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Farming & the land, 1909

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London Wool Importers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 9

Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received a cable message from their London house, under date of 6th inst, advising that the wool imports into London for the past year total…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7

Some satisfactory prices were realised this afternoon at the Sydney wool sales. Three attractive catalogues were offered. Very few good wools showing length were submitted…

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The Sweet Briar and Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10

Mr. William Glasson writes:—During a recent trip by rail to the western districts I saw near Tarana acres of ground taken possession of, to my…

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Forward Wheat-selling Risks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 8

Buying wheat for forward delivery is very much of a gamble, and owing to the vagaries of the climate during October and the early part of…

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The World's Wheat-eaters

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 8

Statisticians estimate that 600,000,000 of the earth's inhabitants eat wheat bread. The annual wheat harvest of the world amounts to about…

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F.a.q. Wheat Standard

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 8

The grain trade section of the Sydney chamber of commerce will receive samples of wheat up tp Saturday, January in, for the purpose of fixing the…

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Record Wheat Shipment. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 6

The steamer Knight of the Garter is taking on board the largest cargo of wheat ever shipped in any Australasian port. In all 103,000 bags will be stowed. Hitherto the record was…

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General Notes. a Grain of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

Some time ago the Idaho (U.S.A.) Agricultural College issued a pamphlet refuting the claims made by interested individuals as to the yields from "Alaskan" wheat. The college declared…

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Aggressive Irish Members. Urge Support for Cattle-drivers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The aggressive section of the Nationalist Party is dissatisfied with the attitude of Mr. J. E. Redmond, the leader of the Irish…

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The Wheat Sack As a National Bulwark

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

The article in the issue of December 25th advocating the fixing of a minimum price for wheat; to ensure profitable growing for the farmer, a huge…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal A Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, Station Produce Trades. Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade. Thursday, January 7

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10

The reopening of the sales after a comparatively short rccess at Christmas is at all times an event of great importance, and while it would be impossible to say…

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Record Fleece. Merino Wool 14 Inches Long

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 8

Some remarkable wool is now on view at the office of the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Cco., Ltd., Bent Street Sydney. It comes from Banda (Bombala…

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The Dairy Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 11

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to recognise "The Farmer nd Settler" as your city representatives. Write to us concerning anything you have to sell, or wish to buy, or desire to know, 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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American Wheat Supply London, Wednesday, 6.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 6

The "visible" supply of wheat in the United States is estimated at 84,895,000 bushels…

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Shire Legal Problems. Questions Answered by the Association's Adviser. Cattle on Public Roads

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

From Copmanhurst shire council.—1. What powers have shires to deal with cattle straying on the public roads? 2. Have shires power to permit the…

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Small Clips of Wool. How to Prepare Them for Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10

AUSTRALIA has fully established her claims to be recognised as the most suitable country in the world for the cultivation of sheep, and…

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European Wool Markets. (From Our Speical Correspondents.) Huddersfield, Nov. 30

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 20

Very few buyers in the market here" business is slackening. The manufacture ing centres of Great Britain don't feel disposed to follow the London auctions'…

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A Colossal Apple Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 9

If the apples harvested in the commercial orchards of the United States this year (reports an American contemporary) were converted into pies…

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A Good Crass Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 8

A report from the country in the neighborhood of Quirindi gives accounts of tall grass there. On Kickerbull station and at Mooki Springs the…

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Dairy Breeds and Crosses

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 11

IN cattle the human race has one of its most valuable resources, in almost every part of the world the cow is looked upon as a necessity…

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