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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

12,048 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Australian Produce Abroad. London, Dec. 5. 1913. WHEAT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

Russian and Australian wheat last week advanced 6d, while the advance in Canadian, American, and Indian checked business. New Zealand wheat supplies are exhausted. Recent sales include the Fingod, 17,500qrs;…

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Wheat-lumpers' Strike. Position at Lockhart. Lockhart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 9

The wheatlumpers' strike shows signs of extending. To-day the wheat agents met Mr. Richardson, the A.W.U. agent, and informed him by resolution that they did not consider…

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The Butter Business. Statistical Position Strong. American Trade. London, Dec. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

During the past fortnight shipments of Australasian butter have arrived in London as follows:—Omrah, 22,792 boxes; Matatua, 825 boxes; Commonwealth, 400 boxes;…

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Dairy Farm on Shares Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Two brothers are seeking a dairy on shares, up to 60 cows, on the full halves, Will take a larger place. If [?]nitable, and employ labor. Thoroughly experienced in all branches of…

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The Wheat Yield. Record for the West. Orange

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

The statement that the Government Statistician had over-estimated the wheat yield of the State is given the lie as far as the West is concerned. Along the Orange-Forbes line, the…

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World's Wheat Supply. Problem of the Century. Production and Population

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 5

There is no immediate danger of the world starving for the want of wheat. Still, the pressure on the production grows ever greater and—what will the…

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English Wool Trade. Weakness Develops in London. (Our Special Report.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

LONDON, December 5.--A good week's work in Coleman-street Wool Exchange has again to be chronicled, although the position of prices is not so good as was the case a week ago…

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English Wool Trade. Prices Distinctly Easier. (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, Dec. 5. 1913

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

Very little change is to be noted this week in connection with the course of the sales, but such as is seen is against the raw material. The auctions have continued to be very well…

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Improving Dairy Premises. Health Departments Suggestion

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

A communication was read at the last meeting of the Hunter's Hill Council from the Department of Public Health, suggesting, with a view to securing improvement in the…

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Land Settlement. What the Department Did. Problem of Closer Settlement. Small Farms Seldom Wanted

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 5

The annual report of the lands department was made available this morning, it [?] considerable in [?]. To meet the demand for [?]…

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Big Bush Fires. Farmers' Serious Losses. Incendiarism Suspected. Aubury

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 5

Two very severe bush fires have occurred this week on the eastern side district. A big fire at Dora Dora on the Upper Murray, has burnt through Spring Creek down to…

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Farming Inventions

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

William A. Lowe.—Improvements in [?] relating to air auction and force pumps. Carl D. Timms.—Improvements in the mounting of back chains upon earl saddles and…

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Conserving Moisture. The Farmer and the Fallow

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 7

The true inwardness of the value of fallowing to the practical farmer is thus expressed by Mr. E. Heane, a well-known wheat grower in the…

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Fire Dancers. Farmers' Liability for Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

In their own interests, most farmers adopt precautionary measures against outbreaks of fire, but it cannot be too widely known that each man has a…

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Pigeon Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

Artarmon asks me for information on pigeon farming, and whether it is true that "squabs" can command 2/ [?] per pair. Answer.—There should be a very good…

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Bush and Farm Craft. Drain Tile Bulkheads. Concrete Retaining Walls to Protect Outlet

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

When tile draining, especially in very steep land, it is advisable to protect the outlets by the erection of a short wall with the tile piercing it, and…

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For the Farm Table. Two Preserves of Pears. Gingered Pears

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 8

You will require 1lb. of pears; ½b. of sugar, a tablespoonful of preserved ginger, a lemon, and a cup of water. Cut the pears in quarters, and then…

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Utilising Waste Fruit. Increasing the Value of the Orange Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 7

If the claim of Dr. Jokichi Takamine, a Japanise citizen, who has resided in America for the last twenty-five years, and is a chemist of…

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The Farmer and His Horse. a Hotelkeeper's Liability

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

The yards and stables at hotels in country towns in farming centres are looked upon by the regular visitors to the towns as among the best features…

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The Dairy Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

At a clearing-out sale at Mr. Keys[?] Dottigo, cows sold up to £16 10s., and draught horses to £41. Mr. E. O. Challis, Superintendent of…

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