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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

403 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 21

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 9

There have been several changes in dairy produce quotations during the week. Butter had a heavy tall of 10s per ton. caused by an increase in supplies and a…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 9

There has been little to record in the market for farm produce during the week. Storekeepers and speculators are operating sparingly, and purchasing almost only…

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Farm and Produce. Record Butter-fat Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 11

Thu world's record production of butterfat for twelve months has again been beaten, this time by an American Guernsey. According to the report of her…

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Tiger's or Sheep's Teeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 11

Coming back to teeth, we see how the pointed teeth that would be useless for cropping grass have gone in [?]erbivorous boasts. A lion would be very much…

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Wheat Gambling. Chicago Speculators. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 5

Wheat again rose rapidly, reaching the highest point since the war began. May wheat reached a dollar and a quarter…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Brisk Demand for Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 9

An animated market ruled for old season's wheat to-day. The continued absence of rain from the producing centres of the Riverina and western districts is…

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Export of Wheat. Explanation by Mr. Cann. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 4

Mr. Cann, the State Chief Secretary, stated this afternoon that his attention had been drawn to a statement that Mr. Gillespie, of Messrs. Gillespie and…

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Irish Farmers and Finance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 11

An exhaustive report has been issued by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Education for Ireland on the subject of agricultural credit in Ireland…

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Dairying in the Transvasal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 11

Dairying in the Transvaal is evidently passing through troublons times. Landowners' Association, in its report, points out that the impart of dairy…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 9

Business in dairy produce during the week has been of fair volume. The butter market is weak, owing to heavy supplies, and the absence of demand…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 9

The market for wheat is very firm, and not much grain is available. There has been a little forward purchasing for February-March delivery at prices…

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Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 6

James O'Hern was indicted on a charge of having, on June 3rd, 1914, at Dawson's River, stolen one steer, the property of Henry Stanley Flett. Mr. Pickburn,…

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High Wheat Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 4

The boom in wheat continued to-day, When there were eager buyers at 5s 6d a bushel, thus bringing the market to the level of 1902, the year of the great…

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Matters in Sydney. Over £150,000 Raised. Available Wheat Supply. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 5

The Patriotic Fund now aggregates £154,158 12s 1d. The Lord Mayor's Fund heads the list with £77,466 19s 4d, followed by War Food Fund £26,640 12s 2d,…

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South Africa. Black Farmers' Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 11

A delegation of South African natives sent to this country to plead the cause of four and a half million of their fellows domiciled under the Union Government is…

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The Farmer's Friend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

There are few insect-eating birds which, like the peewit, feed at night. Up-on the bird the farmer's fate hangs. It is often the difference to him between…

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Farm and Produce. Deep and Shallow Cultivation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 11

The retention of moisture in the self-depends largely upon the methods of caltivation. At a recent meeting of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau. Mr. E…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 9

Although heavy supplies of butter are coming forward, considerably in excess of that required for local consumption, prices are being kept up contrary to…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 9

In most lines of produce there has been a firmer feeling during the past week, and during the past few days good amount of speculation his taken place…

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Shipping Movements. Wheat Vessels Safe. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 5

The ship Imperator Alexander II. which left Sydney on April 18th, wheat laden, for the English Channel for orders, has arrived at Queenstown…

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