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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

A Day at Kiama's Great Show of Dailry Cattle

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 8

THE Kiama Show, which was held last week under favorable weather conditions, is always a popular attraction…

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Wool to be Used in Car Upholstery

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 14

IT is reported from London that the British woollen industry has launched a big campaign to recapture the upholstering of…

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On the Land London Butter Prices. Depressed by Heavy Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 9

The Australian dairying industry is not getting any encouragement to expand, if normal oversea prices be the required stimulus. During January, the London butter market has…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Sheep and Lambs. Dearer Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 8

The sheep and lambs in the pens at the Flemington stock sales yesterday reached a total of 42,656. The supply came from 290 owners scattered throughout the State Most…

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Expect Wool Recovery Buying Power Problem LONDON

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

WELL-INFORMED operators believe that the lull in wool prices is temporary, and expect a rise shortly, or at least…

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Wool Prices Statistical Position Sound and Demand Strong

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

REVIEWING the wool market conditions, the First National Bank at Boston, in its December circular, states that there is a…

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General Cable News. Wheat Advisory Committee. London, Feb. 1

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

The Wheat Advisory Committee has appointed a sub-committee, consisting of Mr. J. V. MacMurray (America) chairman, and Mr. F. L. McDougall (Australia), on behalf of the…

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World Wheat Outlook Larger Exports Needed to Liquidate Surplus Stocks

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

AFTER a review of the world situation in the last two months, the Wheat Advisory Committee, appointed last year…

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Brokers' Views Prices and Wool Consumption Extreme Rates Not Desirable

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 24

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Evidence of the rapid sale of this seasons clip is supplied by the fact that at this time iast year the quantity of wool on hand in Sydney…

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Overseas Wheat Quotations on January 31 By the State Marketing Bureau

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 25

(All overseas quotes are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values are expressed in English currency.) London Values and Sales.—South…

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Wheat Marketing Control. Vic. Country Party Desires Action Deputation to Lyons

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

WHEN a deputation representing the Victorian Country Party waited on the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), they…

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Wool Prices Slightly Below Peak Level Twice As High As Last Year

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 14

Wool sales are to resume in Sydney next Monday, when catalogues will comprise some attractive wools…

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Store Surplus Wheat in England As Safeguard Against Famine in War To the Editor of "The Land,"

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

Sir,—May I suggest the following scheme to bring the price of wheat back on to a payable basis:- That silos be built in England of sufficient…

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Wool Touched Its Best Point Since 1929 January Sales Series Reviewed Japan Has Given the Sydney Market Strong Support

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 24

THE Sydney wool sales during the series which concluded last week, were productive of a most substantial rise in values compared to the level ruling in the pre-Christmas series…

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City Man's Extraordinary Criticism of Marketing Plans Middle-man Show Their Hand. Fear Producer-Control Wheat Merchants Stfike First Blow Against Organisation

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 8

REALISING that the Federal plans for giving to all primary industries facilities for co-operative marketing…

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His Ewes Cut 16lb Of Wool Per Head, Worth 25/ Heavy Cutters Won Small Flocks Contest Adding Pounds to State's Average Clip

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 15

An average of 16 lb. of wool per head was cut from his ewe flock, by. Mr. V. A. Hopwood, of "Wilga," Narandera, winner of the A Group in the Merino Ewe small flock championship of the State, it was announced at the prize-giving function in Sydney on…

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Questionnairs for Farmers Covers Wide Field But Big Factors Are Ignored Tariff, Marketing Scope of Evidence Outlined

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

THE questionnaire submitted to the Farmers and Settlers' Association for its guidance in preparing…

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Young Crop Prospects

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 4

A SURVEY of the fruit crop prospects in the Young district indicates that the apple crop will be light this year, and that the prune crop will be moderate. It is…

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Why Crops Are Now Less Liable to Fail Hg Progress in Thirteen Years. Making Wheatgrowing More Safe. Science and Industry

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

"THOUGH yields may fluctuate, it is the opinioin of those best fitted to express an opinion, that the almost total…

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Dairy on Shares

The Land · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 28

"R.G.P.": I have let my dairy to a man on the shares Is the share farmer entitled to compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act? If…

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