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Farming & the land, 1909

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Dairy Produce Markets

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

Butter continues to sell at the price that has ruled for weeks. A rise is anticipated. Conditions are Improving in Tooley Street, and an increase in…

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Dairy Inspection. (To the Editor "Stock Journal.")

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

Sir,- May I bog for permission to ventilate a grievance in your valuable "Journal" that touches closely a great number of your readers: I refer…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Dry Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

As the question of soil culture is attracting some attention by reason of the methods propounded by Mr. Peacock, the following description ot dry-farming methods in South…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

BALLINA.—The balance-sheet of the Ballina Co-operative Creamery Company for the half-year ended December 31 shows that 259 tons of butter were manufactured, an…

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Floods at Fiji. Cane and Banana Crops Destroyed

The Australian Star · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

The country districts are all flooded. The sugarcane and banana crops are destroyed, and the Roma River has risen 30ft. The Lautoka Lakes are overflowing, and the…

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The Proposed Dairy School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

TO THE EDITOR,--In yours of the 11th inst. I notice your comments on a letter over my name, but being a fanner and more used to the practical than the speculative and not one of those theorists I do not desire to…

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The State and Dairying. Feeling at Berry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

BERRY, Thursday.--Mr. C. E. D. Meares's letter, published in "The Daily Telegraph," respecting the proposal of the Minister for Agriculture to acquire the Berry Central Butter…

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State Butter Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 16

TO THE EDITOR.--I have perused Mr. Alex, Hay's letter of the 10th inst. Mr. Hay and self were excellent business friends until that disturber of industrial peace--the Goverment—stepped in. We fell out over…

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Wheat Chartering

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 4

Referring to the few additional wheat fixtures announced during the last few days, the South Australian "Register" of the 10th inst. says:…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

The paragraph published in these columns yesterday stating that the Railway Commissioners anticipated the yield of this year's harvest at between 28,000,000 and 30,000,000…

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A Wool Case

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 7

Alex. M'Intosh, a second-hand dealer, of Ultimo, was proceeded against in the summons division of the Central Police Court on a charge of having in his possession a quantity…

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Cattle Poisoned by Rabbit Bait

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

KANGAROO VALLEY.—Rabbits having become very numerous in the district, land-owners have been given notice to poison o[?] destroy them. In some patts large numbers…

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Guldregn to Carry Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 14

Next week the Norwegian barque Guldregn will commence loading a wheat cargo at Darling Island on behalf of Messrs. J. J. Donnelly and Co., of Temora, through Messrs. Nelson and Robertson. She will…

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A Presidential Message. Pastoral by President Lidgett

The Methodist · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 1

In a stirring and deeply spiritual "New Year's Message," the President of the British Wesleyan Conference urges the Methodist Church to deeper spirituality, greater generosity, and wider service…

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The Season's Wool Clip

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 10

Wool has had a good time in New South Wales this summer. The clip in is about 20 per cent, larger than its predecessor, and prices on the whole hare been about equal to those…

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Iverna Sailing To-day with Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 14

The British four-masted barque Iverna, which has leaded a cargo of wheat for the United Kingdom or the Continent, is under orders to sail from Sydney to-day for Queenstown or Falmouth, at the discretion…

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Clan-cumming to Load Wheat Cargo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 14

The big steamer Clan Cumming, of nearly 5000 tons, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Singapore and Java has been fixed, to come on to Sydney to load a cargo of approximately 7000 tons of wheat…

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Lorton, with Wheat for South Africa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 14

The British barque Lorton will be removed from Neutral Bay this morning and berthed at Darling Island to complete loading a full cargo of wheat on behalf of Messrs. J. J. Donnelly and Co., of Temora, through…

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The Wool Trade. a Firm Closing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

There is now only a very short distance to travel to the end of the weekly selling season, and those having good wools to offer are not disposed to cavil at the position they occupy…

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Record Shipment of Wool. for the Continent

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 2

The German-Australian Company will dispatch tine steamer Augsburg tram Woolloomooloo Bay on Monday for Antwerp, via. ports. The steamers of this time always take away from…

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