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Farming & the land, 1938

9,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Modern Tractors for Modern Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

A SPLENDIDLY produced and beautifully illustrated catalogue has just been issued by H. V. Mokay Massey Harris Pty., Ltd., giving details of the…

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Collins' Farmers' Diary

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

CONSIDERING its importance, it is amasing the small proportion of farmers who know [?]tually what it coats them to produce a pound of butter, a…

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Can Dairying be Called a Profession?

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

"UNTIL the idea is standened that dairy farming is a routine business, I see [?]ttle hope of further successful development of the…

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A Dairyman's Note-book "Big Scrub" Problems

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

CERTAIN portions of the Dig Scrub an not responding to the ideal conditions as well as would have been expected, and teach the lesson of the…

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Coastal Dairy Districts Enjoy good Season, but Inland Conditions Are Not so Favorable

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

WHILE dairy farmers on the Middle Rivers and North Coast are enjoying a splendid season, those in other centres are not nearly so fortunate. Rain is needed in several inland districts, where crops and…

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Tractors on the Farm Removing a Broken Stud

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 9

"Many seemingly small jobs at times present difficulties to the inexperienced tractor driver. It sometimes happens that a stud gets broken off, and its removal…

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Surprise at Warwick Farm

Referee · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

AT Tattersall's meeting at Randwick on New Year's Day, the attendance fell off by 3000, and Totalisator investments by £2478, as compared with the…

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Yet to Win in Sydney But Jocular Went Close At Farm

Referee · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

FORMER Queenslander, Jocular, who now carries the colors of owner-trainer H. V. Cooper, almost brought off a…

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How They Finished at The Farm on Monday Finish—maiden Handicap, 1m

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 17

FINISH—NURSERY HANDICAP (Colts & Geldings), 5f. FINISH—NURSERY HANDICAP (Fillies), 5f. FINISH—SEFTON HANDICAP, 6f. FINISH—FARM NOVICE HANDICAP, 1m…

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Testing Seed for Farmers. Woman's Interesting Job

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 23

ONE of the most important jobs in the New South Wales Department of Agriculture is held by a woman botanist, Miss Amy M[?]s, who is in…

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How Science Assists the Farmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 23

BREAKING down a sample of seed in the seed-sampler to obtain a [?]tative sample. MISS D. LITTLE identifying seeds with the aid of a microscope. MISS MYERS examines a tray of seeds germinating in the seed-incubator…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 11

R[?]ess opened firm in city dairy houses yesterday, with good in[?]es for cheese. Eggs also sold to a good demand. with adequate stocks on warehouse floors. Butter…

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Rotation of Crops To Combat Spread of Weed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

Skeleton weed has consolidated its claims for a substantial share of the soil wealth of the south-west. Farmers are being advised to resist this invasion by adopting…

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Young Australians' Revue. Proceeds to Liverpool Farmers' Distress Fund

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 1

The 30 Young Australians who are due to present their revue, "Around the world," at the Town Hall, Liverpool, on Saturday, January 15, are probably the…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 26

RANGERS VALLEY.—At hangers Valley Station,. Glen Innes, on Monday, February 14, 3000 pure Hereford cattle will be offered by the Australian Mercantile Land and…

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Stock and Property Market Auction Sales to Come Sheep and Cattle

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 26

FORBES: Next sheep sale, Tuesday, January 18. Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd:, Sydney, and W. K. Garnsey, Senr., Ltd., Forbes, agents in conjunction…

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Wheat Market Fully Steady

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 23

Overseas wheat markets are now steadier to firm on improved enquiry in the U.K. from both millers and speculators. A good business was done in U.S. winter wheat to…

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London Butter Market

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 23

The Australian Producers' Wholesale Coop. Federation Pty. Ltd. report having received a cable from their London office dated January 4, stating: Butter: Buyers are not…

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Record Cattle Yardings

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 23

All previous records for heavy yardings of cattle at Homebush were broken last year. For one day's sale the record was…

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Record Butter Output Forecast

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

A RECORD production of 70,000 tons of factorymade butter for the 12 months ending June 30 next, is…

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