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Farming & the land, 1909

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Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal, The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

Only 1214 cattle (including about 300 cows) were yarded, although 1542 were balloted for. They comprised medium to prime, there being a…

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Sheep's Burnet

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 10

Concerning sheep's burnet, Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager Bathurst experiment farm, writes that "this valuable fodder plant should be sown this…

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Prime Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 5

Harrison, Jones, and DEvlin, Limited: report:—Included in yesterday's yarding were a draft of very prime merino weathers, account of Mr. W. J. Turner, Toreader, from Millie. These [?] up to 16s 7d, and…

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Thursday—sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 12

Something like 30,899 sheep (including 4000 lambs) were balloted for, but only 28,543 were yarded, crossbreds being more in evidence than last day…

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The Diary Diseases in Dairy Cattle

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

In the current issue of the Agriculture Gazette of New South Wales. Max Henry, M.R.C.V.S. continues his instructive articles on "Some common diseases…

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Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 13

Sales will be resumed in Sydney market on Monday next, and continued on the two succeeding days. The sales held in Brisbane this week appear…

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Sale of Pastoral Blocks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 9

In connection with the Wolkara and other western blocks, near Brewarrina, advertised for sale at the Royal Exchange, Sydney, on the 19th of this…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Stock and Station Journal

The cable news received this week regardin the opening of the secobd series of slaes in the London market states that prices for must descriptions of merinos and crossbreds…

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Wheat Returns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 10

The returns of wheat for last week further emphasise the great difference between this season and the previous one. The total received was 94,384…

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The State Butter Factory

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

At a meeting of Dapto A. and H. society, at which a resolution was carried supporting the scheme proposed by the minister for agriculture for the…

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Station Stacked Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 13

Return supplied by the the railway department of wheat stacked of various stations on all lines during week ended 6th March, 1909:—…

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The Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 13

The cables at the end of last week were very firm in tone, and nothing fresh has happened as far as the London market is concerned. A few…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Quality of Our Butter

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

The proposals of the Minister for Agriculture in the direction of providing for the training of factory managers have seryed to revive some interest in the quality of New…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—At the wool sales this evening, there was spirited competition, and prices in general had a hardening tendency…

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Wheat at Railway Stations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

At last meeting of the Wagga branch F.S.A., Mr. J. Halloran (for Mr. Moss) moved: "That the present facilities for loading and protecting…

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Paper-lined Wool Bales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 11

Considerable interest as well as curiosity has been evinced during wool sales over the 50 to 100 bales of paper-lined packs, which have been…

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Mr. S. Kidman the Cattle King

The Star · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

A few days before his departure from London for Australia Mr. S. Kidman was interviewed by the London "Daily Mail," which referred to him as "the millionaire cattle…

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