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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Cattle Not Dumb Night Noises Annoy At Merrylands

Daily Pictorial · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 5

BAULKHAM Hills Shire Council employs its impounding officer only after complaints are received. At the last council meeting a…

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South African Wool. New Warehousing Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 7

There was a report current in Australia recently that the South African' Government had taken action to stabilise wool prices. A report now received by the chairman of the…

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Wool Sells Readily Spirited Competition By Buyers

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 6

WITH 10,600 bales offered for auction a fast rate of soiling was maintained at the Royal Exchange this afternoon, when the fifth series of wool…

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Queensland Wheat Board. First Payment of 2/4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 7

TOOWOOMBA, Saturday.—That the Federal Wheat Advances Act would be of some assistance in providing prices above export parity for the locally consumed portion of…

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Chicago Wheat Options.d New York, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 11

Chicago wheat options to-day closed: March, 81¼ cents per bushel (up ¼ cent); May, 82[?] cents (up [?] cent); July, 65[?] cents (down [?] cent)…

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Prices Holding Wool Markets Ouiet London, January 10

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

Mr. W. P. Devereux, official representative of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, reports that conditions in Yorkshire arc very quiet, with very little indication of…

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Produce Trade. Potato Pukes Much Lower Another Rise in Butter Rates

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

PRICES of [?] to-day by form 64 [?] in Sussex-street. The [?] Aroons [?]…

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Rates Firm Continent Buys Well To-day's Wool Sales

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 8

A slightly improved demand for wool on the part of the Continent was a feature-of to-day's sales. Competition was keen and good…

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South African Wool Finance Advances on Stocks in Store

Daily Pictorial · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 14

A report was current in Australia recently that the South African Government had taken action to stabilise wool prices…

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Russian Wheat. Huge Output in 1933 Predicted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 10

Dr. Harbut, of the United States Agricultural Department, who recently returned from a scientific mission to Russia, states in his report that Russia will export 200,000,000…

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On the Land Sheep Parasites. Drugs in Drinking Water. Treatment Proved Ineffective

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 7

It has long been hoped that for the treatment of internal parasites, and especially stomach worms In sheep, some means might be devised which would make it possible to…

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Produce Markets. Another ½d. Rise in Butter Good Supply of Cheese in Store Slump in Potato Quotations

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 6

BUTTER quotations will be advanced by a half-penny a pound to-day--the third rise of a half-penny in the past eight days. The new rate will be 15IIO a cwt., a I3½ a-1b wholesale Retailers should not charge above 17 a 1b…

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Big Wheat Exports 3.827.S02 Bushels In Week SEASON'S 13,490,893 MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 6

SUBSTANTIAL shipments of what were made from all States in the week ended January s. amounting to 3,363,574 busbels…

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Adulterated Milk Dairyman's Objection

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Willianm (over, at the Liverpool Police Court last Thursday, pleaded not guilty when charged with having sold adulterated milk. He said that he objected to…

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Argentina Linseed Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 11

Private estimates recently published in London of the probable yield of the Argentine linseed crop, the harvesting of which started last month, appeared to be unanimous that…

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Farm Mystery. Poison in Porridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 9

After' a week's travelling on horseback through rough country in the Milton district, on the South Coast, Detective-sergeant McRae has returned to Sydney. His mission was to…

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Farmers and Pig Standardisation Factory Grading and Pay on Grade

Daily Pictorial · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 14

As a bacon salesman of forty years' experience Mr. W. Batey is not so confident as Mr. P. Grant as to the progress made in the last…

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Serious Congestion at Barmedman Farmers Wait All Night for Silos to Open

Daily Pictorial · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 14

BARMEDMAN, Sunday.--The local silos are again full, and it is estimated that fully one-third of the wheat grown in the district is still in…

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Country News Rains Revive Vegetable Crops

Daily Pictorial · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 14

WINDSOR, Sunday.--The recent showers in the Hawkesbury district have been of incalculable value to farmers. Crops of melons, tomatoes,…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 14

GULGONG.--The secretary of the Gulgong Agricultural and Pastoral Association (Mr. T. Amies) is reorganising the sheep and wool classes…

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