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Farming & the land, 1908

8,773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Dipping Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 5

There appears to be a difference of opinion among Montana stockmen (says the Chicago Live Stock World) as to the financial effect of the quarantine…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

DALGETY & COMPANY report:—Wool sales were held in Brisbane on Saturday lat, 18th inst. when 10,210 bales were submitted to a large attendance of buyers. Kern…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 7

The first sale of wool this season is to take place this afternoon at the Royal Exchange. The selling agents will be Messrs. Hill. Clark, and Co. who will offer 1471 bales:…

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Fixing the Price of Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

Representatives of most of the Queensland Meat Works hold, it is understook, several meetings in Sydney last week to consider what attitude…

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Size of Wheat Bags. Discussion at Farmers' Meeting. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 7

The size of wheat bags was a question which caused animated discussion at a meeting of the Ringwood Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday. It was held that If the…

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The Export Trade. Sydney Butter Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 11

The shipments of butter from Sydney for the week ended Saturday last, according to the Custom-house returns, amounted to 11,913 boxes, of which 11,897 boxes went to the United Kingdom. 19 boxes to the South Sea…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 9

Out of 15,282 sheep and lambs advised for sale 14,336 were forward, representing 54 consignors. There was one draft of 1000 head, but the lots svere mainly of 100 to 400 head. The sheep comprised a good…

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Richmond River District. the Seamy Side of Dairy Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

"Straight Truth" writes:—Referring to remarks by "J.G." in your issue of to-day, I have often noticed that such writers only put one side before the public, That the…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. Wheat Selection. to Increase the Yield. What South Australia Is Doing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 9

Recent events suggest a distinct awakening in other States to the possibilities surrounding the question of materially increasing our wheat yields by selection, cross-breeding, and other…

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Forty Miles of Flame. Disastrous Bush Fire in Victoria. Twenty Thousand Acres of Grass Destroyed. Sheep Perish in Thousands

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A hush fire of great magnitude, having a face of 40 miles, is now raging in the Edenhope district. It has been burning for four days, and each day it has been…

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Experimental Farms

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 3

As every one ought to know, Mr. Perry wiil be our first Minister of Agriculture. There is much for the new department to do and in the…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Rabbit Problem. "Where Doctors Differ."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

Although there is complete unanimity amongst landholders as to the rabbit being the most destructive curse that Australia has known, there is a most confusing conflict of…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

GLOUCESTER.—The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Avon and Carrington Co-operative Buttery Factory, Limited, Was held on Saturday. The balance-sheet showed a…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

INVERELL.—At a meeting of the P. and A. Committee it was resolved to take stops to urge upon the Minister for Agriculture the necessity of establishing an experimental farm…

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The Dairying Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 9

CASINO, Monday.--A special general meeting of shareholders in the Casino Co-operative Dairy Co. was held at the School of Arts to-day. About 120 were present, and it was decided to…

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Dairy Cattle Die

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND.—Ten head of dairy cattle died suddenly at Luskintyre on Sun…

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Farm and Dairy. Wheat in the Country. STACKED

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 6

The following is a return of wheat stacked at various New South Wales stations on January 11:--Stockinbingal Station 8000 baga, Temora 18,355, Gidginbung 1100, Barmedman 2686,…

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Sheep at the Bathurst Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 35

In the current number of the "Agricultural Gazette," Mr. R. W. Peacock supplements the information previously given by him regarding the average [?]…

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Pastoral. the New Department

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 202

Mr. Perry, the new Minister for Agriculture, has given us an outline of the policy he intends to pursue in the administration of his department, and his aims in regard to it. He has…

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Queensland Butter Exports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 6

The exports of butter from Queensland for the six months ended December 31 are shown by a return prepared by the Under-Secretary for Agriculture, to have been as follows:--…

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