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Farming & the land, 1907

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Wheat Tests and Flour Analyses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 11
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

In connection with the tests of wheat and analyses of flour made by the chemist of the Department of Agriculture, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. S. W. Moore) has decided:…

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Shipments of Wool and Zinc

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 4

The German-Australian Company's steamer will leave woolloomooloo Bay to-morrow, for the continent, via ports, with the following cargo:— 12,500 bales wool, 750 tons loose…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 11

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, held their weekly sale to-day, when they submitted a very representative catalogue, comprising about 6250 bales. There was the usual large…

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Important Discovery. Increasing the Wheat Yield

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.— Sir William Crookes, the eminent chemist and electrical engineer, and two professors of the University of Freiburg, Switzerland, have…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 9

There was spirited competition at the wool sales this afternoon. Prices for merinos were well maintained. Some irregularity prevailed for crossbreds…

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When the Wool Is Gathered In

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 233

The sheds are growing silent And the shearers take the track; They are heading east and s'uthar They are gaily making back…

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London Wool Sales. Crossbreds at High Prices

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.— At the wool sales this evening merinos fairly well maintained previous prices. Best Crossbreds are selling at high prices for America…

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Wheat Shipments London, Tuesday, 6.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 1

The quantity of wheat afloat is 2,010,000 quarters for the United Kingdom and 1,245,000 quarters for the Continent, The shipments from Atlantic ports last…

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Wool Sales London, Tuesday, 6.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day the prices of merinos were fairly well maintained. Best crossbreds are selling at high prices to American buyers. Shabbier lots are 5 per…

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Wool for the Continent by German-australian Steamers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 5

The German-Australian Company's steamer Alster leaves the company's wharf tomorrow for the Continent via the Suez Canal. The largest item in her cargo is 12,500 bales…

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That Small Dairy Farm. "How to Make It Pay."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 11

"I have read Mr. Wilson's essay on the above with some care, also Mr. Kaleski's and 'Kiama's' criticisms. Referring to the latter gentleman, you say:--'Kiama,' who happens to…

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Farm and Dairy. Offered for Closer Settlement

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 6

A letter has been received by the Minister for Lands from the owners of an estate in the south-west, stating that they are prepared to subdivide their estate, which consists of…

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Damage to Farmers' Property

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 7

A. J. Doust writes:—Your columns are ever open for the safeguarding of the interests of the primary producers of the State, and I am sure you will not begrudge a space for the…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 7

GUNDAGAI.—Mr. Peterson, Government dairy export, and an official from the Railway Department arrived at Gundagai on Tuesday to aid the provisional directors in choosing…

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Glen Innes Government Farm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 7

Mr. W. J. Allen, Government Fruit Expert, has just returned from a visit to Glen Innes, where he inspected the State Experimental Farm. He found that the trees and vines…

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Agricultural and Dairying. Advances to Settlers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 196

The advances to settlers provisions of the Government Savings Bank Act have caused a considerable amount of discussion. Under the old Advances to Settlers Act a good deal of…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 199

Since our last report the State has been visited with rainfalls varying in quantity and scattered. The north and south coast, the south-eastern districts, New England, the Upper Lachlan, and the…

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Farmers' Wives and Children. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 15

Sir,--In reference to a "Bushwoman's" letter from Wagga Wagga in your Thursday's issue I think most farmers out west endorse every word of it. Certainly there was an excursion on the Western line before…

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Careless Use of Fire. Protection of Grass, Hay, and Crops. the New and More Stringent Law

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 11

With all the conditions ripe for firing, whether through accident or design, it is useful for the countryman to be acquainted with the provisions of the "Careless Use of Fire Amending…

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