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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

6,739 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

State House. Aid for Wheat Farmers. Machinery Measure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 11

Wheatfarmers who produced not more than seven bushels an acre in the last harvest will benefit from the Commonwealth grant of £320,000 to…

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On and Off the Farm Lucerne In Wheat Country

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

While in the past lucerne has played an important part in wheatgrowing country there are now clear indications that this valuable forage…

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Thursday's Sales Sheep and Lambs the Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 17

Griffin Bros., Beckom, 10 xl 24/6, 41 24/3, 22 21/9 av 23/6, 40 s 18/5; J. R. Postlethwaite, Nelungaloo, 36 1 22/8, 66 22/5 av 22/6; V. Hansford, Armatree, 34…

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Sheep Stud Notes Still Good Scope for Studs of Well-bred British Sheep

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 11

THERE is still excellent scope in New South Wales for the establishment of British Breed studs having a good foundation, despite the…

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Germany Increases Wool Substitutes

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

The output of staple fibre in Germany in 1940 is estimated to be 300,000 tons—an increase of 50 per cent. over the 1939 output. It is…

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Channel Is. Cattle Under Nazi Heel

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 9

REPORTS from the United Kingdom state that silence has been clamped on the Channel Islands by the German invaders, so that no one…

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Wheat Lands in Great Condition

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

AS a result of the rains receiv[?] since December, says the Ch[?] Agricultural Instructor, Mr. H. [?] Stening, land throughout the whe[?]…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, February 20, 19[?]; and are to the. nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…

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Poll Shorthorn Cattle Notes Binnia Stud's Arrivals

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 11

A CROP of high quality calves by Calrossic Outpost (imp.) is reported by John McMaster Pty. Ltd., of Binnia Shorthorn stud, Coolah. They…

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Homebush Stock Sales Monday Grown Sheep Cheaper

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 17

The State Marketing Bureau reports: There was a moderate yarding of sheep and lambs at the Homebush Saleyards on Monday, when 32,780 head was offered. The…

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Wheat For Stock Feed; Bd's. Policy

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

REFERRING to the local supply of wheat for slock feed, the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir Clive McPherson) said this week that…

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N.S.W. Butter for the Local Market

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

THE Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) stated yesterday (Thursday) that butter manufactured in New South Wales after…

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Jersey Cattle News and Notes Marovo Stud's Loss

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 13

A SEVERE loss to the Marovo Jersey stud, owned by Mr. W. A. Clift, of Breeza, was the death recently of a well-bred calf, Marovo You'll Do…

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13,000 Sheep Killed. Dingoes' Two Years' Haul

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

The secretary of the Merriwa Dingo Destruction Association estimates that more than 13,000 sheep have been killed by dingoes in the last two seasons in…

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Market News and Reviews Wool Appraisements

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 16

AUSTRALIAN WOOL BROKERS AND PRODUCE CO. LTD. report: Our catalogue, No. 43, was preliminarily appraised on Thursday, February 20, and finally appraised…

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To Debate Changed Method of Wheat Cultivation

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

A LARGE gathering of farmers is expected at the annual district conference of the south-western and western divisions of the Agricultural…

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A.I.S. Cattle Notes. Calves of Great Promise

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 13

LEMON GROVE LUCKY'S ROYAL and Lemon Grore Roger are two young bulls showing exceptional promise in the Lemon Grove A.I.S…

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Record U.S. Wool Clip Last Year

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

LAST year the quantity of wool shorn in the United States was the largest on record. The clip totalled 388,692,000lb., or 11,000,000lb…

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Brokers' Views 1913-14 And Present Wool Price

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 16

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON LTD. report: The offering of the main portion of the season's New South Wales clip has been completed. The last occasion when the sales…

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Uniform Rates of Drought Relief for Dairy Farmers

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

FURTHER extension of the plant recently approved to assis[?] dairy farmers who had suffered so severely from the effects of the 1940…

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