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Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Missing Money Price of Wool Clip Millions of Pounds Short

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Financial houses explain that one very big reason why the local money market is tight is supplied by the wool sales' figures for the Sydney centre…

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London Wool Sales a Complete Failure. Government Reserves Too High

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

At the London wool sales which opened on Tuesday 10,131 bales were offered of which 1356 were from New Zealand. There was a large attendance…

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Was the Dip Too Strong? Queensland Cattle Mortality. Why There Should be an Enquiry

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 7

About forty Queensland cattle that were dipped at Wallangarra died or had to be killed at Homebush on Monday and seven or eight hundred more were…

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HELP-UP 2,000 Trucks of Wheat Ships Not Available Railways Big Job

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

The wheat hold-up, as far as railway delivery is concerned, continues. Four boats are now loading at Darling Island, but it will be some time before…

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Public Affairs From the Rural Standpoint Wheat Payment Waiting for the State's Share

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

It is tragedy when the government of a state of the importance of New South Wales finds itself unable to fulfill its contract obligations to its own people…

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Flocks and Herds—breeding and Feeding Crossbred Wool Growers Confer Cheaper Clothing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

At the invitation of Mr. Edmund Jowett, M.H.R., a conference of growers pf crossbred wool throughout the Commonwealth was held in Melbourne…

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Carry-over Wool. Proposals of Australian Growers. Approved by British Government. Melbourne

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

The Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, stated today that he had received a cable from the British Government relating to the proposal, made by the Australian woolgrowers for the…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest. The Estimates Exceeded. Variety Trials Results at Gilgandra. a Three-Course Rotation Test

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

The minister in charge of the Victorian wheat pool (Mr. D. Oman) stated last week that the estimate of 42,000,000 bush, of wheat for the coming harvest Satisfactory returns have been obtained in wheat and out variety trials conducted under the supervision of inspectors of the N.S.W…

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The Wool Trade (Continued from Page 15.) Brokers' Reports. Continued Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 16

It has been decided to resume auction sales in Sydney on the 31st of this month with an apportionment of 47,000 bales to be offered up to the…

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Albion Park Show Drowned in River High-class Cattle Albion Park. Friday Fell from a Collier West Maitland

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

The Albion Park Show—the first of the season on the South Coast—was opened to-day in threatening weather. The cattle, though net as numerous as in previous Jack Tyler, 23, of West Maitland was drowned at Hegha[?] yesterday afternoon He was engaged painting the collier Pelaw Main, and was walking up the…

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Stock Live Stock and Crop Liens

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

There has been less real variation in the registration of live stock mortgages and wool liens during the year just closing than one would…

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How to Judge a Dairy Cow

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

Mr. Charles L. Hill, of Wisconsin, in an address delivered before the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association, laid down, amongst others, the following points to…

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Dairying Hints on the Cooling of Milk

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

An interesting and timely question was asked recently by a dairyman with regard to the cooling of milk. He asked whether a churn of milk…

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Advances to Farmers. Government and Repayment

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

Of the 17,000 farmers in this State who have grown wheat this year, about 10,000 have had assistance through the Rural Industries…

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Gristing for Farmers

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 9

The State Wheat Board, when acquiring the wheat for pooling purposes, issued regulations whereby each farmer was allowed to have…

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American Farmers Tenancy System Growing Whites and Negroes

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

Farm tenancy instead of ownership is on the increase to an alarming degree in certain sections of the southern states of the United States. In Missisippi 60.1…

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Dairying and Pig-rearing Industries the Pump Handle Working a Dry Well a Dairy Allegory

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

Did you over try to pump out of a well when the water was so low that it did not reach the bottom of the pump. You worked the handle with all your might;…

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Dairy Factory Reports. Mudgee

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

During December, the Mudgee Dairying Company paid over £4000 to about 200 regular suppliers. This constitutes a record [?] pay for the company. The number…

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Spaying Cows No Dairying Advantage Useful for Fattening

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

From time to time inquiries are made by stock-owners regarding the wisdom and methods of spaying cows. According to the Government Veterinary…

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Bobbed Hair Fashion and Baldness Penalty of Cropping

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 12

It has been said that the present fashion of bobbing women's hair will surely lead to boldness in the majority of those who adopt it. This is not true…

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