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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

12,048 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

Another heavy supply Quality still plain, good attendance of buyers, with exporters active. Market a little dearer…

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Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

Light supply. Good competition. Market firm at Thursday's morning rates. Quality exceptionally good. It was a very good quality offering…

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Disappointing Wheat Crops

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Some ears of a wheat crop near Walla Walla (Culeairn) which had the appearance of an eight-hour bag yield, but which returned only about two bags…

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Butter Market

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 16

Prescott, Ltd., report:—Sydney.—While the quantity of butter arriving has not declined, there has been a difficulty in filling local…

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The Indian Wheat Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 13

According to Beerbohm, "the preliminary official estimates of the area sown to wheat in India show, for the districts so far reported on, a decrease of 3,500,000 acres. The final…

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Argentine Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

In his report for 1912 the Minister for Agriculture of the Argentine remarks that the diversity of the quality of Argentine wheat is notorious…

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"Black" Wheat. Farmers' Preparations. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 10

At a meeting of the Mudgee Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday the secretary stated that he had been instructed to Inform members that the central executive…

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The Barrel Churn. The Best for Farm Butter-making

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

An American authority, discussing the subject of churns and churning, says:— "Practically all factory churns in…

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World's Wheat Markets

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Russia has been a disturbing factor in the international wheat markets of late, and this influence has counterbalanced the firmness brought about…

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Busy Wheat Loads

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 8

Something in the nature of a record was established at the Wellington railway yards on Thursday last, when 97 waggons, many of them 10 and 12…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 16

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. Brisbane. Mereheads, Limited

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

The wool market continues him at unchanged sates. Our sale lakes place to-day, when the total amount will be about 30,000 lakes, all of which will be sold on one day. Prom present…

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Large Special Sheep Sale at Albury

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 8

Dalgety and Company Ltd., Albury, report having held a large special sheep at Aubury on Friday, the 23rd January, when they yarded 32,000 store sheep to a…

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Cattle in Moderate Supply. Values Dearer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 13

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To Load Wheat at Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

The steamer Inverbervie arrived in port last evening from Melbourne, under charter to Messrs. Lindley Walker and Co., to load wheat for the United…

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Wheat Dull London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

Wheat was extremely dull yesterday. New South Wales shipments were quoted' at 35s 93, and Victorian at 35s 1012d per 480lb. c.i.f…

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Working the Butter. Should Not Be Overdone

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

For the purpose of working the butter, in making at home, the ordinary butter bowl and paddle should not be used, as the butter generally tends to…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Continued Strong Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 11

A moderate supply was in view for yesterday's sales; 24,806 sheep (including lambs) being listed, from 98 consignors, and 24,871 head penned. The consignments included…

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Worms in Sheep. The Customary English Treatment

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 6

Tapeworms generally yield to treatment with arsenical tablets, which contain one or one and a-half grains of arsenic, five grains of sulphur, and…

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Melbotjbne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 11

The closing work of the regular selling season was entered upon to-day, when 8000 bales of wool were submitted. The selection included a few high-class Tasmanian, but reclassed lots and oddments generally…

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