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Farming & the land, 1940

6,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Canadian Wool Imports. Ottawa, Feb. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

The Government older issued at the middle of January placing on the free list, wool, combed, but not further processed, has been rescinded on the ground that it is no longer…

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Wool Purchase. Appraisements of February 20

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

Appariseents of clips on Tuesday. February 20, have been supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association. One cataloque comprised the day's…

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To Confer on Wheat Future: Fed. Meeting

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

IT was announced by the President of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation (Mr. E. Field) this week that the annual meeting…

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British Butter Price New Contract After June. MURWILLUMBAH

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

Reference to the divergence of opinion regarding the equitableness or otherwise of the price paid to Australian producers for exported butter was made in a presidential address…

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Wheat Trade. Speculative Interest Abroad. CHICAGO, Feb. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

Wheat is rising steadily. Political conditions in south-eastern Europe and the Near East, according to brokers, are bringing the public into the market…

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On the Land Stockdales. Lambs Again Deader. Cattle Values Advance

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

Prime sheep and lambs were dearer at the opening of the Flemington saleyards yesterday. When the sales settled down sheep…

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World Wheat Statistical Position Favors Buyer Broomhall's Comment on Expert Surplus

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

THE Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson), in his monthly review of the international wheat situation, draws attention to th latest estimate by Broomhall, of the world's exportable wheat surplus for the season, August 1, 1939, to July 31, 1940, which is…

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Shelving of Wheat Control Critised Sidestepping the Issue Till Next Crisis

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

THE acting president of the Primary Producers' Association of Western Australia (Mr. J. W. Diver) said in Perth last week, that…

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Wool Appraisement Star Item at Graziers' Conf. Many Aspects Will Be Debated

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 7

MATTERS connected with the appraisement of wool figure largely on the business paper for the annual conference of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, which will open in Sydney on March 11…

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Market News and Reviews of the Week Brokers' Views Wool and Shipping Transport Problem

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 20

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON LTD. report: The anomaly at present prevails that ample wool is available in Australia, but in the United Kingdom supplies for civilian needs…

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Act Now for Wheat Stability Premier Mair is Outspoken on Need For Solving "Deep-Seated Problems" Wants to Assist Average Growers

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

DECLARING that he was not yet convinced that we could look for a substantial and maintained rise in prices permanently to ease the wheat position, the Premier (Mr. Mair), in an exclusive interview with "The Land" this week, said that we should use the present breathing space to get down to the real deep-seated problems…

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Crop Estimate may be Too High

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

IT is still too early to obtain an accurate estimate of the total wheat harvest in New South Wales for the 1939-40 season, but some officers of the Department of Agriculture are of the opinion that the Statistician's, latest estimate of 76,000,000 bushels is somewhat too…

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Big Field Day On Yanco Farm

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 2

ARRANGEMENTS have now been completed for the monster Field Day to be held on Mr. H. H. West's farm, "Willow Grange" Yanco, on…

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Farmers Critical of Silo Conlrol

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 4

AT the last meeting of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, it was urged that a change should be made in the…

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Breeding Farmstock & VETERINARY More Co-operation Wanted Between Stock-men & Vets. to Prevent Animal Diseases

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 12

IN a recent article on vitamins I suggested that correspondents seeking advice on diseases of stock should always report the food fed to the sick animal. Many cases occur which can be put right only by an…

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A Section for the Poultry Farmer Light Sussex is Attractive Fowl; Good Table Qualities By an Expert

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 13

A FEW seasons ago the Light Sussex breed of poultry had many admirers in the metropolis and country districts, but to-day only a few stud breeders still have faith in the breed. There seems to be little reason for the slump…

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Junior Farmer Club Competition Results

The Land · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 22

The Dangar, Gedye and Malloch Improved Club Competition, conducted by the Junior Farmers' Club Council for prizes donated by that…

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Interest Free Loans Essential To Farmers BRISBANE, Feb. 18

Tribune · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 4

“Long term government loans, interest free, are essential to enable the Brisbane poultry fanners to recover from the serious losses caused through the death of large number of hens in the recent heat wave.”…

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Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 14

Occasional small replenishments were again made by millers in the Sydney wheat market yesterday Produce interests were inclined to hold off,…

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Quality Cattle at Show

The Sun · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 5

Australia's leading beef cattle studs have entered outstanding teams for this year's Sydney Show…

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