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Farming & the land, 1937

10,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

May Spread "Three Day Sickness" of Cattle North Coast Next?

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

VETERINARY surgeons state that it is inevitable that the disease causing such widespread trouble among cattle in Queensland, known…

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High Prices Rule at Wool Sales Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

At the Melbourne wool sales to-day merino fleece sold to 33Id., which is a record for the present selling season. while comebacks sold to 31ld.,…

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Wool Industry Problems Are Discussed at Conference Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

At a conference tins afternoon between the Australian Wool Board and Federal and State Government scientists, it was agreed that the…

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Wool Prices Harden Animated Bidding In Melbourne MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 22

Wool prices maintained a hardening tendency in a firm market with animated competition from all sections when the wool sales were…

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Oversea Market Cables. Antwerp Wool Futures. London, Jan. 12

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

Antwerp futures for dry combed Australian wool tops are quiet. Quotations:—March, /35¼ per lb (down /1¼ on the week); May, /35½ (down /1); July, /35½ (down /1¼)…

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London Wool Sales. First Series for 1937. LONDON, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 11

The first serles of the London wool sales for 1937 opened to-day with an offering of 8791 bales, of which 8064 were sold. The catalogue included 2277 bales from New South…

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Wool Conference. Industry's Problems. Many Matters for Discussion. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 11

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) will open the Dominion Wool Conference to-morrow morning. Representatives of the wool organisations of Australia, South Africa, and…

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Japan Must Buy. "Australian Wool Vital." New Zealand Importer's Views

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

Mr. J. Dunlop, a partner in the firm of James Dunlop and Company, general importers, with headquarters at Dunedin, New Zealand, who returned yesterday by the…

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The Man on the Land. Reports and Hints. Record Wool Cheque Expected

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 27

It is anticipated that the 1927-28 wool cheque of £60,585,815 will be exceeded before the year's auctions close in May or June next. More than 50 per cent, of the…

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Good Wool in Buyers Favor Japan Buys Less Freely in Brisbane Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 20

Competition was not so keen at today's wool sales, and a little irregularity was noticeable for good and average fleece descriptions, which were Quoted in buyers'…

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Britain Prefers Butter to Guns Declares Eden in Speech Facing Position in Spain Supervision of Frontiers Proposed Volunteers London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

WHILE the chairman's sub-committee of the Non-intervention Committee adjourned yesterday until next Monday until the reply of…

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Lyons Pledges Help to Wool Drive Empire Publicity & RESEARCH Dominion Growers Urge Uniform Legislation Govern Trade Goods Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 21

THE support of the Commonwealth Government to any practical scheme for wool research and publicity was pledged by the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) at the opening of the Empire…

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Wheat Yield Shows Marked Decline Final Estimate for 1936-37 High Price Level Likely To Be Sustained Acreage Increase Canberra

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 22

THE final forecast of the Australian wheat harvest indicates a production of 134,182,000 bushels in the 1936-37 season. Prices may be sustained during the next few…

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State Council Poultry Farmers' Association

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 14

At a meeting of the State Council of the Poultry Farmers' Association of N.S.W., held at Parramatta on Friday, an organising committee comprising…

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"Dangerous" Taking Horses to Train at Warwick Farm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

"It is positively dangerous for high spirited horses to cross the overhead bridge on their way to Warwick Farm," declared Alderman Ashcroft at Liverpool…

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Polled Herefords Purity of Blood Doubted What English and Australian Records Show To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler."

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

I have followed the articles by "Musterer" in "The Farmer and Settler" on dehorning, and was particularly interested when the subject of breeding the…

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Sub. Clover Strains Tested at the Wagga Farm

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

A TEST crop of 3-acres of early and 3-acres of mid-season strains of subterranean clover was sown at the rate of 2-lb. per acre at Wagga…

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Tractors on the Farm

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

SPECIAL care should be taken of the pneumatic tyres in very hot weather. There is no doubt that the covers are more vulnerable at such a time than…

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Dairy Board Election All Producers Should Make Claims For Enrolment

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 13

NEW rolls of producers are being prepared for the forthcoming election of members of the Australian Dairy Produce Board. The rolls close…

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Farm Notes and NEWS

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 2

SUMMER rains were too late for growth of good quality broom millet in New South Wales and manufactures are finding difficulty in obtaining…

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