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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 11

Chicago wheat options to-day closed:— March, 57 cents per bushel (down 1[?] cent); May, 60[?] cents (down [?] cent); July, 62[?] cents (down [?] cent); September, 63[?] cents (down [?]…

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Wheat Overseas Cargoes Prices Up London, February 24

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 4

Wheat cargoes were firmly held, sellers demanding an increase of 3d a quarter. Buyers, wants, however, Have apparently been filled…

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Thanks to Beaverbrook Saved Our Butter From Duty Thomas Tells

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 4

When Mr. Nathan, M.P., moved in the House of Commons to provide that no preference under the Import Duties Bill should apply to…

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The Sun Stop-press Wool Sales Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

The February wool sales closed to-day at levels equal to those ruling throughout the week…

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Helping Home Growers British Wheat Bill (Special Service) London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 5

The Wheat Bill, introduced in the House of Commons, aims to provide British growers with a secure market…

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Successful Fete At Elizabeth Farm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 14

The old historic Elizabeth Farm House (Rosehill), kindly lent by the courtesy of Mrs. Swan and the Misses Swan, on Saturday, 20th instant, for the…

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On the Land Southern Farmers. Bureau Conference. Mr. McDONALD'S Address. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 7

More than 100 delegates, representing the southern district branches of the Agricultural Bureau, met at Albury for the annual conference. The programme yesterday consisted…

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1000 FARMS Big Queensland Scheme INNISFAIL

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 15

A national developmental campaign, extending over three years, under which the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments would…

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N.S.W. Stock Numbers. Increases in Cattle and Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 7

According to a statement issued yesterday by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites), the live stock of the State, as at June 30 last, showed an increare in cattle and sheep…

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Cattle Heavy Supply of Cattle

The Land · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 12

Following the increased yardings in the last two markets the big supply to-day proved too many for the demand. At the opening sales competition was dull…

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Butter Plentiful

The Land · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 10

The splendid season which is being experienced on the Bellingeir River is being reflected in butter returns. Production at the Bellingen factory last…

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Queensland Wheat

The Land · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 4

THE Queensland Wheat Board has decided to negotiate with millers for an alteration of the selling agreement. Millers will be asked to take the whole of their…

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Pastoral Notes Upper Murray Pastures

The Land · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 6

PASTURES in the Jingellic district and elsewhere on the Upper Murray have made a wonderful response to the recent rains, and the new grass is already high…

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More "Royal" Show Records Dairy Cattle and Pig Entries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 9

The dairy cattle, with a 40 per cent. increase in entries compared with last year, promise a striking display at the coming Royal Show…

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Beef and Dairy Stock of Far-northern N.S.W. Tenterfield, Crown of Rich New England Great Cattle and Farm Centre Shows Its Wealth

The Land · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 5

ANOTHER great display of the cattle wealth of New England was staged last week, when the 55th annual show of the Tenterfield P.A. and M. Society was held in perfect weather. A feature of this year's show was the large increase in the representation of dairy…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The fifth series of Brisbane wool sales closed to-day, 11,342 bales of average selection being offered. The highest…

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BUTTER-BEAN and Cheese Pie

The Propeller · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 7

Required: Four ounces of butter-beans, 4 ozs. of grated Cheddar cheese, 2 ozs., of butter, one finely-minced fried onion, a little chopped parsley, 3ozs…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Firm Tone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 11

The wheat market was firm yesterday on the position overseas, and scarcity of sellers. In the city parcels trade buyers were offering 3/5½ to 3/5? for bulk wheat. Business was…

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Wheat Stocks in Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 11

Wheat stocks in New South Wales Government grain elevators on February 25 aggregated 17,355,000 bushels, comprising 13,167,000 bushels in country silos, about 149,000 bushels…

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Our Weekly Hint Coaxing the Butter

The Land · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 8

WHEN you have sandwiches to cut in large quantities, to every pound of butter allow half a pint…

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