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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

Giant U.S.A. Effort to Defy Economic Laws Will It Succeed? Farm Produce Marketing Five Controls Washington

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

The year 1930 has witnessed a prodigious attempt by the United States Government to manipulate the law of supply and demand, and create and maintain artificial prosperity in the surplus crop markets…

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Dairyment Must Register

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 6

With the passing of 1980 the Metropolitan Milk Board will register dairyment and milk vendors associated with the metropolitane milk supply…

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Travelling Sheep

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 8

Hay asks: Can A, who is a sheepowner, and who lives on the side of a main road used as a stock route, travel his sheep through private…

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Butter for Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

During the week ended December 27, the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney, for export, the following butter:—…

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Cleaner Wheat Wheat Judge Supports Silo Manager

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

SINCE his return from England, the Wheat Commissioner and Manager of Government Grain Elevators (Mr. E. Harris) has carried out an educational…

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The Wheat Muddle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 8

It Is plain that the Federal Government's hurried Wheat Marketing Act is producing chaos in the wheat market. Country centres in South…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

The New England, North and North-west Producers' Co. Ltd, (Nenco), report that arrangements have been made to broadeast the wool auction from the sale room at Newcastle…

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Cattle Sharp Rise in Values

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 6

Owing to the short supply of cattle available, competition showed a decided improvement. Early sales were from 20/ to 40/ per head better. As sales progressed demand…

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Breadstuffs. Manitoba Wheat Pool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 11

Reuter's Winnipeg correspondent recently stated that the directors and representatives of the shareholders of the Manitoba wheat pool, at their annual confeience, recently held…

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Our Butter in Canada Ottawa

Daily Pictorial · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

A MINIMUM price of 14 a lb. has been fixed for Australian butter sold in Canada, pending the operation of the Canadian-Australian…

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The Wool Industry—sheep to Ship Graziers' Experiences in Pasture Improvement No. 16.—Mr. C. M. Williams, "Chatsworth," Binda

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 5

DEFINITE improvement in the carrying capacity, in the health of the stock carried, in the value of pastures from a fattening standpoint, and in the…

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Second Grade Wheat at Country Silos

Daily Pictorial · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 13

Wellington farmers have been granted facilities for storing second grade wheat in a separate bin at the local silos, which is being freely…

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Wheat Act Uncertainty Precipitates Grave Crisis Silos Choked with Unsold New Crop Wheat Trading Suspended; No Ships to Relieve Congestion; When Will Federal Federal Govt. Clear the Air? This is the Result of its Bungling; Is Finance Available?

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 3

A serious crisis in the handling of the new season's wheat crop has been precipitated by the failure of the Commonwealth Government to clarify the position in regard to finance under the Wheat Advances Act. Private wheat shipping firms, still completely in the dark, have suspended trading altogether, with the result that it has been officially announced that within a few days the terminal silos will be full and…

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Wheat Ships Relief for Silos? Minister's Hopes

The Sun · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 6

The Department of Agriculture is negotiating with two big wheat merchants as a result of which it is almost…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 11

Chicago wheat options are quoted as follows:—December, 76[?] cents per bushel (down [?] cent); March, 79[?] cents (down [?] cent); May, 81[?] cents (unchanged); July, 62[?] cents (down…

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

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 6

Thesheep market at Homebush on Monday was dearer, all descriptions of sheep and lambs showing an advance of from 1/ to 1/6, although at times values were slightly irregular…

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"Serious Disorder" Threat in W.A. Wheat Belt

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

A PERTH message late last week stated that the executive of the West Australian Wheatgrowers' Union had issued a…

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The Wheat and Cereal-grower Horses Versus Tractors in Economical Wheat Production Which Offers Most to Grain-grower?

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

The discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the two rival forms of farm traction, horses and tractors, continues unabated. The monthly bulletin of the Clydesdale Horse Society triumphantly states that the one bright spot in the prevailing depression is the evidence…

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Wheat Trade. In State of Chaos, Ship Chartering Stops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 9

Chaos exists in the wheat export business. Shippers assert that, because of uncertainty regarding their responsibility under the Wheat Advances Act, they are making no attempt…

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Keen All-round Demand Next Week's Wool Sales Forecast

Daily Pictorial · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 11

Are better days ahead of the wool trade? The question means much to the pastoral industry and to the Commonwealth…

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