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Farming & the land, 1938

9,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

How Wheat Varieties Fared in Wagga Farm Field Trials District Correspondent

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 7

WAGGA, Tuesday.—Field trials in the past year at the Government Experiment Farm at, Wagga included wheat, oats, barley and…

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No Alteration in Butter Export Quota

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

The fixed maximum export quantity of butter amounting to 2500 tons a week has not been altered by the Australian Dairy Produce Board…

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Heavy Market for Pastoral Interests Metals Again Weaker

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 19

REFLECTING the weaker trend in wool values at the Brisbane auctions, pastoral interests developed a heavier tone yesterday. The advance of 5 per cent. in London…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 6

The State Marketing Bureau (Department of Agriculture) advises as follows regarding local and overseas wheat rallies and sales:— Values elsewhere than in Sydney are expressed in English currency…

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Sold Dead Wool Without License

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 15

Thomas Taylor was fined £5 at Boggabri Police Court this week for having sold 72 lb. of dead wool, while not licensed under the Wool, Hide…

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Pastoral Outlook Serious in West at End of Year

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 24

REPORTS of the Inspectors of Stock indicate that the condition of stock over the greater part of the State has changed considerably…

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140 Country Wheat Silos for Victoria

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 6

APPROVAL was recently given by the Governor in Council in Victoria for the erection of two additional country grain…

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Export of N.Z. Stud Sheep. Christchurch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 11

The export of stud sheep continues to inerease, and it is expected that the number shipped overseas this season will easily be a record for registered sheep. Within the last…

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Poison Plants. Wool Board's First Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 9

Experiments financed by the Australian Wool Board have proved that four plants occurring principally in Queensland are poisonous to stock. The research work is…

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Reduction in Wool Offerings is Advocated

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 8

GROWERS are becoming apprehensive at the trend of the wool market and the opinion was expressed by prominent men in the industry this week…

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Wheat Loadings Anglo-African For Port Lincoln

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 4

The steamer Anglo-African, which recently discharged a cargo of logs at Sydney from British Columbia, was yesterday afternoon despatched for…

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Stock Sales. Prices at Flemington. Good Sheep in Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 8

Sheep and lambs penned at Flemington saleyards yesterday totalled 55,934, from 452 owners. The total comprised 33,434 sheep find 20,500 lambs. Included in the offering…

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Wool Publicity. Wide Campaign Considered. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 9

Measures by which the wool industry can best meet the growing competition of synthetic fibres were among the subjects considered at a meeting of the Australian Wool…

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Demand for Wheat. Europe's Needs. Chicago, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 13

Mr. B. W. Snow, who is known as the "wheat reporter for Australia in the United States," in an interview, said: "Only two countries in the world are able to meet in any…

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Wool Market Sales in Queensland, Victoria and London

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 26

DURING the week wool sales have been in progress at Brisbane, Melbourne, Geelong and London…

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Less for Wool Sold in First Six Months

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 9

AS a result of the decline in prices and in the quantity sold, the amount realised for wool sold in Australia in the first half of the…

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Improved Varieties Cause Striking Decline in Flagsmut in Wheat

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 7

THE effectiveness of resistant varieties in controlling fiagsmut in wheat crops in N.S.W. and Australia is described by the Director of Plant Breeding (Mr. H. Wenholz) as one of the most striking examples in world agriculture…

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London Wool Sales. Substantial Turnover Rates Maintained. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 13

Competition the London wool sales, which were continued to-day somewhat slackened, sellers' limits causing more withdrawals. The actual turnover, however, was substantial, and…

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Wool Purchases by Germany. Increased Imports from Australia. LONDON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 12

The special representative of the Australian Associated Press in Bremen states that the Bremen Chamber of Commerce's authoritative survey of wool purchases by Germany,…

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F.S.A. Branch News & Notes General Secretary's Letter Executive Will Disc ass Wheat Stabilisation Plan

The Land · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 15

THE first meeting for the new year of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers Association will be held at head office on…

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