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Farming & the land, 1938

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Launceston Wool Sale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

LAUNCESTON, Thursday. -- Although the Australian record price for the season of 33½d was equalled, average rates at Launceston wool sales today…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

PRICES at the Brisbane wool sales this week showed no marked change from rates at the closing Sydney auction. An average to good selection all parts…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 28

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The first series of the London wool sales for 1938 will commence next Tuesday and conclude on February 3. The catalogue totals 116,200 bales, including…

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Progress in Cattle Disease Research

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 11

SATISFACTORY progress in the investigations of contagious abortion at abortion at Glenfleld research station and of mammitis at Brewick (Vic.), is reported by…

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Melbourne Cattle Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 13

The offering at the cattle sales to-day consisted of 1.960 fat bullocks, 1,540 young cattle and calves, and 400 store cattle. The general tone of the market was irregular. Quotations: Fat bullocks…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Shippers Cautious

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 13

Although there was another lengthy list of sales of Australian wheat to buyers overseas, shippers displayed great caution in the Sydney market yesterday, and buying was…

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Butter Market Steady. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 13

The London butter market is steady. Quotations: —Australian choicest salted and unsalted, 111/ per cwt; New Zealand, choicest salted 112/, unselted 113/ to 114/…

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Most Milk Used For Butter Making

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

RECORDED production of milk in Australia during the past five years (states the Commonwealth Bureau of Statistics) has averaged 1417 million gallons per annum. Of this quantity, 913 million gallons (or 81.7 per cent.) was used in the manufacture…

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Cattle Stealing Alleged. Arrest at Parramatta

Liverpool News · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

The Parramatta and other police have been making inquiries for some months into reports of cattle stealing, in the Parramatta, Liverpool, Camden, and Picton…

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Excellent Sales of Aus. Wheat

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

OVER 60,000 tons of Australian wheat-- a record for the present season-- changed hands on the United Kingdom markets yesterday at an…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

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

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Further Drop in Wheat Prices

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 44

The Sydney wheat market again experienced a slight reverse to-day, following a slackened demand for wheat everseas and a drop in…

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Serious Plight Sheep Owners Seek Relief Country

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

PASTORALISTS In several parts of New South Wales are seeking agistment for their sheep. In some districts thousands of sheep are on…

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Heard by the Way Alsatians and Sheep

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

A PET sheep belonging to Mr H. O. Dixson, of Mulgoa Road, Penrith, had to be destroyed this week owing to injuries believed to have been…

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Heavy Wheat Sales to U.k

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 7

United Kingdom purchasers have taken 9,520,000 bushels of Australian new wheat in the New Year. This has ended a two months period…

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For North Best Wheat Types RECOMMENDATIONS

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 14

IMPROVED yields, less labour in harvesting, and less care necessary to maintain seed purity are advantages available to every wheatgrowing who sows…

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Extension of Nominations Wheat Classes for Show

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

To afford growers ample opportunity of submitting their entries for the wheat classes in the forthcoming Royal Easter Show, it has been decided to extend the…

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Our Wool and the Bear London

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

AUSTRALIAN allegations that Bradford engineered an artificial situation by which wool prices were…

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WOOL & Cotton Review of Position Strong Competition

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 9

WOOL has receded in value since " December, but cotton has improved slightly, being quoted at 4.97. in English currency. The price of the latter,…

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Wool Sales in Other States Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

At to-day's wool sales, prices were about on a per with those realised yesterday. Record For Season…

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