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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 20

The cattle yarded totalled 2699 from 84 owners. This was 200 more than were drawn for. A fairly large proportion of the offering came from Queensland. The quality…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 20

The number listed for yesterday was 2657 head, from 101 consignors. Six lets ranged from 100 to 200 head, but the bulk consisted of small consignments. One firm…

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World's Wheat Crops

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 15

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., reports:—Under date 15th December 1920, our London representatives advise:…

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Butter Factories

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 9

GRAFTON.--The report submitted to the annual meeting of shareholders in the Palmer's Island Dairy Company showed that during the year there were manufactured 208,1621b. of…

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Prices for Pastoral Products

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 6

It is officially reported that Sydney wholesale meat prices last week were the cheapest for a long time." Not only meat is down, but all by-products are down, and so the producer is being hit. Hides that were worth £-4 to £5 twelve months ago are fetching only…

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Butter Factory Destroyed

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 6

The Wyong Co-operative Dairy Co.'s factory and iceworks were destroyed by fire last Saturday. The building and contents were insured…

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Victory Cattle. The Toll from German Farmvards

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 6

A German official report sent out from Berlin (and, therefore, to be accepted with reservations) states that, as the result of negotiations in Paris…

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Sheep-fly Ravages

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 3

According to reports received in pastoral circles in Sydney, the blowfly post has been phenomenally bad in parts of the north-west…

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Wheat Control

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 7

A London cable states that the Food Controller has withdrawn all orders regarding the purchase of homo-grown wheats. The State…

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Wheat Dockages

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 15
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

"Ratepayer" asks: Can you give me the scale of dockages pertaining to the present Wheat Pool? Answer.—59lb, no deduction; 581b, [?]d;…

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Bleached Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 9

"Unfortunately the amount of bleached wheat coming forward is far in excess of what was originally anticipated," said Mr. Murray, a' member of the State Wheat Board yesterday…

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Wheat Silos

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 9

The State Wheat Board has arranged for the silos to receive wheat, weighing 541b. per bushel and over, provided it is sound. it will be subject to the usual dockage charges, which…

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The Pastoral Finance Asso-ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 19

Monday's auctions provided the reopening of the selling season after the Xmas recess, which has lasted for a period of about two months…

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Wool Report

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 20

Wichcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Competition brightened at the first Sydney wool sales of the New Year held on Monday, Japan and America competed eagerly for super…

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Control of Cattle Tick

The Land · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 3

At the Science Congress in Melbourne, which closed after a successful series of sittings, Dr. Gilruth gave an address on the methods…

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Wheat-loading Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The Wallaroo waterside workers having refused to load the two steamers here with wheat, both vessels have been ordered to Port Adelaide, where they will…

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Wheat for Poultry. Breeders and the Wheat Board

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 7

At the fifth annual conference of the National Utility Poultry-breeders' Association in Melbourne last week many matters of interest both to the…

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Fremantle Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 19

Co-op. Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., Feb. 2: "Wool sales wider competition. From rostrum we sold three thousand three hundred, passed eleven…

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Cleaning Sheep Vans. Better Arrangements

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 5

Sheep vans will be better cleaned in future ! To get suitable accommodation for the cleaning of these vans has been…

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