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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

10,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

New Butter Regulations. Some Trade Opinions

The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

The new better regulations have an interest for a very large and increasing section of the rural pupulation of this State and factory…

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Sheep and Wool The Sydney Market Value Still Lower Disposing of Passed-In Lots High Prices at Homebush

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 13

The first week of the Sydney sales passed off with values showing no material change as compared with those ruling when the week started…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Loading and Stacks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

During the week ended January 21 the quantity of wheat despatched from all country stations was 325,529 bags, compared with 311,085 the previous week, and 287,501 bags at the same period last year…

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Stock the Sheep As a Rent-payer

The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

On a farm which goes in extensively for cultivation, it often happens that either through small crops of low prices, the rent of the farm…

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Geelong Wool Sales. Geelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

The wool salea were resumed at Geelong to-day, when 10,000 bales were submitted. The selection generally was a good one. Competition from all sections was remarkably keen. The lately reported…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

At the wool sales this afternoon there was strong Yorkshire competition for all good combing merinos, which showed a hardening tendency. Faulties were rather…

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The Soil General Notes. Wheat in Twelve Weeks

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

Several of the English papers contain references to the claims of a Mr. J. J. Melville that he has discovered a means of accelerating the processes of nature in the matter of the…

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London Market Cables. Visible American Wheat. London, Jan. 25, 7.15 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

The visible supplies of American wheat and flour east of the Rocky mountains are estimated by "Bradstreet's" at the equivalent in wheat of 74,437,000 bushels, compared with…

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Rural Workers Union. All Farmers Affected. Court Cases in Preparation. What the Men Ask For

The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 8

Every farmer, dairy man, fruitgrower, grazier—in fact, every man on the land—should clearly understand that he will very shortly be a…

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Some Dairy Importations

The Land · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

During the week a party of cattle fanciers, and also Mr, G. J. Gilmour and T. I. Campbell, of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, visited the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Union

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 10

BEGA, Friday.—At an adjourned meeting of Bega farmers and dairymen. It was decided to form a branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, in view of the scale of wages…

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Closer Settlement. Crowther Farms

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 12

In last week's "Government Gazette" particulars appear of the Crow-ther Settlement purchase farms, in the Young district, which will be available…

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Resisting the Rural Workers. Dairymen Take a Stand

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 13

The claims of the Rural Workers' Union are being put before the country, and the country will have to answer—and pay. How much payment…

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A Dirty Dairy

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

A farmer of the Tooyal district was prosecuted at the Wagga Police Court recently under the Dairies Supervision Act on a charge of keeping butter…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Murray Main Canal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 10

The Riverina people are endeavouring to create interest in the Murray Main Canal scheme, which has for its purpose the supplying of the country through the…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 10

PEAK HILL.—At a meeting of the Mungery F. and A. Association on Saturday a letter was read from the Railway Commissioners regarding the erection of trucking yards at…

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Advice to Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

TENTERFIELD, Thursday. -- Mr. Massey Greene, M.H.R was present at the official luncheon at the Farmers Carnival. During the course of speech he implored tho farmers to…

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Butter and Cheese

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 12

The butter market is somewhat weaker. Danish is unchanged, but choicest Australian is quoted at 100s to 102s for salted (4s lower), and 104s to 106s for unsalted (2s lower). Second…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 9

The schedule of prizes the seventeen[?] annual sheep show to be held by the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association on June 28, 29, 30, and July 1 next, is to hand[?]…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from London office, dated January 27, 1911: "Sales…

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