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Farming & the land, 1908

8,773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 250

Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

GUNDAGAI.—During last month the local co-operative butter factory sold 5500lb of butter locally at 116s per cwt. LOCHINVAR.—Mr. A. L. Button has erected…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Monara

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

Recently some adverse criticism has been published concerning Monaro, criticism which is not justified by past records. Apparently it has been influenced by the present conditions…

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Farmers Versus Fishermen. the Closing of a Lake. Unanderra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 5

The farmers desire Lake Illawarra to be opened. The fishermen wish it closed until Easter. In one small piece of water recently 75 boxes of squire or red bream were…

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Stations and Farms for Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 6

Classified advertisements under this heading will be found on page 5…

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Adelaide Show. South Australia's Wool and Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--At the Adelaide Show to-day Pope Bros., of Mount Barker, won the £25 for the best collection of exhibits of…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 3

1,021 were yarded, including a propor tion of good quality medium to heavy weight bullocks, odd yards of extra heavy bullocks, and a number of light steers and…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

886 were offered, all qualities being represented, the bulk, however, consisting of good to medium trade quality bullocks, with odd drafts of prime and heavy, and…

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Dairy Cattle at Newmarket

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 8

Messrs. Weaver and Perry's regular cattle sale at their Newmarket yards, St. Mary's has been fixed for 14th instant, when about eight hundred head…

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Farm Produce. The Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 8

At last writing, the market was exhibiting strength and the position has not changed since. Prices have advanced from 1d. to 2d. per bushel and…

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Methodist Conferences. Pastoral Session

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

The pastoral session of the Methodist conference re-opened at half-past 9 o'clock yesterday. A communication was received from Rev. P…

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Mottles in Butter

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 9

A Bulletin of the New York Experiment Station says:- "Chemical analyses showed that in cream as ordinarily ripened, that is…

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Gunnrdah Sheep Market

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 13

Lowcock, Broughton and King report having submitted [?] wethers to auction at their yards, Gunnedah, on 29th ulto, to a fair attendance of buyers. Competition was not as keen as might…

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Gunnedah Sheep Market

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 7

Messrs. LOWCOCK, BROUGHTON, AND KING report having submitted 5,200 wethers to auction at their yards, Gunnedah, on 29th ultimo, to a fair attendance of buyers. Competition was not…

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Last Year's Butter Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 9

According to official statistics issued by the Commonwealth (Mr. G. H. Knibbs, Statistician), the exports of butter from Australia last year amounted to 66,[?]83,80[?]lb, or a…

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Butter Storage in America

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 9

In the old days, a few months in storage gave the butter strong tops and sides, and it went out to consumers that way; but not so to-day…

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A Great Butter Cow

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 9

The largest seven day official butter record in the State of Vermont has just been made from the cow, Almeda Concordia De Kol. 71.364, of the…

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Visible Wheat Supply

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 3

The American visible supply of wheat and floor east of the Rockies is estimated by "Bradstreet's as being equivalent to 57,917,000 bushels of wheat, against 60,657,000 bushels last week,…

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Decreased Wheat Returns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 10

The disparity in the wheat returns between the present season and last season becomes each week more apparent. Only 16,677 bags were received…

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Wool. Sydney Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 8

The sale this week was based on the level of values established during the past fortnight, and for good wools there was a good demand. Short,…

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