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Farming & the land, 1909

8,553 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 250

Antwerp Wool Sales. London, March 5, 10.45 a.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 13

The Antwerp wool sales opened to-day. 5018 bales were offered, and 3914 were sold. Merinos advanced from 5 to 10 centimes, and crossbreds from 10 to 15 centimes on…

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American Bad Meat. Diseased Sheep's Livers Exported. LONDON, Friday, 3.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 1

The medical officer or the Port of London has discovered 600 diseased sheep's, livers imported from the United States of America…

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Liverpool Police Court. Wednesday, March 3. (Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins, P.m.) Cattle Straying

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 3

Inspector of Nuisances v. W. F. Killinger. Allowing cattle to stray in public streets. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 5s, with 6s costs, in default 24…

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The Wool-buyer. a Man of Many Parts. He Leads the Strenuous Life an Outline of His Work

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 3

The life of the wool-buyer is strenuous enough to command the admiration of even so energetic a parson as ex-President Roosevelt. For seven or eight months in the year the buyer…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. How to Go on the Land

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 9

Continually letters come to this office from men with small capital who want to get on theo land, and who ask the best means to achieve that end and be successful. They…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 9

WEST WYALONG.—At the annual meeting of the local Farmers and Settlers' Association, a satisfactory report was adopted. Mr. W. Hutchison was elected president, and…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 9

DENMAN.—The Denman Dairy Company has appointed Mr. Barlow of Dubbo, manager. A record quantity of cream is being treated…

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Farmers' Bulletins

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 12

In continuation of the policy of issuing Farmers Bulletins relating to special subjects, the Department of Agriculture has just completed and made available a further series. Bulletin…

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Wool and Wheat

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1909 · page 4

For the week ended yesterday 94,384 bags of wheat were received at the city depots, an increase of 77,927 over the same period of last year. For the season…

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Victorian Farm Notes. Tainted and Smutty Wheat

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1909 · page 2

Two minor drawbacks are being experienced this season in connection with the newly-harvested wheat crop. One of these is the absorption by the grain in some…

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Tapping Cattle for Bloat

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1909 · page 2

A simple and useful instrument is the trocar and cannula, used in tapping cattle when bloated from the formation of gases due to acute indigestion. As will be seen,…

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Farm and Garden

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1909 · page 2

Since the export of slaughtered pigs from Denmark to the United Kingdom was commenced, the old breed of very fat swine has been replaced by the Yorkshire…

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Bars on the Farm

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1909 · page 2

It is an important matter to the farmer than his farm should be well equipped with good, substantial bars. Some farmers go to as much trouble in a year's time…

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Her Majesty's—"the Dairymaids."

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1909 · page 2

The charm of the farcical musical play "The Dairymaids" has been strongly in evidence during the week, the revival being responsible for good business. The…

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Notes. the Warwick Farm Meeting

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1909 · page 9

Yesterday's meeting was well patronised, and the racing was excellent. A couple of odds-on favorites in the Climax and Cobalt were downed, but ismailia, at 5 to 4 against, did buckers a turn…

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Methodist Conference. Pastoral Session

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

A pastoral session was held on Saturday morning. Rev. J. Beale presided. On the motion of Rev. J. E. Carruthers, it was agreed to ask the representative conference to set apart the whole of Wednesday for…

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London Butter Market

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

Mr. M. G. B. Jefferson, representing Eills, Kislingbury, and Co., b[?]ter salesmen, Tooley-street, London, advises receipt of cabled information regarding the London butter market:—Although the market for…

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The Methodist Conference. Pastoral Session

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 8

The proceedings of the Methodist Conference on Saturday morning only had reference to probationers, many of whom were advanced a year. Although the whole morning was given up to…

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More Wool Wanted

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

It is quite clear that the quantity of Australasian wool imported into the United States, along with the domestic product, is not nearly sufficient to clothe as they should be clothed…

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A Wool Cargo

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 5

Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Sanderson, will dispatch the Ocean steamer Sarpedon from the Central Wharf. Miller's Point, to-morrow, for London and Liverpool, via ports, with 5000 bales…

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