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Farming & the land, 1907

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Crocodile Farming Opening for Commercial Enter Prise

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 6

So many, people nowadays are on the look out for new and profitable enterprises with a dash of romance about them that it is strange nobody has thought of crocodile…

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Molong Wheat Crop

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

MOLONG, Friday.— It is anticipated that the end of next week will see the greater part of the wheat crop in the bags ready for the market; the season having been, everything…

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Wheat Experiments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

GOULBURN.—Mr. T. Smith, of Was[?]away Creek, Bungonia, has a small model farm on which be conducts experiments. He has obtained some record wheat yields. Mr. Smith not…

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Butter Adulteration in England

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

The annual report of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in Great Britain, states that large quantities of dairy produce and margarine are…

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Problems for Butter-makers

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 17

One of the things which owners of a farm separator do not understand, says Prof. Farrington, is the cause of the variation in richness of their separator cream. Most of them…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

Sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8611 bales, and the sales, including private transactions amounted to 8910 bales, as under:—…

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Local Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

At the closing sales of the week three catalogues, comprising 8611 bales, were presented. Buyers were in usual attendance, and bidding, as at previous sales, was excited…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

The following cables have, been received in Sydney, under date of 9th inst., in reference to the first series of Home wool sales for this year: Dalgety and Company, Limited.—"The list of…

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Argentina Guarantees Purity of Butter

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

THIS Journal has previously pointed out that in order to make effective the Government guarantees in regard to the…

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The Queensland Butter Industry. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

The whole of the product of one of the largest butter factories, together with that of a number of others, up till the end of May next, has been sold in advance at…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

About 44,497 sheep and lambs were penned at yesterday's sales, from 155 consignors. The consignments were mainly in lots of from 100 to 400 head, but they also included seven drafts ranging from 1000 to…

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Steamer Ashburton to Load Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 8

The steamer Ashburton, of 4445 tons, which has been fixed to load wheat at Sydney for the United Kingdom, will arrive here this morning from Newcastle, and will be berthed at Darling Island. It is anticipated…

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Geelong Wool Sales. Geelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—"The Geelong wool sales were resumed to-day, when the local brokers submitted catalogues totalling 9000 bales of high-class western district clips. There was a large attendence,…

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Fixing the F.a.q. Wheat Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

At a meeting of the grain trade sectional committee of the Chamber of Commerce held yesterday afternoon it was decided in view of the lateness of the harvest in Riverina…

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The Cattle-maiming Case. Revived by Sir Conan Doyle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--After investigating the sentence of seven years penal servitude passed in October, 1903, on G. E. T. Edatji for cattle-maiming, Sir…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. a Small Dairy Farm. "How to Make It Pay." a Challenge to Farmers Sons

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

With a view of affording students and ex-Students of the Hawkesbury College an opportunity to give reasons for the faith that is in them, Dr. Stewart M'Kay, of Sydney, last year…

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Labor and Municipalism. London County Council Elections. Municipal Collieries and Dairy Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The programme of the. Independent Labor Party in connection with the London County Council elections proposes the municipal Ownership or control…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. [?] YOUNG & Co. Thursday, January 10, 1907. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 8

44,497 sheep and lambs were forward out of 45,371 that had been drawn for, being a larger supply than usual of late and being divided amongst 155 different consignments, a big…

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Treatment of Sailors. Bad Food and Hard Work. Tallow. Butter and Weevily Rice. a Question of Seaworthiness. Articles Rescinded at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

In the summons division of the Newcastle Police Court, before Mr. M. S. Love. S.M., yesterday, Oscar Schmidt, a seaman on the ship Dartford, proceeded against W. J. Dooey, the…

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Farm Labourers from England

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 17

A large number of capable farm hands are now reaching Sydney weekly as result of the Government assisted immigration operations, Some hundreds of these men have already been placed…

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