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Farming & the land, 1904

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 8

The second series of London-colonial wool sales to open on March 8, has been limited to 180,000 bales, while the third series, to open on May 3, will be unlimited…

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The World's Wheat King

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 12

With 200,000 bushels of high-grade wheat in his granaries, A. J. Rice, of Atchison County, Kan.; may be called the wheat king of the West. He is the owner of 114 quarter…

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Co. Operative Butter Production in France

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 13

The change in the Norman system of late years hits been very great in the important county of Calvados, the prosperity of which readied a high pitch soon after the…

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Re-payments for Seed Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 8

The re-payments for seed wheat are, Mr. Kidd says, being made satisfactorily. Yesterday between £300 and £400 were received. Some of the farmers are, however, asking for time…

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Wheat-stealing Case. Coulamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 9

An important wheat stealing case was heard to-day at the local police court before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M. Henry Grady, sen., was charged with stealing 32½ bags of wheat, valued at about £17, the property…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 7

There is little but what is satisfactory to report about the Sydney market for the past week. There has been, as there always must be when there are large offerings, occasional…

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The Wool Sales. London. Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 9

The second series of wool sales this year will be limited to 180,000 bales. No limit will be placed on the number of bales to be submitted at the third series…

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The Price of Wheat. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 11

Sir,--I thoroughly agree with the article in your yesterday's issue headed "The Price of Wheat and Should Farmers Sell." I also note the remarks of the Minister for Agriculture as…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 15

The Sussex-street markets were unusually quiet during the past week, heavy stocks of general produce were on hand, and although fluctuations were numerous alteration in prices…

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Our Products. at Home and Abroad. the Wool. Season Closing In

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 11

There are not wanting signs that the wool Belling' season of 1903 to 1904 will not last through February. The second week will probably sen a curtailment of the sales, meantime…

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Farm and Garden Seasonable Reminders for January

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 7

Field.—It should be decided at once whether land that was under grain is to go to grass or be prepared for other crops. It the latter, or it is new had for cropping, then the sooner it is broken up…

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The Farm. the Stawberry

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 7

This year's strawberry season along the Hudson river taught a lasting lesson to many large fruit-growers for market, and to many thousands who only grow…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Boracic Acid Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 7

There can be no doubt that wise regulationa designed to ensure a sound supply of all foods are calculated to assist the producer. Whon perfect confidence exists between…

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North Coast Co-operative Company. Proposal to Establish a Line of Steamers. a Thriving Dairying Business

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 9

LISMORE, Friday.--There was a large attendance at the North Coast Co-operative Company's extraordinary meeting of shareholders on Wednesday to take into consideration the…

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Crops Destroyed by Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 10

Doleful accounts come from some of the country districts of immense damage to hay and grain by the late rains, which in some centres were abnormally heavy. Bleached and…

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Dairy Pointers

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 3

BEAUTY is only skin deep, even in a cow. No cow can keep a sweet temper when her owner has a sour one. The cow that gets kicked kicks back by…

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For Stimulating Growth of Leguminous Crops

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 12

Recent discoveries by scientists of a successful method of propagating nitrogen breathing bacteria in innumerable quantities and being able to transfer them…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Poultby Keeping

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 12

THE raising of poultry by farmers has not hitherto been considered by them as a business but rather as an adjunct or a pastime, the…

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Concerning Butter Prices. Big Decline Expected

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1904 · page 2

The retail price of butter in Melbourne at the present time is 1/ per pound. One of the principal exporters of this commodity to London says that the probabilities are the…

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The Record Wheat Harvest. Satisfactory Transit Arrangements

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1904 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners state that although wheat is coming forward daily in large quantities, the receipts yesterday at Darling Harbor being 22,342 bags, the…

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