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Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Wool Carriage—no Limits

The Land · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 15

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., advise: —All restrictions on the carriage of wool by rail have been lifted. Growers can now therefore make consignments to Sydney…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Irregular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 8

The sheep market yesterday was most irregular. There was a scarcity of prime quality sheep and lambs, and the pennings in this class were in good…

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Cattle Tick Conference Federal Delegates in Brisbane

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 11

A conference arranged by the Commonwealth Advisory Council on Science and industry, to consider the cattle tick pest with a view to its…

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Unbranded Cattle. May Be Sold or Destroyed

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

It dots not appear to be generally known that any unbranded cattle or horses above the age of twelve months excepting camels or dromedaries which have been impounded may be…

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Wheat and Poultry. a Minister's Promise

The Land · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

During the discussion on the wheat question on Tuesday at the meeting of the committee that is to report to the Government, Mr. J. G. Scott stated that…

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HOMEBUSH. Monday's Fat Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 15

Sixty-two consignments, representing 14,840 sheep, were listed for sale, and about 14,000 were forward. These included all descriptions of merinos and crossbreds, from…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops. the Wheat Pool The 1915-16 Harvest Final Dividend Soon to Be Paid

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 7

Speaking in Melbourne last week in reference to the payments for wheat, the Victorian Minister, for Agriculture (Mr. Oman) said that 4[?] per bushel had been…

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Surplus Wheat. Storing and Handling the Grain

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 7

Mr. H. Penhallurick, who has had over thirty years' experience in various capacities in the wheat business in Canada and the United States, in the course of an…

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Wheat in Canada. The Cost of Production

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 7

The cost of wheat production in Western Canada, states the "Monetary Times," ranges from 75 cents to 1.25 cents per bushel in 1917 according to…

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Wheat King's Opinion Looking Two Seasons Ahead

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 8

The latest contribution to the livestock-wheat controversy comes from Mr. James Patten, who some years ago leaped into notoriety by cornering the…

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White Park Cattle. Their Claim to be a Bread

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

Owners of White Park cattle in England and Wales are anxious to establish a Herd Book Society. These cattle are descendants of the wild white cattle of…

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The Market Mirror. Wool. Objections to Revision

The Land · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 15

The seventh series of appraisements commenced on Friday last. The revision of the previous arrangements, as announced in our last week's issue, has not met with…

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New Wheat Silos. Culcairn Sites Inspected. Culcairn

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

A party travelling by special train consisting of members of the Wheat Board and of the Government supervising engineers and officials of the Railway Department met at…

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The Chalcid Wasp. The Deadly Enemy of the Sheep-Maggot

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

The N.S.W. pastoral committee for the investigation of the blow-fly pest has received information form Messrs. Mackay, of [?]warildi (N.S.W.), that recently…

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Wool Trade Review. Extreme Prices for Free Wools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 7

Official quarters have not hesitated to remind woolgrowers that, they have every reason to congratulate themselves upon the fact that the Imperial Government purchased the…

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Wheat and Live Stock Sub-Committee Meets Government Interference Defined

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 8

The sub-committee that came out of last week's conference on the livestock and wheat problem met in Sydney on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Some…

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Oversea Market Cables. American Visible Wheat. New York, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 8

The American visible supply of wheat and flour is 19,447,000 bushols, compared with 20,683,000, bUBhols a week ago and with 68,161,000 bushels a year ago…

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"Stock or Wheat" Conference Committee at Work. Little Progress Made

The Land · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

The committee of representatives of primary and allied industries associated with wheat-growing and stock-raising, the appointment of which was the…

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Wheat or Live-stock The Sydney Conference Non-interference Policy Endorsed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

The committee of representatives of the rural and kindred organisations appointed by the conference convened by the N.S.W. Government to consider the…

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Flocks and Herds-breeding and Feeding. Live-stock Pests The Cattle-Tick an Important Conference in Brisbane

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

A conference for the purpose of considering a scheme for the extermination of the cattle-tick upon the lines recommended by the sub-committee of the…

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