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Farming & the land, 1938

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Horses and Dairy Cattle Were Star Features at Berry Show

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 12

This splendid lineup of draught mares competed in the open class at…

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Wool Prices Current

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 10

Following are Sydney wool prices current:- Greasy merino [?] (free from fault), best to /24, good /18 to/20. Greasy merino [?] (light seed or light burry)…

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Antwerp Wool Futures

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 14

A meeting of the Inverell branch of the Graziers' Association carried a resolution asking the Association to circularise members, pointing' out…

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Jersey Cattle News and Notes

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 24

MR. N. C. Hopkins, of Gloucester, reports that he continues to receive good inquiries for Jersey bulls from tested 'dams, and among recent…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

At the Flemington stock sales to-day the offering consisted of 15,000 fat sheep and 14,000 fat lambs. A few small consignments came from the Riverina. Prime Crossbred and comeback…

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Reaction in Wheat Market

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 12

Reaction occurred in the Sydney Wheat market to-day, trading being much less active than yesterday; and priced edged back. Merchants'…

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Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

Exports of wheat and flour from Australia in the current season, December 2 to February 8, were the equivalent of 24,035,346 bushels of wheat…

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Wheat Stocks in Elevators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

Current season's wheat in Government grain elevators in New South Wales on February 10 comprised 19,261,387 bushels in country silos and in transit, and 7,412,402 bushels in…

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Export Butter Entries for Royal Show

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 11

Export butter entries for the Royal Show have closed with a total of 47 for the salted and 48 for the unsalted divisions. Those entries…

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Sheep Killed by Dogs. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 11

Sheep-killing dogs are doing much damage on the Bundidjeric property of Mr. Thomas Dodwell, and other holdings near Narrandera. Mr. Dodwell has lost a large number of…

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Increase in Price of Wheat

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 14

FOLLOWING the advance in options on the world's exchanges, wheat on the local market rose by 1d. a bushel yesterday The…

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Breadstuffs. Heavy Sales of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

The Sydney wheat market was very animated yesterday morning, following a night of great activity on the part of shippers. Farmers commenced to sell freely at the best prices for…

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Views on N.Z. Butter Marketing Scheme

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

Addressing the Casino branch of the P.P.U. this week, the district secretary (Mr. R. Pilgrim) said there was a conflict of opinion regarding…

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Trucking of Sheep. Proposed Yards at Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 11

ALBURY, Thursday.—A, proposal to build trucking yards to connect with the Victorian railway system at Albury was discussed at the regional inquiry into transport needs and…

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Wool Sold Freely at Sales

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 14

Values for all descriptions of wool at yesterday sates were firm at the beet points secured in the week. The market for the closing auction of the week…

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Market News and Reviews WHEAT Market Firm on Good Sales of Australian Wheat

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 31

The overseas wheat market is firm following an excellent business in the sale of Australian wheat to the United Kingdom, approximately 150,000 tons being sold during the current…

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Wheat Freights Good Position in Australia

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

Cable advices received from London report the following notice which recently appeared in the "Financial News":…

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Candian Wheat Areas Menaced by 'Hoppers

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

A GREAT increase in the spread of grasshoppers through the wheat districts of Saskatchewan, Canada, is forecast in a report on the position…

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W.A. Producers want Wool Discussed

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

DESPITE the fact that they had been advised that wool was not to be discussed at the Empire Producers' Conference the executive of…

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No Reason for wheat Price Disparity Overseas

The Land · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 6

A STATEMENT that there was no justification for the disparity between the price of Australian wheat and that of…

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