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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

6,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

The Catholic Man on the Land Mischief of Specialised Cropping. Invites Weed Invasion

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 38

All weeds require special conditions if they are to thrive. Such conditions, states a booklet on weed control just issued by the Department of Agriculture…

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Record Barley Crop. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 10

The chairman and general manager of the Australian Barley Board, Mr. H. M. Tomlinson, announced to-day that a record crop for Australia had been harvested this season…

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Reduced Apple Crop. Undersized Fruit. Pool Complaints to Be Considered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in reply to complaints that the acquisition of the apple and pear crop bore hardly on growers, said that…

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Wheat and sheep, Western Australia

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

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Auction Sales to Come Sheep and Cattle

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 26

FORBES.—Edward Weaver and Co., and F. & G. Co-op. Co., C.W. and P. Co. Ltd., and W. K. Garnsey, Senr., Ply. Ltd., fortnightly on Tuesday…

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Mainly About People. Visitors to Sydney. Sheep and Cattle Interests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 5

Mr. W. S. Woodside, of Dunlop, Merriwa, who was present at Flemington on Monday, remarked that Merriwa [?]ad had one of the best fat lamb seasons on record. Conditions…

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On the Land Stockdales. Irregular Sheep Market. Cattle Values Weaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 5

While prime lambs and sheep were unchanged at the Flemington saleyards yesterday, all other qualities were cheaper…

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Breeding Farm Stock& Veterinary Sheep Stud Notes Preventing Imports of Inferior N.Z. Sheep

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 16

FOR the effective operation of legislation already enacted by the New Zealand Government to restrict the export of inferior sheep to Australia,…

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Light Cattle Yarding

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 25

The State Marketing Bureau reports: The offering of cattle at Homebush on Monday was the lightest for some considerable time, and totalled only 1740 head, including 254…

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Wheat Market

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 14

Prices were unchanged on a quiet local wheat market to-day. Quotations, as fixed by the Australian Wheat Board, were 3s 9 12d a bushel…

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Cattle Food From Straw

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--H. Price, an inventor from New South Wales, believes he has discovered a method of making cattle food from straw…

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Car Running Into Cattle

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 14

"M.B.": What would be the position of a person in a car who bumped into a beast, or beasts, which are allowed to roam about the roads?…

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Founder of Sheep Breed Honored

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 8

At "Corriedale" Homestead. New Zealand, the chairman of the Waitaki Country Council (Mr. James Rodman) recently unveiled a stone to…

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Thursday Good Trade Sheep Hold Firm

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 25

The State Marketing Bureau reports: Sheep and lambs offered at auction at the Homebush saleyards yesterday totalled 20,122. The quality generally was only fair. In the grown…

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Agents' Commission On Silo Wheat

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Gollan branch, Farmers and Settlers' Association carried a motion that the Central Executive be asked to protest…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, February 14, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Sheep and Horses on Show at Yass

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 9

Champion Merino rams being judged for the grand championship at Yass, the first 1940 Show of Merino sheep in southern New South Wales. The grand champion (nearest camera) was exhibited by Merryville Pty. Ltd.; next is the reserve, exhibited by T. Starr and Son, "Eshcol," Dalton…

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Homebush Stock Sales Monday Sheep Values Firm

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 24

The State Marketing Bureau reports: I[?] yarding of sheep and lambs at the Homebu[?] saleyards on Monday was again a light on totalling only 21,005. The quality generally…

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Delay in Roofing Pool Wheat Stacks

The Land · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Australian Wheat Board consideration was given to reports from the States upon the progress of roofing and…

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Govts. Caused Wheat Crisis Orange

Daily News · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 5

Leader of the State [?]mentary Labor Party, Mr. McKell, to-night severely criticised the State and Federal…

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