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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Handy Farm Water Reservoir

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 11

Mr. A. E. P. Skinner, of Bundanoon, pumps water into this concrete reservoir and reticulates it from there for house and farm use. The tank is 14 feet square and 5 feet deep, with a capacity of 4,200 gallons…

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Skeleton Weed Control. Cropping Systems Altered. Favourable Prospects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 11

The harmful effect of skeleton weed on wheat crops is well known. During the last 10 years severe losses have occurred through invasions by…

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English Boys for Farms

Daily News · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

Eighteen boys from the Hadleigh School of Farming. Essex, arrived on the Jervis Bay yesterday in charge of Adjutant John P. Cooper of the Salvation Army…

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Turf Guide For Warwick Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 21

Included in Friday morning's Daily Telegraph will be a free Turf…

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May Be Forced to Borrow Money Minister's Power Over Farmers on New Close Settlements

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

SUCCESSFUL applicants for fanning lands recently resumed may be forced to borrow from the Rural Bank. This is revealed in an official notification concerning land in the…

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Trucking Sheep and Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 5

A CONSTANT and quite reasonable. complaint of the butchers at Homebush is the fact that many sheep and cattle breeders practice false economy by…

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Promotes Wool Growth New Health Oil for Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

A NEWLY discovered fish oil, "Pilchardone," a health promoter for sheep, is guaranteed by the Canadian Government to be rich in vitamins A. D. and F…

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Penrith Cattle Sale

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

The next cattle sale at the Penrith yards of Welch and Fowler pty Ltd. will be held on Thursday, 19th inst There will be a good yarding of…

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Old Country Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 14

PRICES of purebred cattle are generally down a little in England this year, in comparison with last year's figures…

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Wheat Trials

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 13

UNDER the dry conditions prevailing at Condobolin during the growing season best results were shown by quick-maturing wheats…

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Wheat Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 5

According to a cable received from London, the following full cargo wheat fixtures have been made:— 1 from New South Wales, Victoria…

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Biscuits Help Farmer Factories Diminish Wheat Surplus

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 13

AN important avenue for the consumption of the products of the wheat farmer is the biscuit manufacturing industry, which during…

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St. Marys Cattle Sale

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Ten horses, mostly light and heavy draughts, and one child's pony, in addition to choice dairy, fat, and store cattle, will be offered at the Farmers…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 3

The first series of the 1939 London wool sales will commence on Jan. 17 and conclude on Feb. 2. The catalogue totals 116,500 bales…

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Give Your Sheep a Chance

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

SOME herbages, when dry, are still highly nutritious though apt to cause impaction. It a judicious lick is supplied which will obviate this, there seems no…

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Wool in Sound Position

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 38

Wool is in a sound position statistically, though, of course, prices are lower than they were at this time…

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Science Assisting Wool Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

A MESSAGE from Canberra states that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has decided to make a detailed investigation of the physical…

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Season's Record Wool Price

Daily News · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 8

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports: The improvement shown at Tuesday's auctions was further accentuated yesterday, and the' market may now be quoted as being from par…

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Wheat Men Con World's Diet

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--The future of the world wheat market is being discussed from many interesting angles at the International Wheat Conference…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

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

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