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Farming & the land, 1905

6,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

WHEAT. The Quantity Afloat LONDON, Tuesday, 6.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 1

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 2,645,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 905,000 quarters for the Continent…

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Dislocation of the Wool Trade. a Deadlock and Its Cause

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 136

The Sydney wool trade, which has been conducted for many years past on a basis that stood out prominently as a model of mercantile operations, received a decided check…

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Our Yoekshire Wool Letter. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 7

It cannot be said that buyers are in ecstasies, or that they are greatly enjoying the hard work which they are encountering when trying to obtain good, reasonablo parcels of…

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Law Report. Tuesday, January 17. Equity Court. (Before, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Alleged Infringement of Patent. The Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Company, Limited, v the Cooper Sheep-shearing Machine Proprietary, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 7

Mr. Leverrier, instructed by messrs, Stephen, Jaques, and Stephen, appeared for the plaintiffs, and moved for an injunction to restrain defendants, their servants, agents,…

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Wool Sales. The January Series Strong and Rising Market. London. Tuesday. 6.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 1

The January series, of the London-colonial wool sales opened to-day with a strong demand. The prices realised ranged from 4 to. 5 per…

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Tobacco Growing at Tumut. Promising Crops

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 4

TUMUT, Wednesday.—The British Australian Tobacco Company, through its representative, Mr. Morris, is now taking delivery of the 90 tons of leaf purchased at Tumut last year. Mr…

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Dairy. Ensilage and Dairying

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 138

With the extension of dairying must come the provision of suitable fodder for cows. Evidence is regularly put forward that ensilage is one of the best milk producing foods…

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The Farmer. City Youths As Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 137

In the "Mail" of January 4, reference was made in a leader to a cadet system of placing youths on farms. It was pointed out that there are thousands of young men in and…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 140

The rains predicted by the Acting Government Astronomer. Mr. Hunt, at the end of last week, have come, and although they are not general, it was raining at many places at…

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The Dairying Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 10

GLEN INNES, Tuesday.--The returns of the Glen Innes Co-operative Butter Factory for December show that 45,201lb. of butter were manufactured, and suppliers were paid cheques…

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Condition of the Crops. Glen Innes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 10

The recent rain saved the corn and potato crops. The wheat crop this year is good, but the oats, although good in quality, is short in length, and the average crop will be light…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 7

PARKES.—Harvesting in this district is Just about completed. In some instances good yields are reported, but in nearly every case the expectations of the farmers some few…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Features of the Irrigation Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 7

Almost immediately after the conference resumed at St. James's Hall yesterday morning Mr. E. J. Gorman, of Berrigan, gave expression to the anxiety of delegates in…

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North Coast Settlement. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal.") Iii. Agricultural and Dairying Statistics, Year Ending March 31, 1904

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 24

According to Mr.T.A.Coghlan, Government. Statistician, the Lower Hunter and the North Coast districts comprise 11,797,480 acres, and there are 205,813 acres only under cultivation…

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London Wool Sales. a Remarkable Finish—the Strength Of a Crossbreds-clean Swept Boards-will Prices Last? _ (From Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, December 2, 1904

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 14

Amid the shouts of trimph and applause the sixth and final series for the present year of colonial wool sales same to a finish last Tuesday, when both brokers and buyers expressed a little surprise at what…

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Grading of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 5

The system of grading butter introduced by the Department of Agriculture some three years ago is gradually extending as its benefits become more generally appreciated in the…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 58,838,000 bushels…

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Wheat Standard Fixed

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 3

At a meeting of the grain trade Committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce to-day, Mr. J. M. Paxton presiding, it was decided after ex-haustive analysis of samples of new wheat from…

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Co-operative Dairying. Evidence Before the Butter Commission Denounced. Berry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

At Woodhill and Company's farmers' meeting, in the School of Arts, Berry, 300 were present. Mr. James Campbell was chairman. He stated that the evidence given by…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

LONDON, January 18, 6.45 p.m.—At the wool sales this evening there was brisk business. American buyers are operating freely. At the sales yesterday Messrs. Buxton…

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