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Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 9

There was a strong demand for all average quality lines at the wool sales to-day. Bradford was the dominating factor, taking a large proportion of the offering. Continental operators gave…

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Wheat Market. Restricted Demand. Lower Values

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 8

Values declined a little further in the Sydney wheat market yesterday, as a result of a weakening ti end in the oversea grain exchanges…

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Fertility Loss Offsets Better Wheat Methods

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 5

DESPITE increased yields from new varieties, increased use of fertilisers and better cultivation, Victorian wheat yields…

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Fourteen Sheep per Acre on Irrigated Pasture Land

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 8

0NE of the most interesting features of the Master Farmer Field Day at Yanco farm was the inspection of the experimental improved pasture plot, and the talk in relation to it given by Mr. H. J. Dargin, agricultural instructor…

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Wool Fashion Display For Brisbane Show

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 6

A FASHION display on the lines of that staged abroad in connection with the "Use More Wool" campaign, is likely to be a spectacular…

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Market News and Reviews WHEAT Market Apathetic

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 26

Overseas wheat markets are described this freek as apathetic, and there has been no great change in the position as compared with the last two or three weeks. World's…

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Wool Display To Be Staged at Show

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

A WOOL display, the best of its kind yet seen in Australia, embracing the manufacture of wool in its various stages up to weaving and…

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Larger U.k. Wool Imports in 1938

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 12

The English Board of Trade figures for the past year show that imports of wool into the United Kingdom totalled 882,229,000lb., an increase of 99,242,000lb…

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Wagga Lad Wins J.F.C. Wheat Title

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

The junior farmers' State wheat-growing championship has been awarded to E. J. Harper (Wagga club), who thus wins the trophy…

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Aust. Wheat Harvest May Exceed 145 Million Bus

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 5

THE Commonwealth Statistician Dr. Roland Wilson), in announcing a total Australian wheat harvest of 143,730,000 bushels, based on…

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Huge Argentine Wheat Surplus Being Held for Better Prices Statistician's International Review

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 5

REFERENCE to the huge Argentine wheat surplus and the fact that only small quantities have been marketed by the Argentine so far, is made by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) in the international review of the wheat situation just issued. It is pointed…

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To Push on with Wool Scheme; W.A. to Call Canberra Conference

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 6

A CONFERENCE of those interested in the stabilisation of the wool industry is to be called by the executive of the Primary Producers' Association of Western Australia just prior to the conference to be held at Canberra on April 12 to establish an Australian-wide producers'…

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Wheat To Spain U.S.A. Aids Republic London, Friday. Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

THE French Government to-day sent M. Leon Berard to Burgos with instructions to accord General…

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Sydney Wool Sales (Continued from Page 23) Still Firm Brisk Bidding and Good Clearances

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 25

FEATURES of this week's Sydney wool sales were the sustained and general nature of the competition and the satisfactory extent of…

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2½d. Bus. First Home Price Instalment Distribution Began In N.S.W. This Week Special Relief Payment, Too Wheat Sales Share Till October 1

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

PAYMENT commenced in New South Wales this week of first instalments of both the home price for wheat and the relief to those growers who suffered total or partial crop failures because of adverse seasonal…

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Migrants to Learn Farming Here

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

Some of the 21 English youths who arrived in Sydney this week under the Dreadnought Scheme. They have gone to Scheyville Agricultural Training Farm as a pr[?]lude to taking positions on farms…

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Farmlands Drifting Into the Hands of Foreigners? Vic. Minister Sees Danger N.S.W. POSITION

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

A STATEMENT by the Victorian Minister for Lands (Mr. Lind), expressing the fear that control of most of the best…

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Will The Rice Crops Be Saved?

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 1

A heavy crop of Late Caloro rice at the Yanco Rice Research Station, on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The average rice yield on the M.I.A. is 1.78 tons per…

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Minister Congratulates Master Farmer Contest Winner

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid), centre, congratulates Mr. B. J. Stocks, representing B. J. Stocks and Sons, winners of the 1938 Master Farmer Competition conducted by "The Land" and the Farmers and Settlers' Association. The principal trophy was presented at a successful…

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Burrinjucks Vital Link in Defence To Safeguard the Farmlands Big Move Urged Support for 'Land' Plan

The Land · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

BURRINJUCKS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS BATTLESHIPS IN AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE PLANS,…

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