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Farming & the land, 1907

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Further Fall in Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

The Department of Agriculture yesterday handed out a copy of a cable from the AgentGeneral, dated Friday last, in which it is stated that the London market for Australian…

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Hard Butter Without Ice

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 12

An ingenious woman has devised a plan for having good, cold, milk and butter all summer without ice. It is a homemade dairy or pantry, so cheap…

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Cattle Killed by Lightning

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 5

On Friday morning 13 head of cattle were found lying dead in an agistment paddock belonging to Mr. Arthur at Buroby, near Dunoon. A…

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Eye Disease in Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 10

"Spring Creek," Muswellbrook, writes stating that his cattle have eye disease in a very bad form. He has already lost four cows as a result of…

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A Dual Purpose Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

The fact that there are specially breeds of sheep, one for wool and another for mutton, does not argue that there cannot be a combined wool and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9
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Sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8950 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 9901 bales, as under:—…

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The Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 8

After an interval of rather more than a fortnight the Melbourne wool sales were resumed this afternoon, in the presence of a very large attendance of buyers. There is…

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The Wool Season

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 7

The wool arrivals at the Darling Harbour inward station are beginning to fall off, for only 1840 bales arrived, from country stations yesterday…

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Wagga's Wool Clip

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

The Wagga district inspector of stock in his returns for the year ending December 31, 1906, estimates the number of sheep, including last year's lambs…

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Uniformity in Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

If the highest price is to be had for the crop of wool it must be uniform in quality and condition. The length of staple, the fineness and trueness of…

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London Wool Imports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received a cable message from their London house advising that the principal imports of Australasian and Cape wools made by individual…

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London Wool Market

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 7

The following cable message has been re[?] by the Sydney office of Messrs. Dal[?] and Co., Limited, from their London [?] in reference to wool, viz.: "The wool…

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Take-all in Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 11

"Takeall" is a name familiar to every farmer in South Australia, most of whom have at one time or other had their crops reduced in yield by this…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

About 16,310 sheep and lambs were penned at yesterday's sales from 51 consignors. The sheep comprised a larger proportion of merino ewes than wethers, the bulk of both wethers and ewes being of useful and…

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Resumption of Local Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

After a spell of about two weeks, the wool sales were resumed at the Royal Exchange yesterday afternoon. Three catalogues, totalling 8950 bales, were presented. The…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

The wool sales were resumed to-day, when Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered a representative catalogue of 4600 bales and sold 4500. There was a crowded attendance of buyers, and spirited competition. Super…

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Wheat Season Returns for the Week

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 7

At the Darling Harbour inward station yesterday 3535 tons of wheat arrived from country stations. During the past week 121,54[?] bags arrived. This is an increase of…

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Wheat From Sydney. Large Steamer Shipment

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 4

Wheat ships at present alongside at Darling Island loading wheat include the barques Schulau, Dairymple, four-masted barque Austrasia, and the steamer Indrawadi…

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The Wool Trade Dalgety & Company, Limited

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 5

Wool sales were resumed after the holidays to-day ([?]). [?] bales being submitted, to a large attendance of bayers. Practically the while of the catalogues were cleared at prices…

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