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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

11,044 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Homebush Stock Sales Thursday Prime Sheep Firm

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 29

There was a heavy supply available in the sheep section at Homebush yesterday, but as there are no sales being held on Monday, the offering represented a week's…

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Values of Wool Are Maintained

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 16

Values were fully maintained for all well-grown wools, but faulty fleece and skirtings were irregular in price at yesterday's…

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Firm Tone in Market for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 16

Although prices for wheat were unchanged there was a firmer tone on the local market yesterday. Holders of stocks and…

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N.z. Butter Sold to U.s.a

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 32

IT is stated in Wellington (N.Z.) that approximately 10,000 cwt. of New Zealand butter is on shipment to New York on terms of straightout sale. The sales were…

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In the Cattle Country of the North-west

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 3

A droving scene on the Basin Plains, in the rich cattle country of the Gunnedah district…

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Pastures Like Fields of Wheat From Narrabri to Mungindi Novel Show of Stud Sheep at Bullawarrie, on the Border Menace of Galvanised Burr

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 8

A TOUR of the northern plains and highlands, beginning at Narrabri, and extending as far north as Bullawarrie, on the Queensland border, was vastly interesting. At Livingston Bros.' Bullawarrie Station I had the pleasure…

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London Butter Market Steady Tone, though Quiet Demand Ruling

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 30

The Australian Producers' Wholesale Co-op. Federation Pty. Ltd. report: Our London office cabled on Tuesday that the market was steady, although the demand in the…

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What's to Be Done for Wool and Wheat? An Illness and a Remedy Primary Producers "in the Red" Grappling with the Debt Problem 1

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 4

IN the position which confronts Australia's two great industries, wool and wheat, there is nothing to be gained by not facing facts as they are. We should not attempt to distinguish between the wool-man and the wheat-man…

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Wheat Market Firm Better Inquiry from U.K. Millers

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 29

THURSDAY.—Steady inactive wheat markets prevailed overseas at the week-end, with closing cables describing the market as firm. Some pressure to sell was expected if the…

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Northern Highlands and Plains Are in Fine Fettle Pastoral Notes MOULAMEIN P.P. BOARD

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 8

MESSRS. S. Coady and R. Malcolm have been appointed permit inspectors for the Moulamein P.P. Board…

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Toy Lamb Made Out of Wool an Attractive Novelty

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 20

Here are instructions for making a woollen novelty in the shape of a toy lamb:—THE LAMB…

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Wool Average 9.4d. LB. 635,709 Bales Sold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 14

The average price of wool for the first three days' sales in Sydney this week was £1117 a bale and 9.4d a lb. For the week the offerings were 47,481…

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Brokers' Views the Wool Outlook Half The Clip Sold

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 28

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Figures covering imports of wool and stocks of tops in all countries except Italy in the closing months of 1934, showed reduced totals, that…

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Butter Outlook is Brighter Prices Improve in London Market May Hold for Weeks

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 12

The outlook for dairy farmers is brighter than it has been for some months. In the London market on…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Sheep and Lambs. Prime Sorts Firm; Others Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 9

There was a large penning of sheep and lambs at the Flemington stock sales yesterday. As Monday next is a public holiday, and there will be no sale on that date, there…

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Newcastle Wool Sales Nenco's Sixth Catalogue to be Offered on January 31

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 28

NENCO, at Newcastle, will offer approximately, 4,500 bales on Thursday next, January 31, the wool being drawn from the districts of Guyra, Glencoe, Armidale, Uralla,…

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This Week's Sydney Wool Sales Reviewed Weaker Tone For Classes Other Than Best

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 24

THE generally firm tendency of last week's wool auctions was not maintained in Sydney this week,…

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A Section for the Poultry Farmer Showing Season Opened Promising Birds at Granville

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 19

The first metropolitan poultry show this year Was held at the Cranville Showground on Saturday, January 1[?]9. It Was the third annual young bird exhibition of the Parramatta and District Poultry Society, while the Chinese Langshan, Rhode Island Red and the…

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What It Costs to Become a FARMER iN ENGLAND

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 3

AN interesting comparison is created by the query and answer…

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Science and the Problems of the Men on the Land Sticking It Out to the Last Ditch Why Farmers Keep Going Virtue of Primary Production Higher Output Despite Big Fall in Prices

The Land · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 9

ELEMENTS in the rigidity of the Australian farming structure were the determination of the farmer to stick it out to the last ditch (and that a muddy one) in order to retain his chosen mode of life, the very varied…

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