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Farming & the land, 1916

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Wool Reports

The Land · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 16

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that at their wool sale last Wednesday they experienced the strongest market of the season. Higher prices were on offer for all…

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Baling Wool

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 14

The following remarks by Mr. H. W. Ham, the Victorian Government's sheep and wool export, are publishef for information ot growers: —…

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Dairying Industry First Quality in Butter Pasteurisation and Neutralisation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

For many years past the question of pasteurising cream with a view to the production of a butter with improved keeping qualities has been discussed by…

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Wheat on Monaro

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

Mr. P. F. Orr, Michel[?]go, writes in reference to Sir Joseph Carruthers' report of his wheat-growing experiments: "I quite agree that it was a very hard…

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Cultivation. Wheat Experiments

The Land · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 11

Following are the results obtained on the farmers' experiements plots, under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture on Mr. S. G. M'Cauley's Osterley…

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Pastoral Problems. Council of Advice Decisions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Pasture Boards Council of Advice was attended by Messrs. F. A. Mackenzie (Sydney), R. Hunt (Molong), J. Ross (Hume), G. N. Magill (Brewarrina), L…

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London Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 15
Also in The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports having received from its London office the following telegram:—"Wool sales Market is active as…

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Dunedin Wool Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

The first New Zealand wool sales since the postponement owing to the shortage of ships were held in Dunedin yesterday. French and Bradford buyers operated…

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Wool Sales. Stdney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8743 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Price of Butter. Increase Announced

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 14

The price of butter was again before the Necessary Commodities Commission on Wednesday. Mr. Meares appeared for the Coastal…

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Record Sale of Buttabone Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 11

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., sold at Homebush yesterday for the Buttabone Pastoral Company 100 station-bred bullocks to £26/10/, averasing £23/15/, 26 bullocks to £22, averaging £20/11/6, and 9 cows…

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Bush Fires and Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

The reports from different districts of outbreaks of fire in wheat paddocks under conditions that suggested incendiarism, are a matter that should not be overlooked by the…

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Wheat on the Lines

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

At a meeting of the Dubbo branch F.S.A. the question if the handling of wheat at the various railway stations and sidings was discussed, and complaints…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Shows. Dates for Forthcoming Events

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

(The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other Shows will forward dates, which we publish free of charge. We are particularly…

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Wool Export. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 10

It is understood that no further orders for permission to ship crossbred wool to America will be issued…

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Answers to Correspondents. Disease Amongst Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 7

"Kismet."—Your best and proper course is to communicate at once with the district stock inspector, and obtain his advice. Local examination is safest with any disease when there is a a doubt as to its…

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Wool-scouring Awaiting Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

At several of the wool-scouring works at Botany work is being hampered owing to the small quantity of water available. At the last Botany Council meeting, Mr. J. G…

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Wheat Scheme. Figures to Date

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 6

Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, has received a report from Mr. Harris, Officer-in-Charge, State Wheat Office, showing the extent of the…

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General Markets. Wheat and Flour

The Land · Friday 4 February 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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