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Farming & the land, 1920

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Price of Butter the Cost of Living As Experienced in England. Cornish Miners Restive

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

A cablegram from London last week stated that the cost of living was now 136 per cent. above the pre-war standard despite the bread subsidy of…

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Wool Industry the Marketing Scheme for the Next Clip. Regulation, Not Control

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

A message from Melbourne yesterday (Monday) stated that a new scheme for the marketing of the 1920-21 wool clip had been drawn up, which differed…

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The Wheat Pool. Advances of £3,200,000 Payment on March 1. Board's Operations

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Senator_ Russell, chairman of the Wheat Board, announced to-day that arrangements had now been concluded or the payment on March 1 of the further ad-…

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Next Season's Clip. Wool Council's Scheme. Drafted by Growers and Brokers You will be Asked to Vote on it

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 12

A definite scheme of wool control and marketing has been agreed upon by the Australian Wool Council, and is to be submitted to a voce of the woolgrowers…

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Dairying. Milking Shorthorns

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

The Council of the Milking Shorthorn Association has decided to pay to the respective owners of the winning cows the special prizes, amounting to £20…

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Work Wanted on Farm

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 11

B.J.W. writes:—I am in search of work on a station (in the West preferred) and beg to approach you on the matter of finding employment for me. I may state that I…

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Specifications for Dairy. Violin Repairer

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 11

H.J.H. asks:—(1) What are the specifications for a registered dairy, say, 20 cows? (2) Can you recommend someone who repairs violins?…

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Poultry. Obstruction of the Crop

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 10

Obstruction of the crop or, as it is commonly called, crop bound, is a fairly common complaint that, fowls, young and old. are subject to. The complaint…

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Dairy Factory Reports. Maclean

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

The report adopted at the annual meeting of the Maclean (N.S.W.) Co-operative Dairy Company showed that after writing off £312 for depreciation the operations…

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Season Reports. Dairy Conditions and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

There in considerable activity in the stock market in the Diamore (N.S.W.) district, and a keen demand exists for forward springers and cows in full milk, but young stock…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters Misdemeanors. Wholesale Thefts of Poultry and Fruit. [?]Essnock Farmers Robbed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

During the past few months poultry-raisers, vignerons, and orchardists in the Cessnock (N.S.W.) district have been robbed of poultry and fruit in a…

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Season Report. Crop Results and Prospects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

According to a report by Mr. Meek, an inspector of the Department of Agriculture, the Hawk[?]bury Valley (N.S.W.) district is experiencing the best growing season during…

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Aid for Farmers the Work Op the Rural Industries Board. Advances Made

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

Speaking at Wagga (N.S.W.) on Tuesday last, the chairman of the Rural Industries Board (Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A.) said the board had received…

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Small Fruit Crops Tending the Strawberry Beds. Autumn-bearing Plants

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

February is a good month in which to make preparations for next season's small fruit crops. By the end of the month, or in March. plants will be…

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A Farmer's Son

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 12

Frank H. C. kent, son of Mr. H. I. Kent, dairy farmer of Broke Road Singleton, has gained the scholarship of £100, tenable at Hawkesbury…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 8

Heavy supplies of butter wero available yesterday. Good sales were made at 177/5 per cwt. Cheese was plentiful, and some agents were again prepared to sell matured makes at 1/…

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The Land. "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Address: 7 O'Connell Street, Sydney. Telephones: 1521 City; Works, c80 Redfern. Telegrams: "The Land" Sydney. Friday, February 13, 1920. the Wool Scheme

The Land · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 8

The scheme by which it is proposed to control the Australian wool industry is published in another part of to-day's issue of "The Land." As outlined, the scheme is lacking in clarity. It is too nebulous, in fact, to permit of it being made the subject of a clearly expressed opinion one way…

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Wheat. High Price in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 13

A small quantity [?] new season's wheat came to hand at the Alexandria produce sales yesterday. It was eagerly sought, and resulted in the very high price of 9/3[?] a bushel…

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London Wool Sales. Americans Keen Purchasers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 10

MELBOUNE, Friday. -- The chairman of the Central Wool Committee has received the following cable from London: -- Sales opened February 9. United States…

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Tooraweenah Railway Opening Wheat Land Gilgandra

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 5

A great contest is taking plane in connection with a railway to Tooraweenah. There are two rival claims--one for the line from Mendooran and…

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