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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

999 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 50

Corner in Wheat Canadian Suspicions Investors Puzzled Winnipeg

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

Wheat has advanced 8 cents to 1 dollar 42 cents in sympathy with the Chicago markets, which based the rise on reports of rust and other dam…

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Friesian Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 15

Consistent high production throughout the breed has placed the Jersey in a preeminent position among the breeds of cattle being tested in Victoria. Since…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

A message from Chicago states that wheat prices, which during the past week have been sharply ascendant, suddenly dropped overnight, because of…

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Wheat Corner Is It Political ? Popular with Farmers Chicago

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 1

wheat experts are trying to determine the real condition of the market, and to ascertain whether the alleged corner Is fictitious…

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Fodder for Dry Times Storing Maize in Wheat Silos

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 10

Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Agriculture, has had under consideration a scheme for storing maize at the Sydney Terminal Elevator, so that stock-owners…

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Cleaning Farm Harness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 15

The leather of the average farm harness is cleaned once in its lifetime; that is just when it leaves the saddler's shop, the result being that the life of a set of…

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Farm and Produce Rotation Benefits the Soil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 15

Correct rotation is based on the belief that the same crops, with rare exceptions, should not be grown on the same land two years in succession. The idea…

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Coastal Farmers' Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 5

The Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the C.F.S. will be held in the School of Arts. Bega, on Tuesday, 29th July, at 2.15 p.m. [?]…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 10

Reports from dairy produce wholesalers yesterday were that while values had been generally maintained, the volume of business passing was not big…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 10

Excepting for the fact that there have been developments arising from an increase in the price of wheat, operations in farm produce were quiet…

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Sheep Dearer Sales at Homebush SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 5

Although the quality of the sheep submitted for auction at homebush to-day showed a big falling off compared with Thursday's good yarding prices continued…

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Wheat Records Higher Prices Follow Rush of Orders Bulls on the Market British Importers Regret Their Lost Opportunities CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 1

Wheat broke all the season's records, advancing six cents on the Chicago market yesterday. The Winnipeg pit is also choked with buying orders, and is advancing the price seven cents to 1.55 dol. for July wheat, and 1.45…

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Wheat Price Higher

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 6

Australian wheat (July ana A[?]usi loading) Is quoted In London at 58s a quarter, says a"Times" message…

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Wheat to Maize Grain Gamblers Again WINNIPEG

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

When the Winnipeg and Chicago wheat markets sagged the bulls turned their attention to maize. Month of May deliveries sold at a dollar a…

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Driving Cattle Maitland Time-table

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 3

Mr. C. McLenn, town clerk of West Maitland reported at last night's meeting of the council that in conjunction with Alderman Pilgrim, he…

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Cotton and Wheat Rises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 7

A message from New York states that the rise in prices of products continues unabated, cotton increasing to 22 dollars per bale,…

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World's Wheat London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 1

Mr. Webb, President of the Board of Trade, in answer to a question in the Commons regarding wheat, replied that the…

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Australian Butter Dumping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

A message from Capetown states that replying to a question in the House of Assembly, Mr. Havenga, the Minister for Finance, said that a dumping duty…

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Dumping Duty Australian Butter Price Minister Explains Capetown. Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 6

In answer to a question i the Assembly, the Minister for Finance justified the dumping du[?]on Australian butter on the grounds that it was…

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Australian Wheat London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 1

A cargo of New South Wales wheat by the Dag[?]red has been re-sold at 589 a quarter. Such of the cable news in this issue…

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