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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Dart's Imperial Wheat. Its Origin

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 3

Speaking at Longerenong College, a few days ago, Mr F. E. Lee gave the history of Dart's Imperial Wheat. Mr. Thomas Dart, who is now 72 years of…

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Speculation in Wheat. No Corner. London, April 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

Mr. Patten, the wheat speculator of Chicago, states that he does not intend advancing prices; further, that he does not hold sufficient wheat to justify a corner, but only enough to raise the…

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Wheat Corner. Patten V. the Public. London, April 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 4

Mr. Patten, the Chicago wheat speculator, prophesies shut before many months the people of Europe will be struggling for bread in famine stricken stricken queues. He has engaged detectives to…

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Farm and Field. New Process of Butter-making

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 3

A committee of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia has just made public its report on the Taylor process for butter-making. It is…

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How to Treat Seed Wheat

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 1

Just now wheat is a precious commodity, but growers have in some casus to forego a substantial proportion of its high value because…

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The Farmers' Friend

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 3

Amongst the list of absolute necessities in the proper equipment of a farm or holding of any description, must nowadays be added fire…

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Chicago Wheat Corner. London, April 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 4

Mr. Wilson, Secretary to the Department of Agriculture at Washington, states that there will be sufficient wheat in America at normal prices for bread-making purposes until the now crop is gathered…

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Wheat Corner Weakening. London, April 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 2

The Standard states that the wheat corner in Chicago is weakening…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date April 20 :-- Larger catalogues were offered at…

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Dart's Imperial Wheat. Its Origin

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 7

Speaking at Longerenong college, a few days ago, Mr F. E. Lee gave the history of Dart's Imperial Wheat. Mr Thomas Dart, who is now 72 years of…

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Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 2

April 21.-Our anticipations of a good market were folly realised at our yesterday's sale, when prices showed a sharp advance of from 5 to 10 per cent. Greasy…

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RECIPES. Specially Written for this Column. All Rights Reserved. Sheep's-Head Soup

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

Soak a thoroughly clean sheep's head, and stew gently in 5 quarts of water till tender. Take off the. fire, and cut off the meat; put back the…

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Capital Place to Farm

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

Easterner: "You say you have a farm in the West for sale. I think of going West. Is your farm in in good climate?"…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) a New Fruit Evaporator

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 4

A new process for evaporating apples, peaches, apricots, or other fruits is claimed to be perfected by an individual, who for years has been…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 1

MESSRS Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report under date of 21st April, 1909, as follows :— Our anticipations of a good market…

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Wheat Corner. a Total Collapse. London, April 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 4

There has been a further slump at Chicago. May-July wheat broke 4½ cents below the previous closing. The "bears" pressed their advantage, emphasising the…

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An Ancient Corner in Wheat. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 6

Sir,—The wheat "corner" referred to by Mr. J. Wilson, the United States Secretary for Agriculture, as the only one that ever succeeded in the history of the world presents a very…

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Stomach Worms in Sheep the Disease Described an Official Report

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 3

Mr Sydney Dodds, M.R.C.V.S., Principal Government Veterinary Surgeon and Bacteriologist in Queensland, in dealing with the…

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The Wheat War. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 2

Owing to reports of declining markets in Liverpool, and also of favourable new crop prospects, there was a fresh "break" on the Chicago wheat market) yesterday…

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Farmers and High Prices to the Editor

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 2

SIR,--It has so often been asserted as to become threadbare, that a policy of protection does not make anything the dearer but I venture to say vary few…

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