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Farming & the land, 1937

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To Increase Dairy Output

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--A committee was formed at a field day held at Messrs. Dutton and Scobie's farm, at Lorn, today, to devise means…

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On the Land English Wool Trade. Opening of First London Series. Good General Demand. (From Our Special Correspondent.) By Air Mail. BRADFORD, Jan. 15

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

The first series of London sales commenced on Tuesday with values for greasy merinos 7 to 10 per cent. dearer than in December and superior scoured 10 per cent. dearer…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 33

BRAIDWOOD.—Next sale Feb. 27. Hassall and McDonald, auctioneers. ORANGE.—Weekly. Wednesdays. McNeilly Crampton & Martin Ltd…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 33

WAGGA.—Fortnightly, Thursday. Dalgety and Co. Ltd NEW ENGLAND HEREFORDS, ARMIDALE.—Particulars of cattle to be offered…

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Export Trade. British Market Supreme. Wheat and Wool Prices Higher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 13

During the six months ended December 31, Great Britain bought 91 per cent, of the beef, 92 per cent, of the butter, and 98 per cent, of the mutton and lamb exported from…

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Inverell Cattle Sale

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 34

Murray & Eather, Inverell, report having held a cattle sale in the Municipal Saleyards on Friday, when the following sales were effected under the hammer:— A/c Mr. J…

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Manilla Sheep Sale

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 33

V. J. Byraes, Auctioneer, reports:—The demand was easier and prices lower at the above sale on January 26, when 13,000 eheep. were sold out under tile hammer and on this…

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Some High Yields on Victorian Wheat Farms

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

SOME high yielding wheat crops have been harvested on Victorian farms this season. The Timmering East district has just completed one…

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North Coast Butter Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 9

BYRON BAY, Thursday.—Butter production on the far North Coast is reaching its peak from the effect of the recent rains, though still below normal. More rain is required…

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Week in Wheat

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 31

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

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New Zealand Wheat

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 7

IF is expected that New Zealand's wheat yield will average slightly over 30 bushels to the acre and that it will be necessary to import 1,500,000 bushels for local…

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Southern Wheat Receivals

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

OF the 3,618,310 bags of wheat received in the Junee railway district during the present season the biggest individual receivals were: Coolamon, 128,576;…

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Sydney Wool Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 13

Following are prices current in the Sydney wool market:- Superfine merino fleece (free), choicest to /40½. Greasy merino fleece (free), best /27 to /28…

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Raising Quality of Victorian Butter

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 16

OFFICIALS of the Victorian Department of Agriculture have been concentrating for some time on the problem of lifting the…

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Wheat Market Market Steadier (By Our Wheat Market Correspondent)

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 31

United Kingdom wheat [?] are now steadier in anticipation of an [?]oved demand for flour. Although heavy Argentine shipments arc expected to continue, this, for…

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Magnificant Dairy Cattle of The South Coast Parade AT Wollogong's Annual Show

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 13

Some of the splendid Guernsey cattle, in the Grand Parade at Wollongong Show. The…

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Recovery in Wheat Prices

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 12

Buying on behalf of Germany and the United Kingdom caused a sharp rise in the value of wheat overseas. The advance was reflected on the…

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Scientists Evolve Perennial Wheat

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 7

SCIENTISTS of the Canadian Department of Agriculture have evolved a type of perennial wheat which has the seeds of wheat and…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 13

The local wheat market was very firm yesterday on the strength of oversea options and the resumption of United Kingdom demand, four cargoes of Australian wheat…

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Wheat Receivals at Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 13

Wheat recelvals at New South Wales Government grain elevators for the current season to February 4 comprised 29,100,000 bushels at country silos and 142,000 bushels at the Sydney…

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