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Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

Wool Report

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., comment as follows:--"The market this week has shown no new features as compared with last. There is an excellent demand ruling for fine quality wools in good condition but…

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Fight for Wheat Trucks. Battle Among Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 9

REGINA (Saskatchewan), Wednesday Evening.--A pitched battle occurred between foreign farmers at Blain Lake. The custom is that the first applicant gets…

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A New Butter Box

The Land · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 4

The London correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" draws attention to a new butter box invented by Mr. H. Allen, of Colonial House,…

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Sheep Oils and Tar

The Land · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 12

The market is firm and active for flyblow sheep oils and tar. Morrison's has been stilling freely at 2/9 in drums, and the same brand of Stockholm tar…

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A Wool Laboratory

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

A feature at some of the leading American experiment stations, and one that can be advantageously adopted at the Government farms in New…

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Wheat and Bran Bags

The Land · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 12

The market for bran bags has kept exceedingly firm; in fact, prices are so high that there is very little demand outside the covering operations of…

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Wheat Harvest Held Up

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 1

When Mr. John O'Neill, of Cowra, figures out that the bagged wheat system costs New South Wales, every year, a quarter of a million sterling,…

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Wheat. Market Very Firm

The Land · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 12

The question which seems to be agitating the minds of the wheat trade at the present time is—how much wheat is left? From all accounts there does…

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Sale of Another Queensland Cattle Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 11

F. A. Brodie and Co. sold this week, on account of Messrs. Bowman Bros., their Rutland Plains station, comprising six hundred and fifty square miles, with 10,000 head of cattle and 230 horses, at [?]…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Shows. Dates for Forthcoming Events

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 1

(The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other Shown will forward dates, which we publish free of charge. We are particularly anxious to…

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Sale of a Wheat Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 12

The cargo of South Australian wheat by the barque Acadia has been sold at 38s 9d per quarter…

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Wheat-growing in W.a

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

Mr. G. L. Sutton, in a letter to the Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, refers to the drought in the extreme eastern…

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Wool Trade Review. Season Draws to a Close. the World's Wool Production

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

There has been ample evidence of the near approach of the end of the wool season, in the character of the offerings during the week. There has been a sort of general clearing up,…

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Butter Trade. Grading a Failure. No Advantage to Farmers. Direct Consignment Recommended. (From Our Special Reporter.) Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

Speaking at the banquet on the Shoalhaven Showground last night, Mr. G. W. Fuller, M.P., made some very condemnatory remarks concerning the butter trade. The member for…

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Homebush Cattle Sales. a Buyer Makes a Suggestion

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 16

A big buyer had something to say with regard to the cattle sales at Homebush, in the course of a chat with a "Journal" representative this week…

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Homebush Stock Maeket. Sheep. Full Supply—buoyant Tone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 11

A rather large supply of sheep was forward for yesterday's sales; upwards of 62,138 sheep, including lambs, were listed from 251 consignors, and 57,634 head were penned, as…

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Sheep and Wool the Sydney Trade The Busy Season Drawing In Looking for Rain Store Stock Business Marking Time Government and the Saleyards

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 14

The Sydney wool trade has gone on splendidly, and all concerned have still every reason to be well pleased with themselves. The market has held…

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Fat Stock. Monday's Sales at Homebush. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 10

The market for sheep and lambs at Homebush on Monday was distinctly firmer in tone, the competition being especially keen for prime quality,…

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Ophthalmia in sheep a Novel Way to Treat the Eyes

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

Mr. W. G. Dowling, Stock Inspector, Forbes, N.S.W., recommends the following as a remedy for ophthalmia in sheep:—[?] laudanum, [?] sul. zinc,…

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A Veteran Wool Man. Honor for Henry Austin

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

Reference has been made to the reception recently given by the wool people of Sydney to Mr. Henry Austin, possibly the oldest of the old identities,…

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