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Farming & the land, 1940

6,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Soldiers' Farms Are Safe

The Sun · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 18

Considerable progress has been made with plans originated by the State Government to control and…

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Science Need in Farming

Daily News · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 5

Need for scientific farming was stressed yesterday by the secretary of the Rural Bank, Mr. S. M. Morton, at the North-West Agricultural…

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Auction Sales to Come Sheep and Cattle

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 22

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

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Local Butter Quality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

The director of dairying, Mr. O. C. Ballhausen, announced yesterday that during last week 91 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the New South Wales butter…

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Prime Cattle Firm

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 21

The State Marketing Bureau reports: Supplies of cattle available at Homebush on Monday were highter than those of last sale day, although the number yarded, 1954 head,…

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Higher Cattle Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Paced with one of the smallest consignments of cattle for many months, buyers were compelled to increase their bids right from the start. With the support of several country…

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Keen Cattle Competition

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 21

State Marketing Bureau reports:—The offering of cattle at Homebush yesterday was the smallest for some considerable time and totalled only 1546 head, of which 272…

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Hereford Cattle News

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 12

MR. K. P. and the Misses I. & E. Wright, of "Lomani," near Quirindi, have founded a Hereford Stud and a Hereford herd of about…

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Wool Committee's Success

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 8

Whatever the weaknesses of our wartime economic organisation in other directions, the smooth and efficient working of the scheme for the disposal…

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Germans In Wool Jobs

Daily News · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Challenged by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, to produce a list of alleged German Woolbuyers engaged to…

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Combating Lice and Tick in Sheep

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 12

Several successful prosecutions took place during January regarding lice and tick infestation in sheep, and various points have been…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 1

All overseas Quotes are for Wednesday, February 21, 1940, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Wages Tax And Wheat Carting

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 10

A correspondent asks for further information concerning a reply recently given as to whether wages tax should be collected when payment is being made for the carting…

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Homebush Stock Sales Monday Sheep's Values Advance

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 21

The State Marketing Bureau reports: There mas only a light supply of sheep and lambs totalling 13,494 offered at auction at the Homebush saleyards on Monday. The quality…

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Thursday Higher Rates for Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 21

State Marketing Bureau reports:—Sheep and lambs offered at auction at the Homebush saleyards yesterday totalled 24,140. In the grown sheep section 17,100 were…

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Death of Noted Wool Figure

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 7

THE death occurred in Sydney last week-end of Mr. Kenneth de Lacy Cudmore, for many years a prominent figure in Australian wool circles…

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No Germans on Wool Appraising

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 8

"Limited employment of neutral foreigners oh wool appraisement is in the interests of Australian woolgrowers," said the Prime Minister…

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Advance to Wheat Growers. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 11

The Federal Government is almost certain to make another payment to wheat growers in addition to the advance of 2/6 a bushel that it has already made. The extra amount…

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Butter Production Record. Figures for December. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 8

Butter production in Australia during December, which totalled 474,343cwt, was probably an all-time record for any month. It was greater than in any previous month…

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Sheep Stud Notes Special Stud Rams form Victoria

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 13

ADVICE has been received from Melbourne, that 10 special Border Letcester sires have been secured from leading Victorian studs for the…

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