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Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Wool Exports. Queensland Figures. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 10

Wool totalling 51,261 bales, was exported from Queensland during December last, compared with 41,901 bales in the same month of the previous year. Of this quantity 15,270…

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Inactive Wheat Market Overseas London, January 3

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

For wheat cargoes the market had a steady tone, but values wore hard to establish in view of an almost entire absence of demand. Australians were occasionally…

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Sheep Sale 22,000 Fats and Stores at Narrandera

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

At the Narrandera monthly stock sales on Friday next, 12th January, Dalgety and Co., Ltd., will offer at the municipal saleyards beginning at 3 p.m…

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OVER 30d Good Prices At Wool Sales

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

Keen competition, particularly from Continental sections, was a feature of to-day's wool sales. A number of prices better than…

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Butter Contest Continuous Grading a Feature of North Coast Show

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Entries close on 25th January next for the continuous grading competition for butler to he field in connection with the North Coast national…

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Alexandria Sales Wheat Hard to Sell, but Fodder Improves

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

Considerable quantities of wheat were available at Alexandria goods yards this week, and sales were difficult to effect at from 2/2 to 2/8 a bushel, the supply…

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Stock Supplies Increased Number of Sheep Sold at Homebush in 1933

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

DURING the twelve months ended 31st December last, 3,611,020 sheep and lambs and 212,961 cattle were disposed of at Homebush sale yards. The figures…

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Sth. Coast Had Very Fine Year Conditions Favor Good Yield Butter Boom

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

In his report on conditions on the far South Coast and in the Monaro district during December, Mr. John T. Green,…

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Wheat Market Local Trade Quiet in Harmony With World's Exchanges

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

The Sydney wheat market was inactive during the week, parcels trading being practically at a standstill. Bulk and bagged wheat were nominally about 2/7½,…

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A Little Talk on a Big Subject. the Wheat Problem

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 23

No doubt you have seen a good deal in the papers recently about the wheat position [?]n Australia, and have wondered why it should be necessary to have a flour tax which increases the…

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Protein in Wheat Interesting Results of Tests of Leading Varieties

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 8

WITH the object of ascertaining, if possible, the high and low protein areas of the New South Wales wheat belt, the chemistry branch of the Department…

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New Wool Manchurian Tests "Little Danger" Leader Reassures Tokio

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

"THERE is little danger of the wool experiment in Manchuria affecting Australia for many years," said Mr. O. Otake,…

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Customs Revenue Pastoral Lands Increase of £125,000 for Six Months Better Markets Produce Buying Wave

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

ALTHOUGH customs revenue declined £100,324 lost mouth, compared with December, 1932, the returns for the last six months of 1933 showed an increase A RECOGNISED authority on the wool market states that the improvement recorded undoubtedly has awakened interest in pastoral lands as an investment…

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Wheat Was Above, A.Q. STANDARD Middle West Report Satisfactory Waratah Best

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

According to Mr. Carn, agricultural instructor, with the exception of Eugowra, the major portion of the grain harvested…

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Still Going Strong A.I.S. Cow on the Way to 1000-1b. of Butter

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

MR. R. HUMBLE. dairy manager of Plashett, Jerry's Plains, Singleton, is confident that another 1000-1b. cow will be added to the A.I.S. breed when…

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Market in Wheat Has Dull Start America's Bid For East Trade Export Price

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

The local wheat market is in the doldrums. Shippers and oversea buyers are not operating, and the millers are merely buying…

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Keen Bids for Wool at Auction Prices High For Quality Fleece Rising Market

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Under keen and general competition the market for wool at yesterday's sales showed a distinct upward tendency for all descriptions…

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Chose Guernseys Youthful Farmer Started with Good Stock

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

IF a good start and youthful enthusiasm count for anything Mr. F. Autrey-Hall, of Wolumbin, Uki, will go a long way in the Guernsey world. After spending his…

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To Balance Paspalum Red Clover Proves a Great Boon to Dairymen on the Richmond and Tweed Lucerne Can Successfully Be Established

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Lucerne and red clover equal to anything produced in New South Wales can be frown in parti of the Tweed and Richmond River districts, Without doubt, the outstanding feature of this work is the success obtain with red clover, which promises to become the most valuable pasture plant…

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Inch a Day Growth of Well-managed Dairy Pastures

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Pasture observations at the Berry experiment farm show grass on freshly-mown paddocks to grow at the rate of 1-in. a day…

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