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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

6,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 5

ALBURY.—Mr. A. Eulenstein, farmer, at Henty, has brought to Albury a splendid sample of wheat, from a crop just harvested. The variety was "Bobs," which was sown…

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Wheat and Wool Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 8

Particulars were obtained from the Railway Department yesterday with reference to the wheat and wool carried on the lines. During the past live days 64,926 bags of wheat were…

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Export of Butter. Pastoral Finance Association, 1001

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 12

The steamer Cufic, of the White Star line, which sailed yesterday for Liverpool via South Africa took 8429 boxes of butter. The shippers were Mr. J. W. Young 789 boxes; Mr. R. Hay 1250;…

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Pastoral Settlement in Queensland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 12

A return prepared by the Queensland Land department shows that during last year 46 pastoral leases, representing 5457 3/4 square [?]s, and a rental of £5305, were applied for…

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London Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 14
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Minister for Agriculture received from Mr. Lance yesterday morning a cable, stating that the market for Australian butter is steady, New South Wales choicest bringing…

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"Bobs" Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 12

ALBURY, Thursday. -- A leading Henty farmer, A. Eulenstein, has brought into Albury a fine sample of wheat just harvested. It is a variety known as "Bobs," and was sown 18lb. per acre…

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Wheat Cargoes

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

The Carm[?] has cleared at Melbourne for the United Kingdom or Continent with a cargo of 36,659 bags ents and 22,400 bags Messrs. John Darling and Son; and the…

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President Whitehead's New Year's Pastoral

The Methodist · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 3

Through the medium of the Methodist press the President of the English Wesleyan Conference has issued a New Year's Pastoral Address on "Metho­dism and the Welsh Revival" in the course of…

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Police Courts. Diseased Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 18

At the Water Police Court, Chief Veterinary Inspector Symons, of the Board of Health, proceeded against Frederick Dudgeon for exposing diseased animals for Bale at Darling Harbor. Mr. Robison, of the Crown Law…

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A Chicago Wheat Corner

Evening News · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Friday, 2.30 p m.—Reports [?]m Chicago state that Mr. Charles M. Sebwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, Mr. Gates, and others have arranged…

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Our Industries. Wheat-growing. Xii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 10

wheat-growing, like all other farm operations in Australia, was first undertaken in the coastal districts. Heavy crops of such white soft varieties as white Tuscan and the…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 7

The final flutter of the weekly series of auctions took place on Tuesday last, when, in order to complete and equalise the opportunities of offering due to each broker, three…

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The Commons. Black Sheep in Parliament Before and After Dinner

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 3

[?]E would be a bold newspaper writer who would say in the course of an…

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Dairy Farmers and the Over-run

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 12

As there appears to be some misunderstanding, and in some cases want of knowledge, with reference to the cream chart recently issued by the Agricultural Department, the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Feeding Beet Pulp and Molasses

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 9

THE growing of sugar beets in some parts bas become somewhat extensive, and the economical use of beet pulp and molasses is an important matter…

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Australian Produce Abroad. (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 13. the Butter Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 7

After the fag, delay, and dull demand experienced during the closing weeks of the old year, a complete change in the butter position, unexpected by everyone, took place as…

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Wheat. a Chicago " Corner." LONDON, Friday. 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 1

Reports from Chicago state that Messrs. Schwab, Gates and others are organising a great "wheat" corner with resources amounting to £26,666,666, and- that they intend to…

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Poultry Column. NOTE.—All Corr[?]pondence to be addressed to "Wattle." WATCHMAN Office, No notice will be taken of anonymons enquiries. Poultry Farming and Co-Oparatlon

Watchman · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 6

Considerable correspondence on the above important subject has been going en recently, Co-operation to a certain extent has been advocated more titan once in this…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Rabbit Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 7

The rabbit question loses none of its vitality through being perpetually before the public. Letters continue to come to hand from the country districts and from interested…

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