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Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Controlling Dairy Produce. London, January 30

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

It is unlikely that the Food Ministry will permit the formation of a committee, as previously outlined, to control the distribution of butter and cheese without the Dominion,…

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Poultry Profits. High Cost of Feeding. Position of Soldier Egg-farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

It was pointed out yesterday by Mr. Ashford that there was no need for apprehension regarding the position of soldiers whom the soldiers' settlement branch of his…

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Tobacco Crop Fails. £20,000 Loss in Bathurst District. Disastrous "Blue Mould."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

BATHURST, Monday.--The tobacco crop from Bathurst last year realised about £22,000. This year growers, according to expert estimates, will not realise £2000…

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Rush for Dairy Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

CORAKI.--Record prices were realised at an auction sale of cattle at the local yards. All classes offered were sold at big prices. Dairy cows and heifers were in great demand, and…

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Victorian Butter Export

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Exports of butter from Victoria during January comprised 2,733,324lb., valued at £219,451, the main consignments being to the United Kingdom, to…

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Interstate Butter Market

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

SYDNEY.—A splendid increase in supplies is recorded throughout the Richmond and Tweed River districts, where the drought was recently so…

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Cattle for Royal Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

ALSTONVILLE.--The Wollongbar Experiment Farm on Tuesday sent to Sydney five Guernsey bulls, four cows, and four heifers, to be prepared for the Royal Show…

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The Wheat Pool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

Statistics issued on Saturday by the Australian Wheat Board show that the bank balances of the various pools are in debit to the extent of £777,000…

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Wool for Japan

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

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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Antwerp Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

At the Antwerp wool sales last week fine wool and lambs' wool rose from 5 per cent, to 10 per cent. Common crossbreds were neglected. In all…

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Wool Permits Withdrawn

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

A message from Melbourne states that permits hitherto given to Australian woollen manufacturers to select wool for their requirements have been…

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Commercial Intelligence Wheat Estimates

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

While the earlier reports of the Commonwealth wheat crops were sufficient in themselves to warrant the general uneasiness which…

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Butter and Cheese. Fresh Activity Likely

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

A cable from London says a movement is afoot among the importers of colonial butter and cheese and the wholesale traders for combined action…

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Wool Profiteering. Australia's Great Loss

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

In the House of Commons, Mr. H. T. Mackinder, of Bradford, denounced the profiteering in wool, and declared that the Government had made over…

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Bradford Wool Market. London, February 2

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 9

Reports from Bradford state that there is no material change in merinos and fine crossbreds, but there is rather more inquiry for low crossbreds…

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Bradford Wool Sales. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 12

At the Bradford wool sales to-day there was no material change in merinos and fine crossbreds. There was rather more inquiry for low crossbreds…

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Stimulate Wheat Production. a Bread Famine Likely

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 3

The wheat crop failure in this State has caused serious concern already, and more than the growers are now feeling the pinch. With a wheat…

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Wheat Growers. Favour Compulsory Pool. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 11

That the value of co-operation has been impressed on primary producers was made evident to-day when a representative conference of Australian wheatgrowers, sitting in…

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The New Wool Scheme: Growers To Decide

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 29

A rough outline has been made available by the chairman of the Woolgrowers' Council in Melbourne of the proposed scheme for re-establishing the wool auctions in Australia, and it is understood that the proposals when completed are to be submitted to a referendum of woolgrowers throughout Australia…

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Wheat for N.s.w. 50 Trucks Sent Away

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 7

Fifty trucks of wheat left Melbourne on 29th ult. for New South Wales, being the first of the 8000 tons weekly which are to be supplied to keep the…

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