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Farming & the land, 1938

9,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Armidale Store Cattle Sale

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 26

Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Co. announce in our advertising columns a special sale of 1200 good quality New England bred cattle at Armidale on Monday next, January…

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Wheat Harvest Surprises

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 11

THOSE people closely connected with the wheat industry in this State are discussing with keen interest the many unique features associated with this season's harvest, which is…

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Trend of London Butter Market

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

THE Secretary of the Victorian Co-op. Butter and Cheese Factories' Association (Mr. L. Lowsbey) stated recently that it might be a…

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Record Wool Price

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

A RECORD price for the season was obtained at the wool sales yesterday tor a line of five bales of fine fleece from the famous Merriman…

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Norco Butter Production Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 9

The weekly butter production at the Norco factories has now reached 470 tons. By the end of this month, or early in February, it is possible that the record of 530 tons will…

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Cattle Market Without Quotable Change

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 23

Although 4,800 cattle were expected at Homebush yesterday (Thursday) only 3,900, including 450 stores, were sold. The bulk of the supply consisted of bullocks…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 13

The offering at the Melbourne fat stock sales consisted of 21,000 sheep and 20,000 fat lambs. The demand for best trade wethers was evenly sustained, and a small selection of extra prime…

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Sheep Trucks. Ample Numbers Available

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 9

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, denied a report yesterday that stockowners on the Monaro could not get trucks to convey sheep from western districts…

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The Week in Wheat

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 23

The Victorian Wheatgrowers Corporation Ltd. reports on the wheat market this week as follows:—OVERSEAS MARKET…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 13

With a [?]mer tone in the Sydney wheat market, farmers showed a little more inclination to sell yesterday. There was a fairly active demand, mostly by millers in the…

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Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 13

Exports of wheat from Australia in the current season, December 2 to January 4, were the equivalent of 9,981,781 bushels. WHEAT AND FLOUR EXPORTS…

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High Per Centage of Choicest Butter

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

OF 533,363 boxes of butter manufactured in N.S.W. factories, and examined at Sydney and Newcastle by the State…

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Prevention is Best for Cattle Disease

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 25

One of the most common diseases of dairy cattle was contagious abortion, said Mr. E. MacDonald, Orange district veterinary officer in the…

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Record Price for Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

Mr. W. T. Merriman, of Merryville, Yass, examining some of his wool which at yesterday's sales was sold to an Australian buyer for the season's record figure of 29d a lb…

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London Wool Committee Meet

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

THE establishment of a joint technical committee to enable producers and manufacturers to discuss common problems, is contemplated by the…

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Market for Wheat Was Firm

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

WHEAT on the local market yesterday held steady at the previous day's improved rates. Millers and shippers were anxious to secure…

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Further Rise in Wheat Values

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

Wheat prices advanced again in Sydney to-day, as a result .of the sustained demand overseas for Australian cargoes…

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Homebush Stock Sales Thursday Prime Sheep Unchanged

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 23

There was no material alteration in values for good to prime sheep and lambs at Homebush yesterday, and generally last day's rates were maintained. Medium and inferior sorts,…

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Guns Before Wool CANBERRA, Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 7

JAPANESE purchases of Australian wool totalled approximately 295,000 bales during the first nine months ended…

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English Expert Praises North-West Wheat

The Land · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

A SAMPLE of this season's early North-western wheat has been described by the noted English wheat authority, Dr…

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