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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

8,553 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 11

30,908 sheep and lambs penned out of 39.737 drawn for, 716 consignors, being" a small supply for a Thursday market, coming on top of the exceedingly small penning of 10.000 last day…

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Magnificent Pastoral Blocks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

There are six important station properties situated on the Barwon and Bogan rivers to be sold by Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Sydney, and…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

A strong demand continues in this market, and prices are firmly maintained at the level established at last week's auctions. We will hold our next sale on the 1st March, when…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 9

[?]L.N. 1 fifth £26 15s: JWS, 2 half tons £26 15s; JF CON[?] M. 1 fith £26 15s: WN'R, 2 half tons £27 10s; JJM, 1 fith £27; DFF, 4 fifths £27 12s 6d; KR, 1 [?] £27 5s…

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Cattle-straying Nuisance

The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

At the Paddingot[?] Police Court yesterday Robert Baird, an inspector for the municipality of Randwick, proceeded against a number of people for allowing their cattle…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreets," is 68,433,000 bushels…

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Co-operative Butter Factories

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

The Co-operative Butter Factories in Victoria are asking the Government for an amendment of the Dairy Supervision Act, to provide that all co-opeiative companies must…

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Loss Through Butter Export

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 11

During last half year Bega Co-op. Creamery Company manufactured 489,1SSlbs. butter of which 399, 161 lb. were sold in the Australian…

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The State Butter Factory

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

Berry is in favor of the Perry proposal for a State butter factory. It understands now, and it thinks the scheme should be encouraged…

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Cattle Mortality at Flemington

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 15

It will be remembered that, during March, last year a number of cattle when yarded for sale at Flemington sale yards showed signs of considerable…

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The Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 13

All buyers and no sellers is practically the position the wheat market is in this week, and excitement is getting intense. London has been gradually…

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Wool. Sydney Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 13

At the sales this week strong competition ruled, the market being very animated for all qualities at late rates. [?]ull and satisfactory clearances were…

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The Butter Position in Victoria

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

In their weekly butter report Prescott, Limited, reprint an article from the Melbourne "Argus" of the 11th inst., setting forth the…

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The World's Wheat Position

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 10

Writing on January 15, "Beerbohm," the English corn trade authority, wrote:—"The period of big shipments from Argentina is now near at hand,…

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The Wool Trade. Thursday, February 25

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 10

The weekly series of wool auctions in this centre will be brought to a conclusion during the coming week, and it is fitting to remark that a most successful season is…

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Dogs on the Dairy Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 11

Australian dairy farmers might find a lesson worth learning in the following extract from a description of an American dairy farm:—"There is no…

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The Dairy Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 11

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to ask for any information required in this department. Write to "The Farmer and Settler" concerning anything you have to sell or wish to buy, and your own paper will conduct the business for you. Our object is to secure for subscribers the best possible service, and no charge is made for the convenience, but a 2d. stamp should be…

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A Ready Made Dairy Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 16

If any friend of mine wants a complete dairy farm in an ideal district and can finance up to £2,500. I known a place which is "It." It is situated 13 miles from Bowral,…

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London Commercial. Wheat Shipments. London, Feb. 25, 4.30 a.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

The shipment of wheat by the Francesce Clampa, another shipment of between 12,000 and 15,000 bushels South Australian or Victorian Junuary-February, and another…

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In the Market Place Trade in Sussex-street. Wheat and Flour Very Firm

The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 6

The wheat market opened very firm this morning. Buyers were anxious to do business, but refused to pay over 4s 2 12d for choice milling-grain. Sellers, however, would…

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