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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

For most dairy produce lines there has been a well-maintained inquiry during the past week. Butter continues in sample supply, and…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Prices for most lines of farm produce have had an easier tendency during the past week as a result of the improvement in the shipping position…

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The Poultry Farm Notes, For Breeders Seasonable Hints

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

Keep your birds busy. This applies to both young and adult stock. If you make life too easy for thorn your hens, especially if heavy breeds, will get…

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The Butter Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

A further steep decline in butter prices is anticipated after decontrol by the Food Ministry, Stocks are mounting rapidly, and it is generally estimated that by the…

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Wool Realisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. H. B. Lassetter, interviewed by the Yorkshire "Post" regarding wool realisation, said he would like to see the Government furnishing a credit of, say,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

The sixth series of the Sydney wool sales, at which 27,000 bales are to be offered, were commenced to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day 4964 bales, were offered. There was a fairly good selection offered, but many faulty lots were in evidence. Japanese,…

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America's Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. T. Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture in President Wilson's Cabinet, whose annual report has just been received by Mr. Ferris, the American…

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The Wool Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

Sir Arthur Goldfinch, Director of Raw Materials, explained to the Colonial Wool Merchants' Association, the proposals of the Realisation Association regarding the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 4725 bales were offered, and 3855 sold. There was the keenest demand for good wool showing fair quality, and skirtings were…

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The Fruit Crop. Enormous Wastage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

An enormous quantity of the summer fruit crop will not be gathered this season. The reason for this is simply that the gathering and marketing would…

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Port Control Exports Held Up Wheat and Butter Pools

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

The president and [?]-president of the Newcastle Chairmen of Commerce had an interview during the week with the Under secretary for Public…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 4557 bales were offered, including a sprinkling of very fine quality wools, for which there was keen competition. The market generally…

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Shipping Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 6

The question of the shipment of wheat at Newcastle was again before the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. An Aberdeen…

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Wool Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

Another instance of the short sightedness of the Labour Unions has just come to light, in the shape of a resolution passed by the National Executive of the New…

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Australian Wool Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 7

Mr. Sheldon, the Australian Commissioner, speaking at Columbus, Ohio, discussed the new Australian wool scheme. He pointed out that while it would…

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Farm and Produce. Actinomycosis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 10

This disease, which is also known as lumpy-Jaw, wooden-tongue, etc., is caused by the ray fungus, which lives on grasses and cereals, particularly on barley. This…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, January 27. New Zealand Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

Just at present farmers and scientists have been meeting in New Zealand, and there have been discussions of interest to agriculturists. Our statistics show that…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

There has been a little more animation noticeable during the past week in the farm produce markets and the demand for most lines shows an improvement. It…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

Good business is reported in most lines of dairy produce for the past week. Supplies of butter are plentiful, factories now working at capacity. Nothing has…

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