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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

Poultry Farmers' Co-operative Society. an Improving Position

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Poultry Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., was held at the company's rooms, Parker-street, Haymarket, yesterday afternoon…

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The Red Farm. by Morice Gerard. Chapter II.--(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 14

Something dark was lying to one side, in the dry ditch which separated the metalled road from the hedge. Straffer had been through all kinds of dangers many times, in expeditions…

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Farm Settlement Society. to Be Entertained in West Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 15

PERTH, Wednesday.--News has been received from London that Mr. Kingsley Fairbridge, an ex-Rhodes Scholar, who founded the society for the emigration of children to the colonies,…

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Sheep and Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

A firm of Coonambie agents reports having sold one lot of sheep five times within the past month, starting at 8s. and finishing at 12s…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 10

For a Monday the supply was more moderate than has been the case of late, 45 consignors sending in 1669 head. The North and North-Western…

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Export Lamb Raising How to Run Sheep with Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

South Australian farmers have been discussing the most profitable way in tun sheep on farms where wheat is grown. At Willowie Agricultural…

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Sheep' Burnet

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 8

Grazier writes:—Can you tell me if sheeps' burnet is any good as a fodder plant for grazing purposes? Answer.—Sheep's Burnet (Poterium…

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Scone Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 13

On Friday last: J. A. Simpson and Co. held a special cattle sale in the Scone yards, when they raided about 820 mixed cattle and sold 794. There was a good…

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Sheep Bots Again

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

Mr. J. Sullivan reports that white dressing a sheep at Bowning, near Yass, N.S.W., he discovered several bot-fly maggots in the head of the…

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Pottie's Sheep Drench

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 13

The oldest veterinary establishment in Sydney to-day perhaps in Australasia is that of Messrs. John Pottle and Sons. The name of this firm is…

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Wheat Vessels

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

The four-masted barquentine Ren-field has been cleared by Messrs, Dalgety and Company, Ltd., with 22,999 bags of wheat for the United Kingdom…

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Wheat. Market Firmer

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 12

The tendency of the wheat market in Sydney during the week has been towards higher levels. Shippers have been operating with more freedom,…

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National Wool Institute

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 13

The National Wool Institute, at Adams Chambers, 482 George-st., Sydney, is a well established institution, having; been in existence for the post six years, and should…

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London Wool, Sales

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 12

The leading selling brokers have received cables from their London representatives to the effect that the sales closed firmly. There was a decreased…

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A £50 Butter Test Prize

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6
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There is great indignation at Coff's Harbor (says a correspondent) at the committee of the Coramba District Agricultural Society not awarding the…

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Sheep and Wool the Sydney Trade The Value of Culling Store Sheep Market Dull Contract Shearing and the A.W.U. Woolgrowing in Japan

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 14

The sales in Sydney are fast drawing to a close, and the rosters will soon be altered to suit fortnightly sales. It was at one time arranged…

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Definition of Cattle. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 7

Ambrose Ingle, inspector of slaughterhouses, sued Charles Jeffery, butcher, of Bourke, for fees of threepence per head for the inspection of cattle slaughtered. The…

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Cattle: Heavy Supply. Prime Unaltered

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 13

Buyers bad rather a good quality offering to select from. Medium and inferior beef was much in evidence, but there was a larger, proportion of…

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Thursday's Sales. Sheep: Prime Firm

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 13

A heavy supply was advised from a large number of owners for to-day's sale. Upwards of 60,000 were listed, in 252 consignments, of which there…

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