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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

8,968 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

Branding Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. A. G. F. Munro, Moree, writes:- Mr. H. T. J. Palmer (Ingleburn) complains of the wastage of hides by reason of branding cattle on the most valuable part of the skin, and he says this loss…

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Cattle Sprinkler

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

Representing the Graziers' Association, Mr. E. D, Smith recently accompanied a trainload of cattle from Wodonga to Riverstone, in order to see the Davis…

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History and Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 4

A large number of sheep from the Coonamble district are on agistment at "Glenlee," 14 miles from Penrith. Up to a couple of years back this was…

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Wool Reports

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 20

Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co, Ltd, report:—This company submitted a catalogue for appraisement on the 11th and 12th inst., the wools offered being…

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Rabbits V. the Pastoral Industey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. M'Pherson, inspector of stock for the Holbrook P. P. District, ridicules the idea that the rabbit could ever profitably take the place of the pastoral industry. Even if rabbits…

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Stock. Red Poll Cattle

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

The rules and regulations of the Red Poll Cattle Breeders' Association, which was formed last year to advance this dual-purpose breed, have been issued…

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Pleuro-pneumonia in Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 11

Six outbreaks of pleuro-pueumonia in cattle have been reported from various parts of the Maitland pastures protection district. Cases have been…

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Coulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 11

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 23,000 sheep to a large and representative attendance of buyers from Northern Monaro. Tumut, and all surrounding districts…

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Purchase of Wheat

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 10

The Premier of Tasmania. Sir Waher Lee, who is on a visit to Melbourne, has arranged an important purchase of wheat from the wheat pool. He has…

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Sydney Wool-Seiling Brokers' Association Wool Reports

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 15

The reports supplied by members of the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association and published hereunder touch upon a variety a subjects of interest…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 19

The Australian wool sales at Antwerp claimed a full attendance of buyers. There was animated competition, and 11,200 out of the 12,900 bales offered were sold…

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Wool Trade Prospects

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 5

Thoughtful views on the future of wool are contained in a review on December 31 by Messrs. G. & W. Townend, London. They emphasised…

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Price of Butter. Another Increase

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Strang representations have been made to the Federal Government that owing to the disastrous season experienced throughout the chief dairying…

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Red Poll Cattle Herd Book

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

The president of the Red Poll Cattle Breeders' Association of Australasia (Dr. S. S. Cameron, Director of Agriculture, Victoria) has issued a circular to…

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Wheat Truckings and Stacks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 8

The quantity of wheat stacked at country stations, depots, and Darling Island on February 16, 1920, totalled 84,111 bags. The wheat trucked from country stations…

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State Wheat Office Return

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 8

The following returns were Issued on Wednesday by the State Wheat Oflico: Quotations. Owing to the shortage of wheat in…

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Australasian Wool for Europe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 7

The Colonial Wool Merchants' Association expects to have no great difficulty in providing tennage for the conveyance of Australasian wool to Europe, when Government control…

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The Wool-top Industry

The Land · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 19

In connection with the statements made at the deputation which waited recently on the Prime Minister relating to the partial suspension of the wool-top industry…

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Analysis of Wool Appraisements

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 14

Through the courtesy of the Chairman of the Central Wool Committee we are in receipt of "Statistical Bulletin No. 2," which constitutes a…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 8

There was a penning yesterday at Homebush of about 30,000 sheep, and lambs—a thousand less than was drawn for. The quality of the sheep was hardly equal to that of recent…

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