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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

A Remarkable Wheat Crop. Under Primitive Cultivation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 7

A block of us acres of reclaimed land on Kildopan, the property of Mr. G. S. Kempe, near Morgan (S.A.), has given the extraordinary yield of ago…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Butter Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 6

Those associated with the colonial section of the butter industry will be gratified to learn that Sir George Reid now exonerates the co-operative advisory committee in…

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Butter Trade with Cermawy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 6

A business firm in New Zealand is making efforts to create a trade in butter between the Dominion and Germany, The German purveyors prefer…

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Wheat Position Abroad

The Land · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10

Mr. George Broomhall, F.S.S., the Liverpool grain trade authority, in estimating the future of the international wheat market, predicted that about…

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Record Wheat Shipment

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 7

The steamer Glenspean, leaving Sydney to-night for the United Kingdom, has under hatches 91,213 hags of wherst, weighing 7438 tons. This is the largest shipment that…

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Proposed Wheat Bounty

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 7

A London cable states:— "The Conservatives are giving prominence to Sir Joseph Lawrence's idea that a bounty of 2s should be granted…

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The Dry-farming Method. Hints Concerning Wheat-Crowing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 7

Mr. K. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst experiment farm, has, by request, forwarded to Mr. Edward Loneragan, of the firm of Loneragan, Ltd…

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Experimental Farm Plots. Tests with Wheat Oats and Barley

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 7

The following are the yields from the Government experimental plots, grown on Mr. B. J. Stock's farm at Harden:— Wheat.—Yandilla King, 32-bus, 2-lb…

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London Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10
Also in The Sydney Stock and Station Journal

Private cables advise that the arrivals for the first series of London Colouial: wool sales, which, are timed to open on the 14th inst., closed at…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge street when the quantity catalogue[?] totalled 9873 bales and the sales including private transactions,…

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Australasian Wool Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 11

The following is a return of the exports of wool from Australasian ports from July 1 to December 31 last, as compiled by Dalgety and Co., Ltd.:…

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Live Stock Questions Unclaimed Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

Armidale states a case:—A and B are neighbors, and A has merino lambs, while B has crossbreds among his flock. B finds himself short of…

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Stud Sheep for South America

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 20

During the past month Dalgety and Co., reported shipping from New Zealand to the Argentine, in execution of orders, 112 stud Lincoln rams, two…

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Wheat. Market Distinctly Firmer

The Land · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10

Since the holidays the wheat market has certainly displayed a firmer tone, with the result that a very fair amount of business has been passing, despite…

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High Prices for Cattle and Lambs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 11

Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., report having sold at Flemington yesterday 72 prime bullocks, a[?]count A. A. Co., Wanah, Willow Tree, selling to 12/ 12/, and averaging £11/11/. Also, account F. F. Gibson,…

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The Kea. a Killer of Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 12

A good deal of romance, of misunderstanding, and of some exaggeration (writes the New Zealand Farmer) has become associated with that remarkable…

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Butter Grading. Opinion as to Value Divided

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 6

The Minister for Customs, Mr. Tudor, was asked in Melbourne on Tuesday whether, as a result of the compulsory marking of butter being…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Generally Lower Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 11

A large supply was on view for yesterdays sales, and on top of a fair number forward on Monday last gave fairly ample supplies for the week. Upwards of 63,000 sheep (including…

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Fat Stock. Thursday's Sales. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 11

The supply of sheep and lambs was a particularly large one, numbering about 63,000, from 237 consignors. It is a very long time ago that such a…

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