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Farming & the land, 1919

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 16

Notwithstanding the phenomenal rise in values last sale day, the advance was more than sustained on Monday. There were about 2080 cattle yarded,…

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Dipping Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

"Grazier" writes from the north-west:— It is interesting to note all this clamour from different parts for the…

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New Butter Factory

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 12

The decision of the Tyringham settlers to establish a butter factory in that district denotes a very definite stride in the march of progress there. The new…

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Sheep-fly Parasite

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

The Government Entomologist (Mr. Froggatt) has made the following report, after visiting the Government Sheep Fly Experiment Station, near Moree,…

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Seed Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture notifies with regard to the distribution of seed wheat that assistance is to be rendered to necessitous farmers who would otherwise be unable…

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Farmers' Wheat Plots. South-western Results

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 7

The farmers' wheat experiment plots on the property of Mr. H. G. M. Thackeray, Wootona, Young, gave very satisfactory yields considering the adversities of the season. The…

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The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 15

The appraisement of wool will be resumed next week in this market, and will be continued until Easter, by which time the greater portion of the clip…

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State Stud Cattle Sale

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

It has been decided by the Department of Agriculture to dispose of the whole of its stud of Friesian cattle, the foundation stock of which was imported 20 years…

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Bracken Poisoning of Cattle

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

A correspondent writes to the "Agricultural Gazette":—"Your article in the October Gazette, from the Journal of the Board of…

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Sheep Types the Choice of Locality for Mutton and Wool. (Conclusion of the Paper.)

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 6

The choice of locality in which such systems of breeding may profitably be undertaken is a vital point in determining success or failure. The…

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Wheat for America

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 12

Although several weeks have elapsed since the declaration of the embargo by the United States on the importance of Australian wheat, several ships are en…

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Wheat for Norway

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 12

Negotiations are proceeding for the sale of 50,000 tons of Australian wheat to the Norwegian Government. The Assistant-Minister, Senator Russell, who…

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America's 1919 Wheat

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 12

According to the Washington correspondent of the "New York Times," a serious situation has arisen regarding the United States wheat crop for 1919. The…

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Sydney Wool-Selling Brokers' Association Wool Reports

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 15

The past week has been largely devoted to holiday making, and matters in connection with the wool trade have been extremely quiet. The new…

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Wool-presser's Dismissal

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 11

Considerable interest in grazing circles was taken in a case which was concluded at the Isisford Court (Q.), on November 29th, in which a…

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Butter Under Federal Pool Control

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 6

Stepe have been [?] by the Commonwealth Dairy Proceed pool to an [?] [?] [?] of [?] [?] vite for next winter's [?] in…

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Best Sheaf of Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 9

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria is making a departure that it is hoped will add to the educational value and also to the spectacular effect…

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Biggest Wool-producing Countries

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

In 1916 the four leading wool nations showed the following production of wool: —Australia, 463,000,0001b; Russia. 410,000,0001b; United States, 288,000,0001b;…

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Stock. War Time Reduction of Sheep

The Land · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

The Bradford "Wool Record" states that the number of sheep in Germany has dwindled from 7,700,000 in 1912 to about 4,000,000. The total number…

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The Sheep Tick Efficiency of Dipping

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 16

In the course of a report, the Chief Veterinary Officer (Me. Robertson) for Victoria, says "the opinion among many sheepowners that the sheep tick…

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