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Farming & the land, 1941

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Bean Seed at £45 an Acre. Profitable Crop. Demand Exceeds Supply. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 4

Bean seed growing should return at least £45 in acre in suitable districts, but great care is necessary to produce it. At present the…

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Indifferent Farmers. Sceptical of Facts. Extension Workers' Problems. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 4

"Why is it that methods demonstrated over and over again, methods which apparently are practical and calculated to improve…

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Abyssinians in Revolt Patriots Press on to Capital Italians Evacuate Farms And Outposts LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2

News of the spread of revolt comes from all over Abyssinia, where the fire fanned in the west is sweeping across the uplands of Gojjam and working steadily into the interior…

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Ftftty-six Years "Clean" Dairying

The Biz · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 6

Surely a record has been established by Mr. C. H. G. Northover, the well-known Fairfield dairyman. He has been engaged In the industry for about fifty-six…

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Cattle Values Firm

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 17

Supplies were again light at Homebush, on Monday, but they showed a further increase aggregating 1,119 head of which 120 were auctioned in the stores section. Quality…

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Riverina Wheat

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

Bagged wheat received at E[?] railway Stations Junee railway division announed in [?] bags for the 1940-41. season. Present…

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Wool Appraisements

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 16

THE FARMERS & GRAZIERS' CO-OPERATIVE, GRAIN, INSURANCE & AGENCY CO. LTD. report: We submitted our No. 48 appraisement catalogue (the 19th…

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Thursday Sheep Values Decline

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 17

The State Marketing Bureau reports:- There was a substantial Increase in the supplies of sheep and lambs available at the Homebrah saleyards yesterday when 52,477…

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Taking Cattle, etc., To Mountains

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 12

"N.H.": If cattle and poultry are taken from the south-west to the Blackheath district, would the change of climate affect them in any way?…

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Washing Wool For Pillows

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 12

"L.W."—The C.W.A., Handicrafts Notes Rives the following information concerning the washing of flcece wool: Make a solution of soft soap and washing soda. The amount…

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Good Pastoral Outlook is General in Eastern States

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 5

AUTUMN prospects are now good in pastoral areas of all States & excepting Western Australia, as a resutl of recent rains, reports the Australian Woolgrowers' Council. Everything points to a good autumn…

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Effects of Pasture Management on Sheep Production

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 5

INTERESTING, though so far inconclusive, results have been obtained from two new experiments at the Waite Institute,…

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Homebush Stock Sales Monday Sheep Market Irregular

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 17

Al the Homebush Saleyards on Monday, alttaig[?] 27,170 head of sheep and lambs was listed for sale, the number actually yarded was 31,900. The general quality of the…

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No Change In Wool Levy

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 1

It is stated at there is no [?] hood of the wool [?] of [?] per [?] for [?] and bubility being reduced or [?] as it is ho[?]…

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Vic. Growers Favor Grading of Wheat

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

SUPPORT in the pricipal of [?] Australian wheat was expressed by the central council of the Victorian V.C.P. at the recent…

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Cattle Rates Drop 15/- to 20/A Head

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 17

The State Marketing Bureau reports:- Increased numbers of cattle were offered at Homebush, aggregating 1,577 head, of which 140 were auctioned in the stores…

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Ayrshire Cattle News and Notes High-yielding Ayrshire

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 9

DENBIGH CENTLE 5th, an Ayrshire cow owned by Messrs. McIntosh Bros., Denbigh, Cobbity, headed the official productions for the…

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Average Wool Price Below Last Season's

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 5

THE Commonwealth average appraised price for wool to date this season is 12.25d. perLb., which is 24d. per lb. less than the…

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Complaints of Tar Brands in Wool

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 5

COMPLAINTS have been received by the Central Wool Committee from the wool authorities in the United…

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Higher Wool Price for Manufactured Exports

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 5

The Central Wool Committee has been empowered to raise the price of wool to Australian manufacturers producing goods for export…

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