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Farming & the land, 1937

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Queensland Honour Farm. One Warder and No Locks. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 12

Queensland has a prison without locks and with one warder, yet none of the prisoners has ever broken parole. Since Palen Creek Honour Farm was opened…

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Farmers' Burden of Debt

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 5

The comparative return of transactions at the Registrar-General's Department for the years 1935-36, released yesterday, discloses that…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 30

ORANGE.—Weekly. Wednesdays. McNemy Crampton & Martin Ltd. JUNEE.—Monthly, fourth Saturday. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. and O'Sullivan and…

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Prime Cattle Dearer, Firm Prices for Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 18

Bidding was spirited in both sections at Flemington saleyards yesterday, and satisfactory prices were obtained…

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London Butter Market

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 28

The Australian Producers' Wholesale Co-op. Federation Pty. Ltd. reports: Our London house. the Overseas Farmers' Co-op. Federations Ltd., cabling under date…

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Cattle Values Hold

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 28

The supply of 2997 cattle at the Home bush saleyards to-day was more in keeping with the demand. The biggest proportion of the yarding consisted of bullocks and…

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Sheep Market Firm

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 28

Only a moderate supply was available to buyers in the sheep section at Homebush on Monday, and consequently the high rates ruling last week were well maintained, with…

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Wool Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

Wool prices continue on the advanced basis recorded since the welcome reentry of Japanese buyers into the market. The opening of the Geelong wool…

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Sydney Wool Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

Following are prices current in the Sydney wool market:- Superfine merino fleece (free), choicest to /35½. Greasy merino fleece (free), best /26½ to /27[?]…

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N.Z. Butter Box Scheme

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

THE New Zealand Dairy Board has agreed to handle butter boxes for the whole of the North Island under an equalisation scheme. Under…

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Spread Of Cattle Disease Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 14

BRISBANE, Thursday.--As a result of three-day sickness among cattle. Brisbane is again threatened with a milk shortage…

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Valuable Cattle Imports On Way

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 14

Proud Maud of Fordhouse, the Baroness of Ballochy, and Lady Jewel of Wrae are on their way to Australia, where they intend to settle…

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Monday's Market Prime Cattle Scarce

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 28

About 4,176 cattle were penned at Homebush. This number was not excessive, as none of the butchers had many cattle alive. All classes of cattle were available but…

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T.B. Testing of Cattle

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

THE Victorian United Cow Test Association, at its last annual general conference, resolved to refer the question of T.B. testing of all…

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Auction Sales to Come Sheep

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 30

FORBES.—Fortnightly. Tuesdays. Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. and W. K. Garnsey, Ltd., Senr., Forties, in conjunction. Next sale, January 19…

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On the Land Heavier Fleeces. Gain of 2lb Wool a Sheep. Carrying Capacity More Than Trebled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 9

A carefully conducted experiment has shown that nne wool sheep kept on improved pastures in the Yass district will grow over 2lb more wool, put…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

There was a penning yesterday at the Flemington stock sales of 25,060 sheep and lambs from 199 owners. The stock was divided as follows:—Sheep, 14,060; lambs, 11,000. The…

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Wheat Receivals at Silos

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

Wheat receivals at New South Wales Government grain elevators for the 1936-37 season to January 7 comprise 26,615,000 bushels at country silos, and 142,000 bushels…

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Wheat Classes at Show

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 12

Due in no small degree to the Flour Millowners' Association of New South Wales again contributing their liberal donation of 200 guineas for…

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