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Farming & the land, 1941

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Stud Cattle Sales at Royal Show

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 36

Three hundred animals are to be offered at the stud beef cattle sales during the Show. On Tuesday, April 8, commencing at…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

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

All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, March 26, 1941 and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…

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Why World Wheat Prices Have Firmed

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

A TRADE statistics statement Issued by the Premier (Mr. Mair) this week refers to the recent increase in overseas wheat futures. The gain…

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Must Continue Wheat Stabilisation After War

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

Continuance of the wheat stabilisation scheme after the war was favored by the annual conference of the Victorian…

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Black Grass Pest on Wheat Lands

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

The danger of nitrogen deficiency in western wheat lands because of the heavy growth of black grass is stressed by Mr. Eric Powell, Parkes…

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F.A.Q. Wheat of High Quality

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

The Chemist's Branch, Department I of Agriculture, after making tests of f.a.q. wheat samples for 1940-41, reports that the general quality is…

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Don't Wait for Officials To Find Cattle Ticks

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 22

Stockowners in Grafton and MacJean Quarantine Areas should watch their cattle and arrange for immediate treatment if any tick is…

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Horses and Sheep were Star Features of Armidale Show

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 11

ARMIDALE and New England P.A. and H. Association's annual Show last week was in aid of the local Spitfire Fund. The district. had already raised over £3,000 for this purpose from a carnival week. After months of preparation, the [?]…

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Sheep Stud Notes 1,000 Gsn. for BoonokeRam

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 5

RAM classing at both Boonoke and Wanganella Instates finished very satisfactorily. The; sheep in both studs showed no sign of the drought…

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Fat Cattle To Conform To Meat Trade Requirements; Show Judging

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 17

EXHIBITS in the fat section at this year's Sydney Show will be judged under conditions which conform more closely to the requirements of the…

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Growers Must Apply for Wheat Grant By April 30

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 1

CLOSING date for the receipt of applications from wheatgrowers for participation in the Commonwealth relief grant is April 30. Forms of application are now…

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Supplementary Foods. Millet and Wheat Compared. for Egg Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 6

Consequent upon the search for supplementary and cheaper poultry food than wheat or its products, it is being represented to poultry…

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Super Was Used On 2-Thirds of Wheat Area

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 3

ACCORDING} 1.0 a statement issued by the Government Statistician this week approximately two-thirds of the N.S.W. wheat area in 1940-41…

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Cold Storage For Butter and Meat; Page Outlines Plan By Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 38

CANBERRA, Thursday,-—The cold storage plans of the Commonwealth Government were outlined by the Minister for Commerce (Sinr Earle Page)…

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Food for an Emergency. Butter and Meat. Cool Stores Being Built. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 10

Temporary building for holding butter and meat in cold storage for an emergency will be built throughout Australia…

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Market News and Reviews Brokers' Views Wool and Double Shearing

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 36

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Because of the abundance of green feed coupled with moist climatic conditions, the blowfly continues to give unusually great trouble…

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Wool Price and Production Costs To the Editor of "The Land."

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 28

Sir,—If a provision, in the month of May, for an annual review of the terms upon which the Australian wool-clips were acquired by Great Britain two seasons ago is an actual…

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French-Nazi Barter Scheme Pigs, Cheese, Wine for Wheat Supply London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 2

The authorities of occupied and unoccupied France have reached a barter agreement for the exchange of vital foodstuffs, New York reports state…

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To Police Wheat Scheme Move for Local Committees to Prevent Area Increases

The Land · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 2

THE information published in "The Land" last week, to the effect that under the wheat stabilisation scheme wheatgrowers in New South Wales had applied for almost a million acres in excess of the…

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The Small Wool Grower. Controlling Factor. an Appraiser Sums Up. Berriedale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 6

If growers would only pay attention to such serious and easily avoided faults as mixing their wools and sending in unskirted…

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