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Farming & the land, 1931

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Best Bets Warwick Farm

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

THE following two horses are considered to be the best lets the "Labor Daily's" selections for Warwick Farm…

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The Ideal Junior Farmer Tenterfield District Younger Set

Daily Pictorial · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 13

The Junior Farmers' movement is making robust progress in the Tenterfield district. The advisory committee--a very…

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The Land and the Producer Market Gardeners Rely On Imported Seed Keep this Money in the Country, and Grow Better Crops

Daily Pictorial · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 13

The movement to induce farmers to take up vegetable seed growing has made some progress during the past year under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture. Practically all market gardeners still rely mainly upon…

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Veterinary & Stock_ To answer to your question, our Veterinarian must know all tho facts. Therefore give full particulars of the malady when you write for advice. Wheat Poisoning Is Harvest-time Danger to Horses

The Land · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 7

One of the diseased conditions that occur year after year with monotonous frequency at harvest time is wheat engorgement in horses. This condition should never require to be treated, as it should never be allowed to occur. Farmers should recognise the danger of horses eating wheat, and should take the necessary steps to prevent it…

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Wheat Stocks in Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 13

Wheat stocks in New South Wales Government grain elevators on January 2 totalled 14,966,000 bushels, of which 11,612,000 bushels were in country silos, and 3,354,000 bushels…

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Theft of Wheat Bags

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

Victor David, 21, a fitter, Thomas Lewis, l8, and Lindsay Bell, l8, labourers, were each sentenced to three months' imprisonment, suspended upon their entering into a bond to be…

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Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 13

For the week ended December 27, the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 510,067 bags, making a total of 3,588,799 bags for the season…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Practically Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 13

Business in the wheat market yesterday was practically at a standstill. Shippers, millers, and farmers are still unable to obtain definite information regarding the Wheat Advances…

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UP ½d Butter to Be Dearer

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Butter will be ½d a lb. dearer on Monday, when the wholesale price will be advanced to 1s 3d a lb. Retail rates will probably be 1s 5½d or…

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Some Silos Full. Wheat Turned Away. Plight of the Farmers. Position Becoming Desperate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 11

Already some wheat silos in the country are full to overflowing, and wheat offered for delivery has been turned away. No fewer than 51 wheat silos, out of a…

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Butter Output More Rain Needed Prices Up

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

On the far northern and in parts of the central and northern rivers butter output has been declining, but in most other centres it has been stationary. As a result…

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Wheat Advances Minister Explains Essential Points

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 7

In order to make the position as clear as possible, the Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) issued a statement yesterday regarding the…

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Wheat in London London, January 2

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

The market for wheat cargoes was quiet, and offerings were 3d to 6d lower, except for La Plantas, which were steady. Part of the Goolistan's cargo sold at 23s 9d a…

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On with Wheat Marketing Mr. Forde's Assurances

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 14

The necessary agreements, guarantees, and regulations in connection with the Wheat Advances Act, and the Federal Government's 3…

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Trespassing Cattle Landholder's Right to Impound and Permissible Charges

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 7

Landholder asks whether he can impound straying milking coiws and a bull that continually trespass on the paddock, and what charges he can impose…

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Wheat Marketing Canadian Government Stands Behind the Growers

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

Following a conference with the Canadian Bankers' Association, the Prime Minister of Canada (Mr. Bennett) stated that arrangement had been concluded…

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Liverpool Started by Chance Many Memories Lucky Convict Found Cattle

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 7

No deliberate effort led to the opening up of that part of the country represented by the municipal district of Liverpool. Mere chance called attention to it at a very early period of our history. Of the cattle brought out in the first fleet, two bulls,…

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Butter Prices Up ½d LB. Smaller Supplies Cause Rise Retail Charges

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 3

AN increase of ½d a lb will be made in the piece of butter in Sussex-st on monday. When all agents will charge 1 3 a lb for choicest quality…

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Knowledge for Dairy Farmers How to Succeed Our Editor Compiles a Text. Book Wonderful Achievement

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 4

FOR many years Australian dairymen, persons desirous of taking up the industry, and innumerable folk directly and indirectly associated with it, have felt…

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Negotiating Shipments Wheat Tragedy Minister's Remarks on Over-production

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

THE Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn. said yesterday with reference to the wheat tragedy, that the position was even more serious than…

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