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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

6,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

Easier Cattle Values

The Land · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 12

The State Marketing Bureau reports:- The yarding of cattle yesterday totalled 3586 head, comprising: 2353 fat and 233 stored. General quality was very fair…

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Beef Cattle World

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 10

Recent deliveries from Colly Creek Hereford stud. Willow Tree. Include Colly Creek Corporal, from Golf Hill Marinda 48th, to Mr. A.M. Holland…

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Wagga Sheep Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

In a series of seven sales held at Wagga, by Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and Younghusband Ltd. conjointly, during the last few…

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Big Wheat Crop Yields in N. West

The Land · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

MANY farmers in the north-west were agreeably surprised to find that their average wheat yield over an area of 400 acres and more, was in…

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Sheep for Pig Food

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

Thousands of sheep, mostly ewes, had been slaughtered in Western Australia, and sold as pig feed, the secretary of the…

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Definition of Plain Sheep To the Editor. "Farmer and Settles."

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

Sir,—I noticed Mr. Wiseman's definition of a plain ram in a recent issue your paper,I have plain rams here and they are totally different to…

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Big Bodied Sheep From Coonamble

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

THE Rierside Merino Merino stud will be represented at the Orange sales by 10 rams. The Orange team will compr[?]…

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Hardy Sheep From Sunny Park

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

SUNNY Park Merino said, Coonamble, has a team for Orange consisting of three stud rams and six flock rams, to be offered in…

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Queensland Weekly Letter Wheat Crop of 41/2 m. Bushels

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 7

THE Queensland wheat crop this year is expected to be 41/2 milton bushels which is much below the State's requirements,…

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Rapier Wheat Yields Well

The Land · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

A YIELD of 50 bushels to the acre was obtained this season from a crop of 130 acres of Rapier wheat grown at Cudal by Mr. A. Kenneth…

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Less Butter Expected Effect of Drought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

Most farmers believed this season's butter production would be considerably less than last year's, although an estimate…

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Sheep Fed to Pigs Say Butchers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 7

THOUSANDS of sheep in West Australia are being slaughtered and sold as pig feed as the only way of disposing of carcases, the Federal secretary of the Master Butchers'…

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Sheep Fed to Pigs Say Butchers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 7

THOUSANDS of sheep in West Australia are being slaughtered and sold as pig feed as the only way of disposing of carcases, the Federal secretary of the Master Butchers'…

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Sheep Fed to Pigs Say Butchers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 7

THOUSANDS of sheep in West Australia are being slaughtered and sold as pig feed as the only way of disposing of carcases, the Federal secretary of the Master Butchers'…

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Sheep Fed to Pigs Say Butchers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 7

THOUSANDS of sheep in West Australia are being slaughtered and sold as pig feed as the only way of disposing of carcases, the Federal secretary of the Master Butchers'…

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Heavy Wheat Yield at Narromine

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 8

AREMARKABLY heavy wheat yield in Narromine district it reported. From an area of 104-acres, 5028-bush, and 35-lb of wheat were…

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Mystery Broadcast on Wheat Price

The Land · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

ON Thursday, December 16, Mr. F. T. Border, of Beckcom, and other listeners, heard an announcement during the 1.30 p.m. news…

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Homebush Stock Markets Thursday Irregular Sheep Market

The Land · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 12

The State Marketing Bureau reports:- Sheep and lambs were well supplied yesterday, when pennings aggregated 52,867 head, mostly only fair quality. Wethers and…

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U.S. Consumption of Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

Consumption of the sheep's staple in the United States continue as large the labor available permits. Mills are operation to the limit of…

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New German Threat To Confiscate Lands and Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

EARLIER this year, the German Army of Occupation in Holland issued a proclamation demanding 80 per cent, of all foodstuffs produced…

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