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Farming & the land, 1920

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Mixed Seed Wheat

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

M.H:W. writes:—I would like to know if there is any other variety of wheat in the packet of Yandilla Kins wheat of which I send you a sample. Some farmers say that…

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Sydney Wool-Selling Brokers' Association Wool Reports

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 19

The main business in wool handling circles this week has been in preparing catalogues for the series opening on Monday next. Some attractive…

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Butter Prices North Coast Dairymen Protest Against Reduction. Produces Not Considered

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

A meeting, under the auspices of the Primary Producers' Union, was held at Lismore (N.S.W.) on Tuesday to protest against the recent order reducing…

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Field, Orchard Garden Crops the Wheat Pool the Price of Wheat for N.s.w. and Other States. No Definite Decision

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 7

A meeting of the Australian Wheat Board was held in Melbourne on Tuesday last, at which important matters affecting the wheat industry were…

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Nature Studies: Birds and Cattle Tick

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 9

Mr. Henry Tryon (Government Entomologist and Vegetable Pathologist in the Queensland Department of Agriculture) has some interesting notes on…

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HOMEBUSH. Thursday's Fat Stock Sales. SHEEP

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 12

The supply for yesterday (Thursday) was more than was expected, in view of the better condition of the country. The listing numbered 43.379 grown tsheep and…

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Drought-Driven Sheep Rush the Water

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

For having allowed 6000 thirsty travelling sheep to charge into Mr. J. Tunney's paddock and rush what water remained in a dam at the last stage of…

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Wheat, Flour, and Bran Quotations

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

An all-round advance in the price of breadstuffs was announced recently. Wheat went up 1/ a bushel, [?]our 17/6 a ton, and bran and pollard £3/7/6 a ton. The quotatives…

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Produce. State Wheat Office Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

The following returns were issued yesterday, by the State Wheat Office:--QUOTATIONS. Owing to the depleted attacks of inferior wheat in…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Values Generally Weaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 8

There was a penning yesterday at the Homebush stock sales of about 34,000 sheep and lambs. The quality was fairly good. The consignments included several lots of prime…

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Wool Permits Withdrawn. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 7

Permits hitherto given to Australian woollen manufacturers to select wool for their lequircnents have been temporarily withurawa by the Central Wool Council…

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Price of Wheat Sussex-street Trade

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

It is stated that the Australian Wheat Board will raise the [?] of [?] to 8s a bushel. That will bring the price of flour to about £15. Householders…

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Colonial Butter and Cheese. a New British Committee

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

A movement is afoot in London among importers of colonial butter and cheese and wholesale traders for combined action when the Ministry…

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Sheep Fly Pest New Treatment Recommended Official Report

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 12

The Institute of Science and Industry is co-operating with the Governments of Queensland and of New South Wales in carrying out investigations…

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The Wool Scheme a Grower's Views

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. James T. Gavel, Gulgo, Condobolin, writes:-"I gather from your article on the Wool Scheme, which appeared in your…

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Wool for Japan Cargoes From Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

Three Japanese steamers have been engaged to load cargoes of wool at Brisbane for the East next month. The first ship will be the Tango…

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The Wheat Board. a Payment to Growers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 7

The Commonwealth government has decided to make a further payment to growers in connection with the 1917-18 and 1918-19 wheat crops. The…

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The Noxious-weed Menace. Sheep Killed by Eating Catshead

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

Noxious weeds have grown luxuriantly in the Inverell (N.S.W) district since the recent rain, and heavy losses of stock have been reported. Messrs…

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Wool for Japan. Big Cargoes From Brisbane

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

Big shipments of wool have been booked for consignment from Brisbane, to Japan next month. Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., agents for the Nippon…

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Wheat Pool. £3,000,000 to be Distributed

The Land · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 9

A long meeting of the Australian Wheat Board was held at the Prime Minister's office on the 27th. At the conclusion of the meeting a statement…

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