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Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

London Wool Sales. London, Sunday, 10.35 p.m

The Sun · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 7

At the London wool sales yesterday New South Wales greasy merinos were bought by German buyers at 16½d…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. January Meeting. Careel Wins Flying Handicap. Mere[?] the Warwick Handicap

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 12

Seasonably hot was the atmospheric condition under which the Warwick Farm January meeting was held on Saturday and, despite counter attractions, there was a good attendance to witness the sport. The…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the F.a.q. Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 5

The refusal of the Parkes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to supply samples of the district wheat to the Chamber of Commerce is a practical expression of…

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The Government Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture wishes to draw the attention of parents whose boys are just leaving school, and who have not yet decided as to their future career to the…

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Glen Innes District Crops. a Bright Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 5

GLEN-INNES, Saturday.--From the farmers' point of view, the season in this district is regarded as very promising, and, although the recent spell of dry, hot weather considerably…

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Farm Training for Lads. on the Government Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 5

The attention of parents whose boys are just leaving school and who have not yet decided as to their future career is invited to the opportunities provided by the Department of…

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Farmers and Settlers. Assistance for Canegrowers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 15

MACLEAN, Friday.--The first meeting of the district council of the F. and S. Association was held here, when delegates from all the newly-formed branches on the Clarence…

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Smutty Wheat Crops

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

The wheat crops in the Ariah Park district this season have suffered very much from smut, about 9 per cent, of the grain carrying it. The majority…

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Trespassing Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 4

Maitland tells me that he rented his paddock to a tennant, and that the latter's tattle trespassed on the adjoining property. Maitland asks me if the…

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Compensation for Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—The executive committee of the Chamber of Agriculture submitted, a scheme at a meeting of the chamber for the payment of compensation by the Government…

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Foxes and Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. M. A. Gulson, of Freshwater, Booligal, writes:— "In reference to Mr. Geo. L. Hobson's letter in the 'Stock Journal' of 7th inst…

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Wheat Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 15

Messrs. Lindley, Walker and Co., report under date January 16:—A very quiet week has passed, and transactions in wheat have been on a…

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Smutty Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

The wheat crops in the Ariah Park district this season have suffered very much from smut, about nine per cen, of the grain carrying it. The…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Butter Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

In reference to the statement recently made in the High Commissioner's report on the butter market in London, as to the fixing prices, the experience of a New Zealand firm…

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To Improve British Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

Even in England the talk is of here improvement. It appears that the world is getting to want, as well as need, belter cattle: or rather time it is…

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Wheat-carters' Demands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

PEAK HILL.—A meeting was held on Saturday night of the Carriers' Union. Farmers were asked to attend to discuss the carrying rates. The latter met in the…

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Temora's Wheat Yield

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

The wheat trucked at Temora since December 1 totalled 30,012 bags, compared with 10,365 bugs for a similar period last year. In the departmental…

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Big Wheat Loads

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

A wheat carrier recently brought to peak Hill two heavy wheat loads, one of 173 bag's, which weighed thirteen torn 10-cwt. 3-qr., and another of 153…

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Western Australian Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

PERTH.—The Government Statistician has issued a re-estimate of the crop from the latest official returns. He estimates the wheat yield at 9,389,904 bushels, as against a…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 13

A telegram received by Dalgety and Co., Limited, from their head office, dated Saturday last, stated that the wool sales in the London market continued very firm. American buyers…

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