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Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

New Butter Making Process

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

A committee of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, has just made public Its report on the Taylor process for butter making It Is recommended that Ur…

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Wheat-loading Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 12

No work was done at Darling Island yesterday in consequence of the holiday, but during the morning the ship Queen Elisabeth berthed at the wharf at the place vacated by the…

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Wheat Shippers' Complaint

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 6

Wheat shippers complain bitterly of the want of system in the handling of the traffic by the Victorian Railway Department, says the Mel­bourne Age. On Monday one shipper…

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Country Wheat Loadings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 13

For the week ended January 20, according to figures supplied by the railway goods manager, 211,6[?] bags wheat were loaded at country stations, against 228,658 bags the previous week. The grain labourers'…

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Wheat Ships Despatched

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 12

The German ships Wega and Arethusa, laden with wheat, were despatched from Sydney yesterday for Falmouth for orders. The former has 29,451 bags, and the latter 23,997 bags…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 9

We are now approaching the decline of the 1905-6 season, and the wools submitted this week and on hand are indicative of that fact. But the Sydney mart, taking in such a wide…

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Wool Sales. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 13

A wool sale was held here to-day. Offerings, however, were comparatively small, but nearly all the wool submitted was sold. The market was firm. The total sales of wool this season aggregate 84,891 bales,…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 11

At the wool sales to-day there was a brisk sale, with strong competition for all sorts of wool. Jan. 26…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles, [All, Rights Reserved.] Selecting Vegetables for the Table

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

THE selection of vegetables suitable for the table is a more important matter than many people recognise, so much so that the condition when ready for…

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Wool Sales. Highest Prices of the Series. London, Friday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day animated competition prevailed for all merinos and fine crossbreds. The prices realised were the highest of the…

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The Soil. Settlement and Production. Wheat with Little Rain. Campbell's Elaborate Plan. Does It Merit Trial?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 11

As a result of the energetic representations of Mr. J. H. M'Coll, M.H.R., there is a probability that the Victorian Department of Agriculture will make an experiment on what…

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Spying Out the Land. a Farmer's Ambassador to New South Wales. Thousands Ready to Follow. Fair Conditions Necessary

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 9

The British farmer has for several years been looking far afield for fresh avenues for the employment, of ills energies, the development of ills skill, and the investment of his capital. The…

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Dairy Salt

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

[?] A good [?] dairy salt contains [?] per cent of sodium chloride; [?]consists of such Impurities as [?]chloride, and magnesium…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Best Kind of Settler

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 9

There is an amusing side to the discussion on the best kind of settler. The argument mostly turns on the point as to whether it is best for the beginner on new land to be…

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New Immigrants. a Welsh Farmer with Capital. Thousands More May Follow Him

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 11

Among the passengers who arrived by the R.M.S. Ortona yesterday was Mr. T. Jones, who has given up farming in Wales, and has come to this State with a view to taking up…

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Pig Farming

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

The real profit in making pork dependa largely on securing the growth and accumulation of fat as rapidly as possible. One can thus see the importance of starting the…

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Wool and Wheat Returns 100,000 Bales' Increase

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1906 · page 5

The wool received at Darling Harbor, Morpeth, and Newcastle for the week ending yesterday showed an increase of 969 bales over the corresponding week of…

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Red Harry's Dingo Farm

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1906 · page 1

[?]OUS axes me why ser many townies comes a cropper when they takes up er selection. I tells yer. They ain't got ther…

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Wool and Wheat Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 4

Returns have been prepared by the Railway Commissioners regarding the carriage of wool and wheat. Last week, 3051 bales came to hand, or an increase of 969 over the…

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Wheat and Wool. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 9

Sir,-- Again I have to complain of Mr. Huie's use of official figures. Mr. Huie gives us the areas of Goonoo Goonoo and Warrah, and draws certain inferences, while for all he knows the…

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