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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Homebush Sales Sheep Values increasing Good Prices for Prime Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

The total number of sheep on offer at Homebush sales on Thursday was 26,000 head. The yarding a regards quality, was a fair average on good…

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The Wheat Crop

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 11

Harvesting operations are in full swing in the Yass district, and no difficulty has been experienced in obtaining sufficient labour. On Douro, where there…

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Farmers' Wheat Experiments

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 11

The results have been made available of the farmers' Experiment wheat plots sown by the Department of Agriculture on the farm of Mr. F. S. Stacey,…

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Dairying. Care of Sick Cattle

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 15

Probably Australians are the worst people in the world at doctoring sick animals. The reason of this is not far to seek. Up to comparatively recent…

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Harben Yale Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 16

Attention is directed to the particulars gi[?] is our advertising columns regarding the second ann[?]al sale of stud sheep, to take palcea t Harben Vale. Blandford, next month. This opportunity to secure…

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Wheat Harvest

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 11

The present harvest in the Canowindra district promises to excel all previous records. Already 150,00 bags have been delivered at the local mills and…

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Wheat Scheme

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Grahame, who is administering the wheat scheme for the State Government said on Monday that it was now…

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Wheat Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

WAGGA.—The associated wheat buyers of Wagga, not including the Murrumbidgee Milling Company, has sent a sample of wheat taken from 70 different parcels to the…

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Wheat Scheme. Farmers' Allegations. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

A largely-attended) meeting of farmers was held at Berrigan on Wednesday evening, to protest against private firms being allowed to purchase wheat at 3s 9d per bushel. It was…

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Wool Reports

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:—We held our opening sale of the second series on Tuesday, when we brought forward a catalogue of 2725 bales…

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Wheat Yield Records. a Sixty-bushol Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

Mr. K. J. Collins, Forbes, writes "Your Murrurundi correspondent asks if any better returns than 61-bush. of wheat Per acre are known this year, the 61-bush…

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Registrations Re Butter Prints

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 15

The secretary of the Necessary Commodities Commission, Mr. Ovington, informed us that there still appeared to be considerable confusion in country…

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Butter Export. Victorian Position

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

The Minister for Customs stated in Melbourne on Tuesday that it had been reported to him that there was a great shortage of butter at the present time…

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Sussex Cattle in Australia

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 15

At a meeting of the Sussex Cattle llerd Book Society in London, a letter was read from Mr. J. T. Turner of Brisbane, pointing out the possibilities of…

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Wheat Yield Records

The Land · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 11

Gerogery is in the lead with the wheat crop giving the heaviest yield per acre yet reported this season. Mr. G. W. Daniel, Albury, reported that there is a…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) is pleased with the wheat harvest estimate of 69,000,000, and he is pleased to note it agrees with his estimate of…

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The Wheat Pool

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 8

BERRIGAN, Thursday.--During the past tow days a private Arm has been buying wheat in Berrigan at 3s 9d per bushel. At a meeting farmers last night a protest was made against…

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Trundle Wheat Yield

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

The Trouble district wheat yield average of "street line bags to the acre" as resorted by a correspondent, is challenged by Mr. Henry Lambert, of Nulgaria. His own average was if large…

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Price Fixing Farmers and their Masters the Export of Butter Prohibited

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

The Minister for Customs stated on Tuesday that it had been reported to him that there was great shortage of butter at the present time. Grocers advised that…

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Wagga Wheat Crops. Diseases and How to Treat Them

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

In the course of his remarks on the crops entered for the Murrumbidgee (Wagga) P. and A. Association growing crops competition, the Judge (the…

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