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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

9,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Marquis Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

MOLONG.—Mr. A. A. McVicar, of Mullengeen, had a crop this soason of Marquis whoat which averaged seven bags to the acre. The yield would have been considerably…

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Wheat Board. Farmers' Representative. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

The Federal Liberal Party at a meeting held at Parliament House to-day considered the question of appointing a direct reprebentative of the farmers on the Australian Wheat…

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Farmers Grievances. Payment for Seed Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

Mr. Grahame Minister for Agriculture, stated yesterday, in reference to the question of payment for seed wheal supplied by the Government that the Wheat Board had in…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops. the Wheat Pool Disconcerting Rumors Are the Farmers Getting a Fair Deal?

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 7

Many classes of the community, and many thousands of individual persons are vitally interested in the wheat pool Naturally therefore its every public…

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The Wheat Elevators

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

"Agricola." replying to Mr. Williamson's statement that the necessity for the wheat elevators hail not developed so suddenly that experts could not have been Bent to America to…

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Cattle Tick Prevention Dangerous State Dip at Kyogle. a Farmer's Loss

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

At a meeting of the Kyogle (N.S.W.) branch of the primary Producers' Union, which was attended also by representatives of six outside district branches,…

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Government Wheat and Wisdom

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

[?] that when the [?] wheat on a [?] was [?] stock and barrel…

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Produce. Wheat and Flour

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

The fixed legal maximum price for "wheat, flour, mill offal, and bread remained unchanged yesterday. RAILWAY WHEAT MANIFEST. There were 5825 tons of wheat and 170 tons of…

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Wheat Guarantee. State Atone Responsible

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Grahame (Minister for Agriculture) stated yesterday that the Stated Government alone had financial responsibility in connection with the guaranteed 3s per bushel as the minimum price…

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Guaranteed Wheat Country Markets Proposal

The Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

A proposal was made recently from Tam worth that the Wheat Board should permit the sale of wheat of interior quality at certain country centres. It was contended that…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep and Lambs Dearer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 9

The number of sheep and lambs listed for sale at Homebush yesterday was 8710, and 8602 were In the p[?]ns. They came from 32 owners, representing all sheep-raising…

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Wool Appraisements in W.a

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

The West Australian Pastoralists' Association is still dissatisfied with the Federal arrangements that all wool be classified at Fremantle. The secretary…

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Wool Appraisements. a Fresh Greasy Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

Included in the appraised catalogues submitted on Thursday last was a grcasy merino wool, branded JAD over Glen Innes over New England, nine hales of the first combing w…

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Wheat. Guarantee of Three Shillings. Official Announcements

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 7

The New South Wales Govermnent has decided to has a guarantee of three shillings per bushel on 1917-18 wheat delivered at the nearest country…

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Failure of Federation Wheat in Its Original District

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

In the course of a report on the wheat yields in the Grenfell to Cowra area, the Wagga "Express" says:— "Federation, the wheat that has been…

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Three Shillings. West Australian Guarantee. FOR 1917-18 WHEAT

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

In the West Australian Legislative Assembly, the Premier moved that the House agree to pay a minimum of 3s per bushel for 1917-18 season wheat…

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Not a Genuine Offer Three Shillings Guarantee for Wheat. Legislators Lack Knowledge

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 1

Recently Uncle Wiseman commented upon the folly of threatening that the what-growers would strike unless a representative of the growers were…

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Review of the Live Stock & Produce Markets. the Wool Trade Second Series of Appraisement a New Record Established for Creasy

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

The second series of wool appraisement in Sydney is being proccded with, and during this week cataogues will, be [?] us followa: Monday,Feb. 5:…

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Sydney Dairy Produce

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

Business in the dairy section of Susex-street has been good during the week, end, The new laid egg market was [?] quotations were advanced to…

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Farm Requirements Uncle Wiseman's Review Hardware Dearer Because of Submarines

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

As fore shadowed last week, advances have taken place in many lines of hardware for the man on the land, and supplies in several directions are scarce…

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