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Farming & the land, 1937

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Money for Japan's Sheep-raising Tokio

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 8

According to the newspaper, "Hochi,"' the contributions to the Japan-Manchukuo Sheep Association's six-year breeding project will…

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21 Sheep Killed by Lightning Dubbo

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 28

During a violet thunderstorm near Baltimore late yesterday afternoon, 21 sheep in a mob sheltering on the stock reserve were struck dead by…

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lettins Costs No More than ¼d.Per Sheep Calcium Arsenic Best Mixture Improved Sheep Race Described

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 9

SUCCESS in combating blowfly strike, a problem that will soon need the attention of sheepowners, cannot be attained by the adaption of any one method, but by a combination of various measures, for example the reduction of susceptibility by breeding or other means, crutching, jetting with…

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CATTLE Three Days Sickness Drop in Milk Supply

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 1

IN COMMON with all dairying districts of the State, Nepean district has been affected by the three-days' sickness among cattle…

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A.W.U. DEMANDS. Higher Pastoral Wages Sought. HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 10

The annual convention of the Australian Workers' Union unanimously agreed to a motloa to-day that, in view of the rapidly rising; price of wool, the general secretary approach the…

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Wool Sales. Best Sorts Very Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,796 bales, and the clearance, including private sales of…

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Eastern Shipping Freights. Wool Industry's Fears

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

The president of the Graziers' Association (Mr. J. P. Abbott), commenting yesterday on the report that the E. and A. Line had asked the Commonwealth Government for…

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South African Wool. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

Germany and Japan have been prominent buyers of South African wool, clean scoured cost 64's wool averaging /32…

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Pastoral Wage Rates Discussed at A.W.U. Convention Hobart

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6

WHEN the A.W.U. convention was resumed to-day a motion submitted by the Brindingabba shed (N.S.W.), "That the whole of the assets and property of…

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NENCO Optimistic as to Wool Market's Future

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 8

"NENCO" has now held seven sales during the current wool-selling season at Newcastle, and the results obtained conclusively prove that the…

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World Renown For North-West Big Wheat Prize

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 2

FACING world-wide competition, two famous farmers of Narrabri district, Messrs. S. Carberry and J. wall, of…

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Dehorning of Beef Cattle Urged by Meat Board Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 10

The dehorning of beef cattle is strongly advocated to graziers in a pamphlet published by the Australian Moat Board today. Very little dehorning was practised…

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Faulty Sorts Cause Irregularity in Wool Price Levels

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 8

THERE has been a good deal of irregularity in the wood market lately, reports Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., adding that this…

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Drought Finds Weak Spots of Dairy Farmers

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

DROUGHT conditions again brought under notice something in which we fall lamentably in many parts of Australia—conservation of fodder in…

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"Must Not Forget" Director of Dairying Urges Farmers to Heed Lessons of Drought Fodder Conservation and Irrigation

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

DAIRY farmers should not forget the promises they made to themselves, during last year's dry spell that they would not be again caught without adequate reserves of fodder, said the N.S.W. Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T. MacInnes) in a…

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Rise in Wheat Prices Spain And Germany In Market

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 23

Wheat prices, which have been dropping steadily for some weeks, staged a sharp recovery to-day, values jumping 13d to 2d a bushel. The…

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Oversea Market Cables. Antwerp Wool Futures. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 11

Antwerp futures for dry-combed Australian wool tops are quiet. Quotations: March, /33[?] (up /11 on the week); May, /34 (up /l¼); July, /34 (up /l¼)…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker Company's Special Report February 2

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

Our cable this week reads:—"N.S.W. February shipment valued 41/ per qr. Steady—Argentine sellers firmer. Market anticipating…

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The Man on the Land. Reports and Hints. Listless Signs in Sheep

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 29

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

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Sydney Wool Record Bradford Buys At 40½d Merriman Lot

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 19

A SYDNEY record for the season was broken at to-day's wool sales when a Bradford operator paid 40½d for a parcel of…

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