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Farming & the land, 1937

10,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

PRODUCE. All Grades of Eggs Firmer. DAIRY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 17

As from this morning, the Egg Board announces all grades of eggs will be advanced /1 per dozen. Prices will then be:—Hen 1/5, medium 1/2, pullet 1/; first duck 1/4, second…

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Bargain-hunting in Comfort Farmer's Sale In Air- Cooled Store

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 25

BARGAINS are a lure to the average woman at any time, but when they may be bought in cool comfort instead of the midsummer heat they…

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Rain Improves Dairy Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 17

Rains from 2½ to 10in. fell on the North Coast last month, considerably improving the dairying outlook. Dairy cattle have picked up rapidly since…

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Farmers Benefitted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Severe cyclonio storms in the south-west brought relief to farmers. Many buildings were unroofed a[?]…

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Farmer's Sale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 4

Farmer and Company's summer sale--the first with the store air-conditioned--will begin tomorrow morning, the doors opening at five past nine…

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Wheat Wool Dairying

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 44

Many fruit growers nullify much of the expenditure involved in fruit production by carelessness in the crowning operations—the harvesting and disposal…

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Firm Market for Prime Cattle Weaker Values For Medium Sheep

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 28

At Homebush stock sales to-day, 24,313 lambs. 33,400 sheep and 4530 cattle were forward. The sheep market up to the…

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Sheep Station

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 15

"SNOWY RIVER" (Dalgety).—My first letter to the Benby club. I live on a sheep farm five miles from the Snowy River, and about fifty miles from the town of Cooms…

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Wheat Prices

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 1

WHO is knocking down Australian wheat prices? And why? Yarns spun in Australia to stampede the farmer into…

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Wheat Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 5

According to a cable' received from London the following: full cargo wheat fixtures have been made:—Two from New South Wales,…

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Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 7

Wheat prices rose 1¼d. to 2d. per bush in Sydney to-day, silo parcels for February delivery being quoted at 5/. Bagged wheat jumped to 5/1, and…

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North Coast Butter Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 7

LISMORE, Wednesday.—Suppliers to North Coast factories during January will receive /10 a lb for butter. The payment is /0¼ less than that for December and /1 less than for…

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Recipes. Peanut Butter Bread

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Ingredients: Two cups flour, 3 teaspo'ons Mums baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ cup sugar, 2-3 cup peanut butter, 1¼ cups milk…

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St. Marys Cattle Sale

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co. will hold its next cattle sale at their Newmarket Saleyards, St. Marys', to-morrow, Friday, 5th inst., at 1 p.m…

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Record for Wool

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 19

Wool from Mr. G. W. Merriman's Yass clip which brought a record price at the wool sales to-day. (See story this page.)…

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Strict Quarantine On Sick Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 3

A strict quarantine has been placed around cases of three-day fever in cattle in New South Wales, and the movement of cattle to and from…

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New Wrap Maintains Good Butter Quality

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 5

SATISFACTORY results were obtained in trials made by wrapping butter packed in hoop pine boxes with triple aluminium foil parchment paper sales…

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High Prices for Wool

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 10

The [?] descriptions oi wool at yesterday's sales, when 12.790 bales were offered, ruled very firm, and there was a hardening tendency in the market for good to…

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Market for Wheat Was Steady

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 10

THE local market for wheat was steady at the previous day's Improved rates for both bulk and bagged grain. There was a good Inquiry…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 5

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

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