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Farming & the land, 1920

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English Wool Markets

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 11

The Bradford wool market is firm, but business is small during the holiday period. At the Liverpool wool sales, there was good competition for all…

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Tasmanian Wool Prices

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 11

The first of the series of wool appraisements in Hobart was concluded last week. Messrs. Webster and Sons report: "We submitted for appraisement a…

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Some Frequent Defects in Butter

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 7

One of the frequent defects in butter is the presence of light streaks or waves. These are due to an uneven distribution of the salt. Salt brightens the colour,…

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The Wool Trade (Continued from page 10) Sydney Wool-Selling Brokers' Association Wool Reports

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 15

The following reports of members of tho Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association will well repay perusal. They touch upon a number of points of…

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The Margarine Diet. England Wants Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 3

Though the drought has this season precluded New South Wales exporting any butter to London, there is a direct interest in the anomalous position of the industry in England,…

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Australian Wool in America

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 11

Mr. Mark Sheldon (Commonwealth Commissioner in the United States) spent three days in Boston, where he was entertained by leading business men…

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Increase in Price of Wheat

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 13

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Ashford, on his return to Sydney from a meeting of the Australian Wheat Board in Melbourne, stated that the extreme scarcity…

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Wheat Certificate Advances. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 6

For some time past negotiations have been proceeding between the Commonwealth Treasury and the banks for the payment of cash advances on wheat certificates held in respect…

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The Virtues of Australian Wheat

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

Australians say their bread is the best in the world, and we have frequently sampled its bread made here from an allAustralian grist which left nothing to be…

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Wheat Outlook. Increase in Price

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. --An important statement relative to the proposal to increase the price of wheat was made last night by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board…

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Stud Beef Cattle Breeders Association Going Ahead

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 15

Altough the adverse conditions which have prevailed in New South Wales during the past nine or ten months have retarded the work of inspection…

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What Readers Think Wool Control

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 7

"The position as regards the handling of the next wool clip demands prompt and careful attention by all interested. I have read your article, Woolgrowers…

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Wool Control. Growers' National Council

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 11

In accordance with the proposals made by the inter-State Conference recently held at Melbourne for the establishment of a Wool Growers' National Council,…

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Cattle Branding. Couldn't Have a Worse System

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 7

"I am pleased to see that some one is taking up the subject of stock-brands. I do not think it is possible to have a worse system than we have…

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Sheep Without Water. How Long Can They Go?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 12

During the course of evidence given before Mr. Justice Powers in connection with a compensation case in which a claim was made against the Federal…

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Longwool Sheepbreeders Council Meeting. Sheep for U.S.A.

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 9

At the last meeting of the Council of the Australian Longwool Sheepbreeders' Association a large amount of important…

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Securing Wheat No Immediate Scarcity This Season's Harvest

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 6

There is no fear of an immediate suarcity of wheat. Mr. Ashford, [?] for Lands and Agriculture stated this morning that Mr…

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Wheat for Fodder. Applications Suspended. Till January 15

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 11

The State Wheat Office is unable to fulfil new orders for wheat for fodder until after January l3. This information is given in the following…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. Special Weekly Review. Appraisements Resume Next Week

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 14

Appraisements will be resumed in Sydney on Monday next, 5th inst The catalogues of the opening series will be attractive and will include a good…

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Seed Wheat Purchased for State Government. Advance in Price. 7/6 Per Bushel

The Land · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. intimate that the Rural Industries Board has agreed to advance the price of seed wheat one shilling per…

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