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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Cattle Plentiful

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 25

Buyers had to face another increased supply of cattle. The yard totalled 2547 head, including 120 Queenslanders. The bulk of the yarding comprised bullocks and steers. There…

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Stud Cattle Shipment

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 20

THE shipment of stud cattle on the Waimana, now en route to Australia, includes two high quality Shorthorn bulls from the MacGilivary stud in Rosshire. One,…

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Manilla Cattle Sale

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 23

V. J. Byrnes, auctioneer, reports: Although rain fell incessantly for a couple of hours before the sale and during the afternoon, the cattle sale held on January 27 at Manilla,…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 23

The Commonwealth. Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., Sydney, report having held a special sale at Forbes on Tuesday, January 30, in conjunction with Messrs. W. K. Garnsey,…

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Position of Victorian Mallee Wheat FARMBtS

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

AT a meeting of wheatgrowers held at Ouyen, in the Victorian, Mallee, to consider the wheat position and to arrive at some policy for the coming cropping season, it was resolved that steps should be taken to ensure that the wheat commission should visit…

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Kiama's Great Dairy Cattle Show, Through a "Land" Camera

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 9

APANORAMIC VIEW of the Grand Parade at Kiama's successful dairy cattle Show last week. This picture was specially arranged for "The Land," and conveys an idea o. the splendid display or dairy stock which is always a feature or the annual Kiama exhibition. The Showground is picturesquely situated right on the coast, and the Pacific Ocean forms the left background of this illustration. ANOTHER VIEW of the Grand Parade, showing some of the prize-winning cattle…

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Monday Moderate Sheep Supply

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 25

To-day s yarding totalled 30,306 head Lambs formed about 60 per cent, of the yard ing, the balance being grown sheep, mostl merinos, and ewes being more plentiful thai…

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Sheep Profitable in Mallee

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 27

ALTHOUGH wheat yields have been inconsistent and prices low, many farmers in the North-West Mallee (Vic,) have made a reasonable profit from sheep. Cows…

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Sheep Prices in Vetoria

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 23

AT an early August Kyneton (Vic.) sheep sale, a pen of lambs was purchased at 1/10 a head. Later the lambs each…

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Stomach Worms in Sheep

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 28

"J.D.": Can you tell me a good drench for stomach worms in sheep? I have opened some and found a quantity of water between the paunch and…

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Dubbo Special Sheep Sale

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 23

Dubbo will be the scene of a special sheep sale on Friday, February 9, when the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., will offer 8,000 fat and store sheep. This sale…

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The Wheat Tragedy

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

"Never has the wheat industry been faced with a more dismal prospect than at present, and the immediate future for the wheat farmer is cheerless. The terminal silos are full, and all trucking from the country…

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To Load Wheat

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

The Finnish four-masted baraue Pamir, which arrived in Sydney this week from Port Victoria (South Australia) to load wheat…

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Wheat Poisoning Cure

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 20

AWARRACKNABEAL (Vic.) farmer claims that a drench of vinegar and milk is a certain antidote for wheat poisoning in cattle and horses. The…

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Week in Wheat

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 25

The Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corporation, Ltd., reports (Wednesday) upon the. wheat market this week as follows:- OVERSEAS MARKET…

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Farmers Fet 13/3 a Bushel and Tow Crops Yearly in Japan Facts About A Good Customer For Australian Wheat Special to the Land

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

TAPANESE wheatgrowers receive approximately 12/3 per bushel for their wheat, and they grow two crops—one…

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N.z. Butter in Bond

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

On Instructions from Ottawa, a shipment of 1,660 boxes of New Zealand butter which arrived by the Aorangi in Vancouver will be held in…

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Altering Cattle Brand. Tenterfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 12

Considerable interest was taken in a casa at the Wilson's Downfall Court of Petty Sessions, in which Edward Ronald Moors was charged with stealing a heifer, the…

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Wheat Bounty: Division Fence

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 28

"W.H.D.": (1) Is there to be a bounty paid to wheat grower this year? (2) Who is to keep a divisionfence in repair? What would be…

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Barque to Load Wheat

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

THE four-masted Finnish barque, Pamir, arrived in Sydney this week from Port Victoria (S.A.) after having been 100 dayst out from the United Kingdom. The…

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