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Farming & the land, 1916

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Wool, Stock, Property and Produce Markets Wool Sydney Wool Market. Sales Next Week

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 13

On Monday next auction sales will be resumed in the Sydney centre. The market in Brisbane were some 26.000 bales were submitted wad particularly…

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Wheat Handling. Dubbo Complains

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 14

At a meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association the question of the handling of, wheat at the various railway stations…

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Victoria Pools All Wheat

The Land · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 8

In Victoria all transactions in seed wheat and wheat for poultry feed have been brought under the Wheat Commission. "As far as seed wheat is…

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Wheat Stacked at Stations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

Statement snowing the number of bags of wheat stacked at all stations on the N.S.W. railway lines during the week ended the 22nd instant: [?] district…

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Cargo of Wheat Sold

The Land · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 8

A cargo of 6500 tons of wheat was yesterday sold by the Australian Wheat Board for May shipment. The price obtained was 70/ per quarter, which is…

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Load of Wool Burnt

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 12

A large waggon with a load of wool drawn by a Caterpillar motor engine, while en route from Tilpa to Bourke, was burnt on Tuesday near Louth.,…

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Black-leg Amongst Cattle Mullumbimby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 6

Farmers at Wilson's Creek, near Mullumbimby, lost some calves [?]ecently through the disease known as blackleg. The stock Inspector states that there are a great many noxious…

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What Is a Short-woolled Sheep?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 8

At last meeting of the Council of tho R.A.S.E. (England) the question was raised as to what breeds of sheep should be termed short-woolled, and…

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Teeth and Age. a Sheep Question

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 8

The relationship between the teeth of sheep and their age forms a subject for periodical discussion in stock circles. As time has advanced, the…

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General Markets. Wheat and Flour

The Land · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 15

Sydney. Standard, old, 60½lb.) Wheat (new), throughout the Commonwealth;—2/6 per bushel (per warrant) at railway station, or siding; London parity…

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Middleilam Castle to Load Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 11

The steamer Middleham Castle, which arrived yesterday, in ballast, from Singapore, is to load wheat for the Government. She is lying off Cremorne Point…

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The Wheat Pool Price May be increased Farmers Warned Not to Sell Privately

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 7

Further consideration was given on Monday to the wheat pooling scheme at a conference in Melbourne attended by Senator Russell and the Ministers of…

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Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 16

Under 29,000 head of grown sheep and lambs were advised for Thursday's market, sent by 92 owners. The quality was quite on a par with Monday's, merinos, as usual,…

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Geelong Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 10

The usual weekly sale took place at Geolong to-day, when some 8000 bales were submitted for selection. Although distinctly good, the offerings were not up to last week's…

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Late Markets. Melbourne Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 13

Dalgety's report holding their ninth sale of the season on the 24th, when they offered 34,00 bales. The selection was a very good one, containing wools from the Western and…

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Stock. Lamb-raising and Wheat-growing

The Land · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 13

At a meeting of the Coobang branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. R. W. Palmer read a paper on lamb-raising and wheat-growing, in the course of which…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Generally a Weeaker Tone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 11

A moderate supply was in view for yesterday's sales. Out of 28,851 sheep. including lambs, listed, from 92 consign[?] 25,773 head were penned—a total of 42,860 for the wee[?]…

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Monday's Fat Stock SaleS Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 15

A light supply came forward on Monday, 17,087 grown sheep being penned from 54 consignors, and these included four drafts of 1000 to 15000, and 11 from 500 to 700…

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Sydney Wool and Stock Journal. A Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 6

No auction sales have been 'held during the past week in Sydney, buyers being absent at the Brisbane sales, and the amount of private treaty business has naturally been…

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Price of Wheat. 5812 for May Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, stated yesterday (that the central committee had agreed to pay 70 a. quarter--equal to 5s 8 12 a bushel, f.o.b.. Sydney--for 6000 tons of wheat,…

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