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Farming & the land, 1937

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Record Shipment of Stud Cattle

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 4

"Jubilee of Dalmeny," one of Mr. Andrew Reid's imported Aberdeen-Angus bulls, which arrived from Scotland with the record shipment of stud rattle this week. transfers from s.s. Zealandic to a motor float. (See story on Page 11)…

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Cattle Dog Losing His Hair

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 17

"X.X," (Mt. George): My cattle dog is losing his hair and I am afraid it is the mange. Could you recommend a cure? Is there any known cure for…

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Polled Stud Cattle. Further Importations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 11

Consigned to the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., 12 Polled Shorthorns and three Polled Herefords arrived by the Sawokla yesterday. They were brought out by Mr…

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Riverina Farmers May Use Victorian Bulk Handling System for Wheat

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 7

IT is expected that when the Victorian bulk handling system is in operation, wheat from the Riverina will be taken over the border to silos in the northeast. This wheat, which is at present forwarded to Sydney, will go to Melbourne, as the freight south is one penny per…

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The Week in Wheat

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 31

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.—The Victorian Wheatgrowers Corporation Ltd. reports on the wheat market this week as follows:…

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Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 15

Exports of wheat and flour from Australia for the cunent season to January 27 With the equivalent as wheat are shown in the following statement:—…

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Wheat Receivals at Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 15

Wheat recclvals at New South Wales Government grain elevators for the new season to January 28 comprised 29,000,000 bushels at country silos, and 142,000 bushels at the…

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WHEAT Market Dull and Weak (By Our Wheat Market Correspondent)

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 31

The tone of overseas wheat markets is still due to weak, with a slightly steadier tendency on some occasions. A general feeling of apathy, however, has, predominated, with…

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Butter Output Better, Despite Dry Time

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 10

Although conditions have been most unfavorable on the North Coast during recent months, the butter output on the Bellinger River for the,…

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Jersey Island Still Has Wonderful Cattle

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 10

JUST returned from a visit to the Island of Jersey, where he inspected some of the outstanding cattle studs, Mr. H. E…

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Country Stock Sales Forbes Sheep Sale

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 35

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd., and Edward Weaver & Co., auctioneers in conjunction, report that they yarded about 1700 fat sheep and lambs, and about 1000…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

The State Marketing Bureau (Department of Agriculture) advises as follows retarding local and overseas wheat values and sales…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Quiet and Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 15

The local wheat market was quiet and easier yesterday on the all-round decline in oversea options and absence of demand for actual wheat. In the city parcel trade during…

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City Milk Shortage Probable Cattle Disease Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 7

A SHORTAGE of milk in the metropolitan area is likely within the next month. Mr. C. J. Sanderson, senior…

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Homebush Stock Sales Monday Sheep Market Firm

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 32

Late values were fully maintained in the sheep section at Homebush on Monday, when all grades of sheep and lambs sold at rates equalling the best of last day. The market…

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Wool Sales. Strong General Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 10

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,381 bales, and the clearance. Including private sales of…

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Heavy Demand for Good Seed Wheat

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 7

THAT southern district farmers are fully alive to the wisdom of using the best seed procurable for their crops is evidenced by the large number of…

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N.S.W. Quota for Butter and Cheese

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 10

ON the recommendation of the New South Wales Dairy Products Board, the Minister for Agriculture has decided on the following quotas:…

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Thursday's Sales Grown Sheep Weaker; I Ambs Firm

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 32

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

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Was Well-known Sheep Dog Breeder and Judge

The Land · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

Mr. John Quinn, who was known throughout the State as a breeder and judge of sheep dogs, died at Cootamundra last week, at the age…

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