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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Wheat Breeding

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

The work of the late Mr Farrer has been taken up again by Mr. Pridham, who is now carrying on the work of plant breeding on Mr. Farrer's lines…

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Produce. Dairy. Fall in Butter. Cheese Market Demoralised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 11

Perhaps the most important movement in values in Sussex-street on Monday was a decline of 4/ per cwt in butter. Choicest grocers' brands were offering at 100/ per cwt…

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Farmers Wool. Hints on Preparing for Market

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 6

Sonic useful suggestions on the preparation of farmers' lots of wool for market were made by Mr. Cuthbert Howard in a paper read by him before…

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The Empire's Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

A new aspect to the advocacy of a duty on foreign wheat imported into England as a means of encouraging the import of wheat from the Dominions is…

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The Wheat Markets

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 15

The London market rallied a little at the close of last week, owing to reports of reduced weekly shipments from Atlantic America and Russia. Freer…

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World's Wheat Conditions

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

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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Wheat Land Cropped 28 Times. Wins Growing Crop Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 6

COWRA.—The judging of the growing crop competition was carried out by Mr. Mark Reynolds, manager of Cowra Experiment Farm, who his issued the following report on…

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State Wool Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 11

The following is a return showing the number of bales of wool exported oversea from the State of New South Wales during the period from July 1 to December 31 of the…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 15

The fifth and concluding series of sales for test year commenced on November 26, state Messrs. Irwell and Company in a special report, which…

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Napier Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

At the last Napier (N.Z.) wool sales 27,500 bales were offered, and the recent advance maintained, except for a slight fall in wools suitable for America…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 11

Wool sales were hold yesterday at the Sydney Woo: Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8273 bales and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Export Market. Meat and Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 11

Exports of mutton, beef, and butter from the port of Sydney for the week ended January 4, according to the Customs House returns, were:…

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Wheat Loading and Stacks

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

During the week ended December 28, the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 230,093 bags, compared with 208,287 bags for the…

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Western Australian Wool Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 15

It is more of a practice than an occasional happening that Government figures are somewhat belated in making their appearance. This, of course,…

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Clan Steamers and the Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Judging by the present signs, Clan steamers are going to play an important part in the transportation of wheat from the Commonwealth this season…

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Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

LONDON, December 6.--The anticipated improvement in the butter trade has come, and this week's colonial arrivals--about 21,000 from Australia, ex Morea, and 27,200 from New…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Prime Wethers Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 11

With the holidays over and all sections needing supplies, the market during the morning sales at Homebush yesterday [?] very strong [?] selection at opening was…

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Butter Grading. High Court Judgment's Effect. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 7

The Minister for Customs, Mr. Tudor, has prepared a statement showing the effect of the decision of the High Court upon butter grading. The court decided that the…

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The "Tandawanna" Sheep Dip. an Effective Showerbath System

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 6

In the course of my duties during the past twelve months, I have seen more lice and tick-intested sheep on the Downs than I believed possible when…

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English Wool Trade. Keen Demand Maintained

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

LONDON, December 6.--By the end of last week the most pressing requirements of buyers bad been met, in consequence of which there has since been little or none of the paying of…

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