympathy with the tenor of American advices, the market for wheat cargoes was fairly steady. Sellers await Canadian and American stabilisation proposals, and buyers…

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Graziers Say -- "Out the Alsatian!" Useless, and Menace to Sheep

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 15

"Our sheep flocks surely are more important in the national scheme of things than luxurious pets," says Mr. F. H. Tout, president of the Graziers'…

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Strong Support Continent Buys Wool Good Tamworth Lot

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 11

With strong support from Continental buyers, and fairly good competition from all other sections, the wool market maintained…

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