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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

12,048 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Boys For The Farm. From the United Kingdom

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

Why don't we, as a Slate, or as several States, or as a continent, build up a big scheme for bringing boys from the overcrowded United…

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Farmer 'S Preparing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

Bitter experience is the best teacher in the world. The farmers in New Zealand and in this State have had to bear the brunts of the caprice of labor…

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Stud Stock. Imported to Government Farms

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 8

in order to improve the quality of the live stock oil the' department farms, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. J. L. Trefie) has approved of the…

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Fire on Farm. Ganmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 9

At Mr. John Brill's farm, Ganmain, on Saturday afternoon, while chaficutting was proceeding, a spark from the engine set alight a stack of newly-cut chaff. The flames spread…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

GRAFTON.—The forty-second half-yearly report of the Pioneer Dairy Company shows that for the six months ended Decembor 415 tons of butter were manufactured, an increase…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Commercial Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

The problems facing the men on the land aro not limited by any means to production. Just as importan[?] in this age ot keen trading is the marketing and distribution of produce…

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European Sugar Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 11

To a great extent the price of our sugar depends on the price of European beet sugar, which again is dependent upon the production of beet. Next to Russia, Germany is the…

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Farm Products. Sydney Auction Sales Lucerne Market Lower

The Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

The feature of the sales at the Sydney railway goods yard this morning was the sudden, drop of 10s per ton in the quotations for both lucerne hay and chart. The lower…

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Farmers' As "Strike-breakers." Reported Offers to Shippers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 6

It was reported in Sydney yesterday, at a conference between representatives of the Employers' Federation and the Farmer's and settlers' Association on Thursday, a secret offer…

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Pastoral Topics

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 42

THE matter of providing a central meat depot to be worked in connection with the new abattoirs is not proving such an easy task as it looked on paper, and the…

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Australian Pastoral Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

The roport of the above company for the year to June 30 states that the revenue account shows a credit of £266,128, and, after deduction of management charges, shearing…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Income

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

R.H.R. writes:- Sir,—In partnership with "B," and in equal shares, I own and work a pastoral and agricultural property in New South Wales. The business shows a loss on…

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Wheat Markets

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 9

Private cables to Sydney state that Liverpool wheat option declined a farthing percental on Tuesday for March and declined per central for May and July. The London and…

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The Wool Trade

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 40

THE many satisfactory features referred to in our last report are still exercising a beneficial effect upon the wool market, which continues remarkably active…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze and Co., dated London, 24th…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9155 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wool and Meat Production

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 1

All interested in the production of wool and meat should an article by the well known expert "Lona" in this week's "Town and country Journal." entitled "Kalesdoscople movements in Wool and Step." In this…

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King George as a Cattle Breeder

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 11

The feature of the Smithfield Club Show at the Agricultural Hall, London, in December last, was the success of the king as an exhibitor. His Majesty sent…

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General Notes. Stud Cattle for Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 7

The Queensland Minister for Agriculture has decided to arrange for the importation of more stud cattle from Europe for use at the Gatton Agricultural College and the State farms. The…

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Agricultural and Pastoral the State of the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 3

The week generally has been fine, with lower temperatures, except the last day or two, when they rose considerably in the northern, central, and western portions of the State,…

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