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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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Homebush Stock Sales Monday's Market Sheep Dearer

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 21

Values were again in sellers' favor in the sheep section at Homebush on Monday, rising 1/ to 2/ generally, and, in places, 8/. Demand from the beginning was very…

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Protecting Sheep from Fly Attack Jetting Tests

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 7

PARTICULAR attention was given by the entomological branch of the Department of Agriculture during 1936 to…

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Japan to Buy Wool Again

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

THE trade dispute with Japan has come to the end that was long ago foreseen—a compromise that will restore Japanese buyers to the Australian wool market, permit of a reasonable export of Japanese…

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Wool Market Opening Sales Prospects Bright for by Our Wool Market Representative

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 20

THE stage is now set for a successful opening of the second half of the wool selling season on Monday next…

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Dearer Bread May Follow Wheat Increase

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 8

A FURTHER rise in the price of bread is likely as a result of the improvement in wheat prices. Representatives of the baking trade…

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Wheat Cargoes Steadier London, December 31

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

Wheat cargoes to- day were steadier in response to better overnight North American cables Australians were 3d dearer and Indians were held for 3d to 5d…

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Peak Wool Cheque May Be Passed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

It is expected that the 1927- 28 wool cheque of £60,585,815 may be equalled at the wool sales which open on Monday…

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Butter Shortage Declared Off Position in Victoria Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 7

Owing to the Improvement in the production of butter and following bounteous rata, the butter shortage was declared off to-day…

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Stock and Property Market Auction Sales to Come Sheep

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 22

FORBES.—Fortnightly, Tuesdays. Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. and W. K. Garnsey, Ltd., Senr., Forbes, in conjunction. Next sale, January 5…

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61 Per Cent. Sth. African Wool Sold

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, LTD.. have received the following cable from their South African correspondents:…

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Wheat Should Be Dry Before Harvesting: Minister's Advice

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

FARMERS whose country has received a drenching should be careful not to harvest their crops until they are sure the…

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Country News. Alleged Theft. of Wheat. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

At Albury Police Court, Claude Sawyer! 21, Leslie Joseph Strauss, 19, and Percy Sawyer. 18, all of Jindera, were remanded until Monday next on charges of having stolen 47 bags…

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Sheep Stations Sold in Queensland. Huge Sums Involved. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 7

Advice has been received from Blackall that Norwood Station, comprising 60,000 acres of good sheep country, has been purchased by Mr. Cecil Gallagher, of Charleville. The…

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Brokers' Views New Year Wool Wish Stability in Prices Desirable

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 22

The English woollen manufacturing trade has this season experienced the busiest times for ten years, Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report. At mid-November the number of…

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Antwerp Wool Futures Official Quotations (In English Pence per lb.)

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

The Australian Producers' Shipping Agency, agents at Sydney for Antwerp Wool Futures Pty., Ltd., Melbourne, advise the following official…

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Japan Will Take 800,000 Bales of Wool Under New Agreement Keen Interest In Next Week's Sales

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

THE terms of the trade agreement arrived at between Australia and Japan provide that Japan will take 800,000 bales of Australian wool. The period of the agreement is for 18 months…

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What Is Good Farming? "Preserve Productivity of Land" Expert's Soil Erosion Warning

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

MR. E. S. CLAYTON, chief experimentalist of the Department of Agriculture, introduces a new and…

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Farming Activity at Maitland

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

FARMING operations, formerly at a standstill, are now in full swing in the Maitland district as a result of more than four inches of rain…

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Dairy Board Election Method

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

THE methods by which members were elected were considered by the Australian Dairy Produce Board at its last meeting. It was agreed to…

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Breeding Farm Stock Veterinary Importance of Correct Feeding of Pigs: Will Help Production by Our Veterinarian

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 18

IT has been stated that 50 per cent, of pigs are born dead or die shortly after birth. Much of this is either…

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