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Farming & the land, 1931

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Wheat Quota Bill Soon LONDON

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 3

It is fairly certain that an Empire Wheat Quota Bill will be introduced during the present session of the House of Commons…

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Tick Fever Serious Mortality Among Tweed River Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

The most serious outbreak of tick fever for many yean has occurred among cattle on the Tweed River, and at the beginning of the week twenty beasts had…

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Dairy Cattle on Show Brilliant Display of Illawarras and Jerseys at Kiama Nine Gallons of Milk in 24-Hours' Test

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 6

THE show of dairy cattle that is held at Kiama in January each year is attended by dairy cattle enthusiast from all parts of the Commonwealth, Kiama…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 15

Chicago wheat options to-day closed:—May, 82¾ cents per bushel (up ½ cent); July, 67[?] cents (up 2 cents)…

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Wheat Shipments. Renewed Activity. Exploiting Eastern Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 18

A determined effort is being made by a number of large Sydney wheat traders to dispose of a substantial proportion of the stocks which are now taxing the resources of the…

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Sussex-street Trade Butter Dearer; Eggs Sell More Freely

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 5

A further 1d. per lb. increase in the price of butter took effect on Saturday, in the dairy produce section of Sussex-street (Sydney), the advance…

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Curious Agreement. Strange Claim to Ownership of Purchased Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 11

"Partner" forwards a copy of an agreement between himself and another man in connection with a dairy, and desires my solicitor to peruse this and advise him whether the…

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Cattle Trade Supplies from Darwin for the Eastern Markets

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

Mr. H. F. Hardy, grazier, of Darwin (N.T.), who arrived in Sydney last week, said that there were excellent opportunities of trading with the East in fat…

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Guernsey Cattle North Coast Branch Holds its Annual Meeting

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 6

REFERRING to the imported bull, Homestead Vulcan (now at Wollongbar experiment farm), the report to the annual meeting of the North Coast…

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Sheep Ailments Carbon Tetrachloride is Not a Cure All

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

It seems that some stockowners regard carbon tetrachloride as a panacea for all ills, but the Chief Veter[?] Surgoon (Mr. Max Henry) states that it would be…

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Better Demand Wheat Cargoes Steady London, January 30

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 2

The market for wheat cargoes was steady following on sustained demand from the Continent and the Far East, combined with rather…

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High Yield Grade Jersey Herd Averages 301-lb. Butter-fat

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 6

The value of herd-testing as a stopping-stone to greater profits from the dairy farm is illustrated by the excellent results obtained by Mr. Geo. Parker, of…

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N.Z. Wool Sales Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

Bidding was very spirited at the Invercargill wool sales. All sections operated freely, and the catalogue was practically cleared. Bradford…

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Wool Industry One Big Advantage of Lower Prices

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 11

"Student" has been taking a correspondence course in wool-classing and proposes to attend the finishing classes at the Technical college this year to complete his studies and…

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Summer Ailment Poultry Farmers Advised to Watch for Impaction of the Crop Symptoms and How to Remedy the Complaint

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 8

DURING the summer months many fowls are lost from the condition known as crop-bound or impaction of the crop. In most cases, the trouble is not…

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7,000,000 Bushel Wheat Order from N.Z.

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 2

AN order for 7,000,000 bushels of wheat was secured from New Zealand by Mr. Parker Moloney (Minister for Markets) who returned…

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Big Move Empire Wheat Quota British Bill London

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 3

Important developments in Cabinet culminated in the drafting of a bill, examined at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, to…

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Wheat Advances An Offer of 2s. 4d. a Bushel Made by the Commonwealth Bank Only for Wheat Handled by the Pools

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 10

THE commonwealth Bank announced last week-end its willingness to make available to pools immediately an advance equal to 2/4 a bushel f.o.b. for…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 15

The catalogue for to-day's wool sales comprised 8757 bales, including 4156 bales New Zealand, 122 Queensland, 1946 New South Wales, 1553 Victorian, 490 South Australian,…

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Practical Test Which is the Best Breed of Beef Cattle for the Coast?

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

A novel and interesting competition for cattle men is being conducted in the Wingham (N.S.W.) district. Two distinct breeds of beef cattle were exhibited…

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