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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

11,044 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Butter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 3

The London market for Dominion butter has been active. New Zealand best salted is quoted 75/ to 76/ and Australian 74/ to 75/…

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Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 3

The wheat market closed quiet last week owing to the absence of sellers. Old silo wheat still held in the country has been…

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Wool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 3

Owing to the holidays, business in the Sydney wool market has been quiet. The sales reopen on January 7, and although it is…

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Sheep Blowfly Control. Departmental Investigations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 5

As the sheep blowfly was particularly in evidence during the latter half of 1934 the entomological branch of the department was enabled to make considerable headway in the…

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Sheep and Lambs at Late Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 5

Despite larger supplies at Flemington yesterday values were firm for the best lines. Others were irregular…

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The Wool Outlook. Favourable Indications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 9

Winchcombe, Camon, Ltd., reports:—Prospects are certainly favourable for the continuance of ready sales of wool at new year auctions. A slight rise in prices looks probable at opening sales and that…

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Firm Market for Wool Tops

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 3

For wool tops the market at Bradford is very firm…

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Wheat Cargoes Market London, December 31

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 3

For wheat cargoes the market was featureless. Following reception of disappointing advices from Winnipeg, Manitoban were down 1½d a quarter. Australian…

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Homebush Sales Prime Sheep in Demand Other Grades Cheaper

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 8

Although yesterday's sale at Homebush was the first for a week, the demand for sheep and lambs was mostly irregular and prices for inferior and second-grade de…

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Slow Trading in Wheat Only Small Parcels Offered

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 8

Little business was done in wheat yesterday. Only very small parcels from the country were offered, sellers being just as reserved as buyers…

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North-western Wheat. Good Yields of High Quality Grain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 5

The wheat harvest in the north-west of the State has been most successful. Yields are good and the quality of the grain is excellent, according to Mr. J. A. O'Reilly,…

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Fallowing Increases the Yield Tests In Wheat Made Over 30 Years Average Soil

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 8

Striking proof of the efficacy of fallowing is afforded by figures of yields kept by Mr. W. W. Watson, of Tichborne…

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From Farm to Market Potatoes Advance by £6 TON Consignment Was Light And Prices Recover Bacon Cheap

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 8

Values of Tasmanian Bismarck potatoes yesterday fully recovered from last week's heavy decline when, on the arrival of a…

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Farmers' Relief Board Extended

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 6

Cabinet yesterday decided to extend the term of the Farmers' Relief Board for two years. As a result of the retirement from the Board…

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Farm Relief Board Two Appointments Made for Two Years

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 9

After the meeting of State Cabinet yesterday, it was announced that Mr. C. A. Le Maistre Walker and Mr. Ernest Field had been appointed…

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Reconstituted. Farmers' Relief Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 7

The Farmers' Relief Board was reconstituted by the Cabinet yesterday. Mr. H. Rogers will continue to act as chairman, Mr. C. A. Le Malstre Walker was…

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On the Land Dairy Production. Record Output Probable. Favourable December Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 5

The reports of the dairy instructors stationed throughout the dairying districts of the State Indicate that, on the whole, the weather during December was favourable for…

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Farmers' Relief Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 8

Mr. Field, it was announced yesterday, has been appointed a member of the Farmers' Relier Board…

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Harvesting a 45,0000,0000 Bushel Wheat Crop

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 22

This has been one of the most difficult wheat-growing years on record in Australia. The season all through has been abnormal. and, although a good deal of the grain is now safe in the bags and the silos, repeated storms are adding to the problems of the…

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No. 3 : Pastoral—At Sutton Forest

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 5

Photographic Series from the "Sydney Morning Herald" and "Sydney Mail" Gallery…

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