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Farming & the land, 1937

10,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Tuberculosis in Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

"Dairyman" writes:- Regarding Mr. Sanderson's reply to my statements on T.B. in cows. Mr. Sanderson says it is not the duty of an examining…

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Wheat Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

According to a cable received from London the following full cargo wheat fixture has been made:—(1) From Western Australia for Mediterranean/…

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Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 6

On the strength of higher options and further reported sales of Argentine grain to Italy, the Sydney wheat market to-day opened on a firmer basis. Values for…

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On New Zealand Dairy Farms Pastures Heavily Top-dressed Concentration on Heavy Butter-Fat Production per acre Impresses Mr. Bate

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

NEW ZEALAND dairy farmers concentrate more on production of butter-fat per acre than butter-fat per cow, said Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A., of "Mountain View," Tilba Tilba, who returned last week-end from a month's tour of the Dominion, where he investigated the dairying industry on behalf of the N.S.W. Government…

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Sure Signs Listless Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

WHEN sheep begin to hang about fences and gates, instead of grazing contentedly over the country, it is a sure indication that there is something…

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Junior Farmers. Cattle Judging in England. to Be Coached at College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

Organisers of the Junior Farmers' Club stated yesterday that the move to send a team of Australian junior farmers to England to attend the Royal Show at Wolverhampton,…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 26

Winchcombo, Carson, Ltd. report:— Values for top-making wools and skirtings in a short period have shown the most marked rise since January 1934…

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Polled Cattle Always In Demand

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

CATTLE buyers are always prepared to pay a higher price for polled cattle at Homebush market. They claim the extra money spent is…

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On Monday at Homebush Early Sheep Values Weaker, but Recover; Cattle Prices Fall 5/- to 10/- a Head

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

DURING the early sales of sheep and lambs at Homebush on Monday values were definitely lower. The market rallied, however, during late…

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Controlling Skeleton Weed South Western Farmers Overcome Crisis with Sheep and Lucerne

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 11

AN acute position in regard to skeleton weed was experienced in the south-west during December, when wet weather conditions were ideal for rapid growth of the week, and only greater experience and confidence prevented the weed getting away as…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Slow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 13

Business in the city wheat market yesterday was very slow. There was practically no movement. During the forenoon there were sellers of silo wheat, January delivery, at…

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Slackness in Trade for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

AS anticipated by brokers early in the week, the market for both silo and bagged wheat continued to ease yesterday…

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New Yards Manilla as Sheep Selling Centre

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

IT is claimed that the opening of the new saleyards at Manilla last Friday places that locality in an unassailable position as the greatest…

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Wool Sales. Brisbane. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

Brisbane wool sales were continued to-day, when 15,066 bales were offered, comprising a good average selection. Competition was not so keen as on previous days, and a little irregularity was…

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Wool Outlook Bright for Future

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

VALUES for topmaking wools and skirtings in a short period have shown the most marked rise since January, 1934. Prices for Merino tops in…

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Country News. Bellingen Butter and Bacon. Bellingen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

Although adverse seasonal conditions obtained throughout the greater part of the closing half of 1936, the Bellingen Butter and Bacon Factory enjoyed a much better period…

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Agenda for Wool Conference Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

A committee or representatives tonight drew up an agenda for the Empire Wool Conference, which will be opened by the Prime Minister…

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Record Wool Prices Melbourne's Freak Sale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Record prices for the season and almost total clearances were features of today's wool sales…

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Cattle in the North Vestey's Inspector Urges Birdum Railway

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

"I CAN see no reason why Vestey's meatworks in Darwin, in which more than 1,000,000 is invested, and which have been lying idle for more than a decade,…

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Lyons to Open Wool Conference Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, who is in Tasmania, will return to Melbourne to-morrow and will open the inter-Dominion wool conference,…

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