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Farming & the land, 1932

10,570 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Wheat Cargoes Inquiry for Australian London, January 22

The Sun · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 2

Demand for wheat cargoes to-day was in narrow compass, and quotations were caster owing to heavy Australian shipments, and a somewhat disappointing close in America…

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High Yields Hawkesbury College Jersey Gives 812-lb. Butter-fat

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

SEVERAL cows give yields exceeding 600-lb, of butter-fat in the pure-bred tests completed in December. Of 3000 cows recorded under the official and…

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Monaro Pastures Cattle Quality Improved by the Use of Clovers

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 10

Another illustration of the excellent results to be obtained from pasture improvement of the Monaro is provided by the experience of Mr. R. J. Sands, of…

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Butter Overseas Mr. King Supports the Move for a "Pat" Factory

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

Australia need have no fears about the sale of her butter overseas, provided that she adopts business-like methods and cuts adrift from some…

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In the Landlord's Hands Compensation for Grassland Improvement Should be Given North Coast Dairy Farmers' Plight

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 1

IT is often claimed that the North Coast, meaning that area watered by the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence Rivers, is the best dairying…

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Does it Pay to Top-dress Dairy Pastures Proof in Figures How Farmers Can Increase Their Income by at Least 25 Per Cent. the Yield of Cows Can Bb Doubled

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

GO ahead with pasture improvement and let the price of butter take care of itself! That is the "Farmer and…

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"Who Gets Profits?" Adjustment of Internal Costs Could Give More Lasting Benefits than Paterson Plan Initiative Must Come From Dairy Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

To the Editor "Farmer and Settler." YOUR comment and the week on the excessive margin between the price paid by…

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Dairy Leases Sharefarmers Should be Compensated for Grassland Improvement an Incentive to Better Farming Methods

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 3

If intensive grazing under the modern system of grassland management were applied to all dairy farms, Australia's output of butter would probably be increased 50 per cent. in twelve months. The tenant farmer, or the holder of a property on lease or shares, however, cannot be expected to…

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Rates Maintained Wool Sales in London LONDON, January 22

The Sun · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 2

At to-day's wool sales, 9216 bales were catalogued, including 1310 New South Wales 653 Queensland, 386 Victorian, 920 Western Australian, 139 Tasmanian, and 4906 New…

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Sheep for Snow Belt Fire Victims Get Govt. Relief 40,000 ACRES

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 5

To afford assistance to settlers in the western part of the State who have been affected by the recent bushfires, the Minister for…

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On the Land the Wool Trade. Good General Competition. Values Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 9

Favourable wool-selling conditions again ruled in Sydney this week, values being maintained on the previous week's levels. Some improvement was noticeable in prices for the…

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Information and Help Uncle Wiseman Answers Questions Seed Wheat Killing Weevil by Poisonous Fumes

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 11

"Federation" states that as weevil has attacked his seed wheat, he desires to know whether I can recommend anything that he can use to destroy the pest…

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Why Carcase Butchers Are Millionaires An Extra Profit of 3- On Every Lamb A. W. Scott's Experiment for Sheep-raisers

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 11

CHAIRMAN A. W. SCOTT, of the Meat Board, recently conducted a remarkable experiment, in trying to discover what sheep-growers might realise on lambs for export, if they got out of the grip of Flemington…

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Wheat Preference or Quota? London Is Still in 1930 Does Lyons Agree with Canada? Make View Clear London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 5

It is assumed in London that the change of Federal Government in Australia has not altered the views on…

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The Wheat Bounty Can the Money Received by Growers be Attached for Local Debts? Demand for Payment to the Crown

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 10

Are payments to wheat farmers under the Commonwealth Wheat Bounty specially exempted from attachment, for debts…

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Our Prosperity is Based on Agriculture Have We Too Many Farmers? Extraordinary Statement by a City Business Man Who Is It That Pays Our Debts ?

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 1

IT is the firm belief of the "Farmer and Settler" that country interests and city interests and identical in aim purpose—the…

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Tractors on the Farm Copyright. Some Questions Answered

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 9

AN interesting query that I have recently received concerns compression and temperature. These are both important points and deserve careful…

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What's new in Dairying

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

THE butter output of the Riverina and Murry districts has shown a sharp decline in recent weeks. The output of the Albury factory has fallen from…

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Exporting Table Poultry Minister Says there are Opportunities but Farmers Have Doubts Higher Prices Obtained in Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 8

A GLOWING picture of the possibilities of developing an export trade in table poultry has been painted by the new Minister for Markets (Mr. C. A. S…

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Farm Notes & News

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 3

ON a charge of having illegally sold his wheat while working under the Farmers' Relief Act, a farmer at [?] (S.A.), named Richard Roy Woon, was…

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