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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

THE N.S.W. Wheat Silos, To be Ready for the 1918-19 [?]

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

Referring to the wheat elevator and silo construction scheme for which tenders have been accepted by the N.S.W. Government the Under. Secretary for…

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The Wool Trade Appraisements to Commence in Sydney. January 1 to February 1

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

Appraisements will commence in Sydney on January 7th, and will continue without interruption until February 7th, thus permitting of four rounds of…

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The Wool Trade (Continued from page 14.) Brokers Reports Pitt, Son and BADGERY.—(Continued.)

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 15

7th instant, and continue without interruption to the 13th February, enabling four rounds of appraisements of 55,000 bales each to be put through…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. Special Weekly Review. the New Year Wool Roster Appraisements Resume Next Week. a Busy Time Ahead. Splendid Prices Under the Scheme. an Interesting Comparison. a New Year Resolution. Our Duty to the Scheme

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 14

There have been no appraisements in Sydney during the past week, and the Government appraisers have been in Brisbane dealing with the second…

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Warwick Farm on Saturday Good Fields Promise Excellent Racing

Arrow · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

There will be a meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday, when fields promise to be very large, and, with the form well exposed by the…

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Racing at Warwick Farm Net Saturday Challenge and Anniversary Weights Discussed: Menangle Park Races

Arrow · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

Rosedell returning to scale after winning Tattersall's Flying Handicap, at…

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Crop Report

The Land · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 13

Forbes.—Owing to the continued spell of fine weather harvesting operations have proceeded at a satisfactory pace throughout the district. Many farmers…

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Dairying the Pregnant Cow

The Land · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

The proper time for a cow to be mated after calving must be regulated according to circumstances. The condition of the cow must be taken into…

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Pepsin-Whey for Calves Needs to Be Thoroughly Steamed, a Dairyman's Inquiry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

The dairy brunch of the N.S.W, Department of Agriculture recently received an inquiry from Tenterfield as to the effect of perpsin whey upon calves, as…

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Dairy Factory Reports. Moruya

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

At the Mo[?]ya Co-operative Dairy Factory, Limited, during the [?] of October, [?] of milk [?] standard [?]was delivered. For the month of November [?]…

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Pasture Grasses Paspalum and white Clover a Balanced Ration for Dairy Stock

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

During the past season there has been a remarkable growth of white clover in paspalum grass throughout the coastal pastures. This is an excellent pasture…

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Nature in Farming The Science of Agriculture the Reason Why of Cultural Operations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

Very gradually Australia is being provided with scientific handbooks for educational purposes based upon Australian conditions and the natural phenomena…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters. Farmers' Risks Co-Operative Insurance Primary Producers' Union Scheme

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

The secretary of the N.S.W. Primary Producers Union (Mr. Mckenzic) has addressed a letter to the branch secretaries giving particulars of the co-operative…

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Tonnage and British Farmers Lloyd George's Appeal

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 13

Among the cables of the week, published in the Sydney morning dailies, was the following:— "Mr. Lloyd George, addressing the…

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French Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

The farming population of Northern France, writes the "Australasian," is gradually trickling back to its native soil as the Germans are forced from it by the repeated pushes of…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 9

Heavy supplies of new-laid eggs were received in Sussex-street yesterday, but prices remained steady, and new-laid made 11½d to 1/ per dozen. Cold storage speculators were…

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Australian Sugar Crop. Highly Favourable Prospect. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

Mr. Easterby (general superintendent of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations) states that the prospects for next season are considered to be very favourable. Reports from…

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Racing Budget Warwick Farm Meeting Prospects for To-morrow

The Sun · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

Racing will be resumed at Warwick Farm to-morrow. The programme will begin at 2.10, and special trains will convey racegoers from the city at 11.53, 12.3, 12,19, 12.3[?],…

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The Soil. for the Fruitgrower. Summer Crop Problems

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

With the marketing season for summer fruits well under way it is possible to Indicate one or two directions in which Improvement could and should be effected. Though the crop is not…

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Crop Competition the Points Awarded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

The detailed points awarded by the judge (Mr. H. C. Stening) in the Royal Agricultural Society's field wheat competition can bo studied with profit and will have also no little local…

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