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Farming & the land, 1909

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London Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 9

Messrs. Prescott and Co., In their butter circular advise the receipt of a cable on Saturday advising the sale of 1000 boxes ex cold store at 105/. This they state,…

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Wheat Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 9

The f.a.q. standard for Victorian wheat was fixed on Friday at 62½b per Imperial bushel. The average was the product of 320 samples— a very much greater number. It will be…

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Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,020,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 1,845,000 quarters. The shipments of American…

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Wheat Cargoes

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

The French barque General de Soris left Sydney this morning with 33,021 bags of wheat for Falmouth shipped by Messrs. Jas. Bell and Company. The same shippers expect to…

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The State Butter Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

Mr. C. E. D. Meares writes:—The Berry Central factory is one of the few proprietary establishments now existing, and as a business proposition its owner is fully justified in…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

At the Sydney wool auctions this afternoon 8215 bales were offered by three brokers—John Bridge and Company, Limited, 4051 bales; Hill, Clark, and Company, 2176 bales; and Schute…

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Commercial. the Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 9

Wheat values are in the vicinity of the dollar region. On Saturday sellers were asking 4/ firmly, and while there were reports of some exchanges having been made at that…

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The Wool Sales. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 7

At the wool sales to-duy the highest rates of the series were realised. Feb. 6. At the wool sales yesterday prices were:…

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Western Farmers in Council

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 8

GELGANDRA, Monday.—Thirteen delegates were present at the third annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Western District Council, when Mr. G. J. Gilmour (president)…

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Farmers' Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

DUNGOG.—At a meeting of the committee of the Durham A. and H. Association, during the revision of the prize schedule for the forthcoming show, Mr. W. Bennett moved that…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Millthorpe Butter and Bacon Co-operative Company was held on Thursday night. The manager's report showed a deficit of £68 5s 10d on the…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Soil Culture. Self-mulching Surface. Iii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

In previous articles we have pointed out that the present position necessitates immediate attention by the Department of Agriculture to the method of tillage laid down by Mr…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Western District Council. Annual Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

GILGANDRA.—The Western District Farmers and Settlers' Association council was opened in Coronation Hall on Wednesday afternoon, and not till Friday morning had…

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Farmers and Settlers. Conference at Gilgandra

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

GILGANDRA, Saturday.--The third annual conference of tho Farmers and Settlors Western District Council was opened here on Wednesday afternoon. Thirteen delegates were present, in…

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Sheep and Wool. the Wool Trade Wool Depots : or Handling Wool in Bulk

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

There is a trite old saying that "There is nothing new under the sun," and though I can't recollect enough of the several lives I may have lived…

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Turanville Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 7

In Pitt, Son and Badgery's report of rules at Homebush last issue the cattle sold on account T. Cook. and which [?]the market, were [?] to be from [?] Whereas they…

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Cattle Mortality

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

Reference was made at a meeting of the Jamberoo Council last week to the number of cattle dying on one particular farm in the municipality, the…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

[?]—Supplied of skins at this week's auctions were moderate. All descriptions were in strong request at best prices ruling last week…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 9
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Dalgety and Company, Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable message from their London office under date of 6th instant:—"The first series of home wool sales for the present year, which opened on January 10,…

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