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Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Cattle

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 12

The cattle market was irregular and generally weaker. Competition was inconsiatent, and values fluctuated accordingly. The weather was very hot, and, with the…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 12

The number listed for yesterday was 2872 head, from 99 consignors. Four mobs ranged from 100 to 150 head. The Northern districts and Queensland were well…

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World's Wheat Crops

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

The secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., reports:—Under date of 2nd Dec., 1920. our London representative advises:…

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Butter Export

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--As the Minister for Customs has been informed by the High Commissioner's office that the Imperial food authorities will not make purchases of butter…

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Export of Butter. Dairying in Victoria

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 7

In a report submitted to the Assistant-Minister for Agriculture in Victorian (Mr. Angus), the exports superintendent of the department (Mr. R…

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Wheat Crops Burned. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 10

A fire occurred in the early part of the week at Prairielands, Forbes, when about 50 acres of standing crop and one large hay stuck belonging to Messrs. Wallace Hunter…

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Butter for Sandwiches

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 15

Work one cupful of butter in a basin with a clean dry wooden spoon until soft; then add by degrees half a cupful of whipped cream, a…

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Wheat Certificates

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

"THE Land" desires to warn farmers against allowing themselves to be exploited through the medium of the wheat certificates which are being issued to-day. These certificates are being issued in three sections. The first (for 2/6) is immediately negotiable on a cash basis. The second…

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Dipped Cattle Losses at Homebush Many Cattle Die

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 7

Serious losses of stock occurred at the Homebush (Sydney) livestock markets on Monday, as a result of heavy mortality among cattle from…

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Wheat Pool

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

W.P.F. writes: (1) I wish to get some wheat re-gristed and to send half a dozen bags to a relative for fowl feed. How shall I get permission to do so (2) Has any…

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Queensland Wheat Pool. The Farmers Indebtedness

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

The chairman of the Queensland Wheat Board (Mr. F. J. Morgan) stated at Toowoomba on Monday that the Minister for Agriculture had intimated…

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The Pastoral Finance Association. Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 15

The resumption of wool auctions next month is being looked forward to with the greatest possible interest by all sections of the wool trade. The National…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

W. H. Wheatley report having yarded close on 4000 head of cattle to a very large and representative attendance of buyers. from Victoria Riverina. and Western and…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

On Tuesday next January 18. W. H Wheatley, of Goulburn will Offer at auction. 15,000 store sheep embracing merino and crossbred wethers and ewes…

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Wheat for Italy

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

A telegram from Rome states that an agreement has been reached under which Argentine and North American syndicates are to supply…

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Wheat Agent Dismissed

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Information has been submitted to the State Wheat Board that a subagent in a country centre was offering a monetary bribe to farmers…

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Wheat Plot Yields

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

An average of 37 bushels 24lb. per acre was harvested from the farmers' experiment wheat plots on the farm of Mr. J. Parslow, Kelvin…

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Hard Milling Wheat

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

Farmers in the Wagga district cannot understand the confusing statements issued from the Wheat Office, and appearing in the Press…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 15

The London sales of Government wools have opened with a further display of weakness, and the reported further decline in values will not be welcome…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

At the Antwerp wool sales, 11,160 bales were offered, 1460 being sold. Prices were irregular at from 10 to 15 per cent below values at the last sale…

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