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Farming & the land, 1919

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Broom Millet Crops. Another Year of Shortage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

The dry season has had a bad effect on the broom millet. crops of the State, and there Will again bo a distinct shortage for the manufacturers. So reports Mr. H. Wenhoiz, inspector…

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Children in Dairying Districts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 7

"I noticed in your issue of Wednesday morning," writes Mr. G.S. Briner, M.L.A., "a letter from "A North Coast Teacher' concerning 'Children in Dairying Districts.' If 'A North…

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Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 14
Also in The Land, The Land

Heavy supply. Quality generally plain. Prime deurer, others irregular. Notwithstanding the heavy supply of cattle, and the improved tone in…

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Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 14

About 43.000 forward. Quality fairly good. Market generally in seller's favour for good trade to prime, bat irregular for others…

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Field, Orchard and Garden Crops Farmers' Seed Wheat Government Assistance to Wheat-growers in Need. System of State Advances

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

The N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) has issued the form of application in connection with the government's scheme of advances of £100 to…

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Butter Biscuits

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 10

One pound of flour, half a pound of butter, one ounce of almonds chopped finely, one ounce of ground cinnamon, a little lemon peel, three-quarters of a…

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Homebush Sales Further Advance in Prices of Prime Stock. Cattle and Sheep Dearer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

There were two drafts of more than 1000 sheep among the 42,091 yarded at Homebush markets. Sydney, yesterday (Thursday). The offering…

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Fatality Amongst Cattle

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Walker, of Dingo Creek, near Wingham, North Coast, experienced a big loss on Sunday About 30 head of dairy cows broke into his imphee…

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Seed Wheat

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 12

The Department of Agriculture is receiving numerous inquiries from persons desiring to purchase seed wheat. The department will be only too pleased to…

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Wheat Ships

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Polgowan left Melbourne on Monday for Port Said f.o., with 90,008 bags of flour. Parchim lias commenced loading…

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Wheat Wealth Crop Production Falling Away

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 1

The causes of the failure of wheat-growing in Australia' are many. Some of these are climatic, some economic, and some again must be sought in…

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Wool Reports. Wool Trade Busy

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 15

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Those engaged in the Sydney wool trade are still working at high pressure. Catalogues totalling 45,000 bales are being brought…

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Wool Reports

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 16

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report: Our appraisement No. 62 begun on February 11 was concluded the following day, and no doubt results have…

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The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 19

A further round of appraisement catalogues will commence on the 17th inst. in this market, as appraisers are still unable to go to Brisbane. Wool…

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Cattle Improvement a Two-years'-old Heifer Produces 900-Lb. of Butter. a Golden Guernsey

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

A two-year-old Guernsey heifer. Kulshan Hayes May Rose, owned by H. W. Bateman of Washington U.S.A., has completed an advanced-register…

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Registration of Cattle Brand

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

Miss M.A. writes:—I want to know if we could get a cattle brand registered for the A—family (which includes Percy, Sam, Muriel, Emily, George and Reg.), as…

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Rhodes Grass for Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

An interesting experiment in the maintainance of sheep on ensilage from Rhodes grass has been made by Mr. F. W. Lee, of Baking Board, Chinchilla district, Queensland. He…

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A New Sheep Lick

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 12

The "Prophylactic Sheep Lick," which is being manufactured in Sydney now by the Sheep Diseases Prevention Company, should appeal to growers and be worthy of a…

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