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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Damaged by Weather Crops of Wheat

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 8

During the present season a considerable amount of wheat has been, damaged by weather. Much of the wheat is pinched…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 9

Production is being steadily maintained in most dairying districts but on account of the dislocation of traffic owing to the holidays, arrivals are somewhat lower than the previous…

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On the Sheep's Back

Italian Bulletin of Commerce · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 6
Also in Italian Bulletin of Australia

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World Wheat Supplies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 9

A report, issued early in November by the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, says with regard to the 1933 wheat crop that the group of exporting countries as a whole…

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Australian Pastoral Co. Further Increase in Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 9

Net profit of the Australian Pastoral Co., Ltd., for the year ended June 30, our London correspondent cables, is £32,902, which compares with £31,963 for 1931-32 and £22,531…

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Producer-control of Butter Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 8

Mr. F. Cushon, the chairman of the Downs Co-operative Dairy Association, said on Saturday that the decline in butter values was…

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Cereal Chemistry. Tests on Wheat Varieties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

During the year samples of Nabawa, Ford, and Dundee wheat, obtained from all parts of the State, were analysed by the chemists' branch of the department for protein content…

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Top-Priced Australian Wool for Italy

Italian Bulletin of Australia · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5
Also in Italian Bulletin of Commerce

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High Hopes for New Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 8

WITH very little raw material expected for purchase by the end of March, the second half of the wool selling season will…

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Wheat Overseas Holiday Tone London, December 30

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

For wheat cargoes demand was slow today and prices disclosed an easing tendency, owing to increase in the number of shipments afloat. For Australian cargoes…

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Firm Prices for Wool European Markets Inactive

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 10

Owing to year-end influences most European wool markets were inactive. Quotations, however, were very firmly maintained…

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On the Land Footrot in Sheep. Interesting Investigations. Methods of Treatment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

Footrot in sheep is a disease of considerable economic importance, not on account of high mortality in affected flocks, but because of the loss of condition of the troubled animals, and…

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Overseas Market Cables. European Wool Position. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 9

Mr. W. P. Devereux, representative of the Australian woolgrowers, reports that owing to Christmas year-end influences most European wool markets are inactive. Quotations,…

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Trade and Finance Very Firm Wool in Continent London, December 31

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

Under the year-end influences, the wool markets in Europe were inactive last wek, states Mr. W P. Devercux, representative in London of the…

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Are Crossbreds Deteriorating? Bulk Classing for 5 P.c. of Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Commenting to-day on Mr. N. A. Bowman's remarks about the need for bulk classing of wool, and a graziers…

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From Farm to Market Big Slump in Market for Fruit Garbage Tip Will Receive Huge Stocks Trade Dull

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 8

The market for fruit, slumped on Saturday morning. Practically every seasonal variety, although cheap, was almost…

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Autumn Bean Crop the Importance of Good Seed

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 8

GROWERS who intend making autumn sowings of beans (in areas other than the Gosford and wrong districts, where sowings are…

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Butter Markets

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

Production is being steadily maintained in most dairying districts, but on account of the dislocation of traffic owing to the holidays arrivals are…

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