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Farming & the land, 1937

10,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

What Australia Must do to Secure Higher Butter Price

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 10

WHEN Australia receives milk at the factories instead of cream and can sell butter within a week of manufacture, supplying…

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Homebush Stock Sales Thursday's Market Heavy Supply of Cattle

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 31

To-day's catle supply totalled 4036 head. All classes of cattle were available, but the bulk of the cattle were bullocks and steers, with a good sprinkling of cows and heifers…

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A.I.S. CATTLE Proposed Formation of State Council

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 11

THE North Coast branch of the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn Society has decided to invite other branches to send delegates to a…

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Stock and Property Market Auction Sales to Come Sheep

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 33

FORBES.—Fortnightly, Tuesdays. Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. and W. K. Garnsey, Ltd., Senr.. Forbes, in conjunction. Next sale, February 16…

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S.A. Wool Price Up Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 12

Although prices rose about 7 per cent, at to-day's wool sales, the offering was mostly of poor class. The presence of Japanese buyers…

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Wheat Vessels Some of the Big Freight Charters

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 5

The British steamer Rio Azul arrived at Geraldton on Jan. 29 from Tandjong Priok under charter to J. Darling & Son to load 6300 tons of…

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Overseas Quotations for Wheat on Tuesday, February 2

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 33

(All quotations are to the nearest oneeighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are expressed in English currency.) The State Marketing Bureau reports:…

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Merino Fleece Record Keen Competition at Wool Sales

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

AFRESH record for the season's wool sales was established 'at yesterday's auctions when a line of merino fleece of five bales of the…

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High Wool Price Season's Sydney Record of /40½

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 11

Five bales of ewes' wool from the clip of Mr. George Merriman, of Yass, yesterday brought /40½ per 1b, a season's record for the Sydney market…

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Market News and Reviews of the Week Finance Letter a City Man Writes to His Country Cousin Healthy Tone in Financial Circles — Dairy Farmers' Debentures — Prospect of Federal Tax Relief Pitt Street, Sydney, February 2, 1937

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 31

Dear Tom- Though the investment market has [?] down during the past week. the general tone in financial and…

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Argentina Launches Big Move to Foster her Wool Industry

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 9

THE creation of a wool research institute is proposed in Argentina with the object of increasing the production of sheep and wool and exploiting foreign markets…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Sheep and Lambs. Market Irregular and Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 8

One of the largest pennings for some time faced the buyers when the sales opened at the Flemington saleyards yesterday. The number forwarded was 57,713, being 1847 fewer than…

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Brokers' Views the Level of Wool Values Trade Factors Abroad

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 30

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Prices for the choicest 74/80's spinners' fleece wools have recently been 10 per cent, dearer than at closing December auctions, but…

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Further Rise in Wheat Prices Aust Cargoes Sell At Higher Rates

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 7

Wheat prices advanced further in Sydney to-day, rises ranging from 1d and 1d a bushel. The market tone was fairly firm,…

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This Week's Sydney Wool Sales Improved Demand Market Firms Under Keener Competition

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 26

THE demand at this week's wool sales in Sydney was more widely distributed, and competition was stronger than…

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Preparing Early for a Busy Wheat Season Increase in Acreage Seems Certain in Most Districts

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

REPORTS of district agricultural instructors for January show that farmers are now busy preparing land for next season's seeding, and indications are that the area sown to wheat this year should show a…

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F.S.A. plans Drive For Increased Membership Conference to Open in Sydney Aug. 11 Delegates Report on Wheat Federation Meeting

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 14

PLANS for a vigorous organising drive during this year to increase the membership and stimulate greater interest in the activities of the Association were discussed by members of the Executive of the Farmers…

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A Countryman's Dairy Random Notes From

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

Cattle History THE recent importation of over 70 head of…

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A Section for the Poultry Farmer Illawarra Breeders Benched High-class Poultry Despite Lateness of Season Exhibits Were Well Up To Breed Standard

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 25

THE Wollongong A. H. and I. Society held its Annual Show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 28 to 30, at the Wollongong Showground, when the poultry section attracted 220 entries, a slight falling off compared with last year, but quality…

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Use of Shot Grain for Seed: Advice for Farmers

The Land · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 30

REFERRING to the amount of damaged grain in the district following the December rain the district agricultural instructor for…

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