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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 250

The Dipping of Cattle. Does it Increase the Weight

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 6

The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock has had brought under its notice by one of its northern inspectors, evidence of the efficiency of…

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"Devil's Claw" Appearance at Coonamble New Menace to Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 6

At a meeting of the Coonamble (N.S.W.) Pastures Protection Board recently, one of the directors, Mr. Peacock, reported that he had been…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Third Series Closes Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The third series of Brisbane Wool Sales closed to-day, when 7037 bales were submitted. The quality of the submissions was generally disappointing. Seedy…

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The Soil. Wool Trade. a Critical Stage

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 8

The wool-selling season has now reached Its most critical point, and the greatest possible interest will centre in the operations in the auction room next week. The natural…

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Handling Wheat. Charges Compared. Minister Replies to Criticism

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, replied yesterday to a recent statement of Mr. Killen (President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association):--…

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Homebush Fat Market Report and Record of Sales. Thursday Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 10

About 45,200 forward. Quality good. Market irregular and decidedly cheaper. There were 48,237 sheep listed for…

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The Sydney Wool Trade. Special Weekly Review. an Off Week. the Outlook for Wool. the American Tariff. ^

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 16

The post has boon an "off" week in the Sydney wool market, so far as auctions are concerned, and selling brokers have been busily engaged in…

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Grain Crops and Pasturage Soil Bacteria Chemistry of the Farm How It Operates. (Continued from the Last Issue.)

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 8

The bacteria carry on a process of nitrate destruction. They attack the nitrates in the soil, reducing them to nitrites and free ammonia, and…

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Wheat at Portland Port to be Given Trial MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

It is the intention of the Australian Wheat Board to give Portland an opportunity of showing whether it can serve the western, northern, and…

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Sussex-street Trade Big Fall in Maize Surplus of Butter Points of the Markets

The Sun · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

Still another reduction of 6d a bushel, making the total decline for the week 1s a bushel, was recorded in the quotations for maize to-day…

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Review of the Live Stock & Produce Markets the Produce Markets Heavy Stocks of Butter Placed in Cold Storage Maize and Potatoes Cheaper

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

At the produce sales at the Alexandria (Sydney) goods yards during the past week there have been full supplies of all classes of forage, though…

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Truck Demonstration to Farmers on Their Own Farms

The Land · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 16

The possibilities of modern pneumatically-equipped trucks on the farm were demonstrated recently to 25,000 Colorado farmers, when a squadron of 20 trucks of…

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International Dairy Exhibition

The Land · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

An International Dairy Exhibition, which will include dairy cows, milking goats and sheep, will be held in Buenos Aires (Argentine…

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London Dairy Show

The Land · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

The most interesting features at the London Dairy Show, held in October last, were the Milking Trials and Butter Tests. Not in…

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Dairying Profitable Dairying

The Land · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Pitt, assistant inspector to the Department of Agriculture, reporting on the prospects of the Paterson and Dungog districts,…

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Dairy Produce

The Land · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 18

Quotations on Wednesday were: —Butter.—Choicest, 56lb boxes, wholesale, 275/4 per cwt, retail 2/9[?] per lb; do., 1lb prints 282/4, 2/10;…

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"Arrawatta" Farms

The Land · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

The attention of our readers is called to the amended forms of sale. Previously our advertisement indicated that similar terms would…

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Snapped at Warwick Farm

Arrow · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 8

Left to right: Mr. Frank Underwood, Mr. Tom Hannsn, Mr.George W MISS MINA WYLIE PLOUGHING HER LONELY WAY TO THE…

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The Same Old Story Gold for Notes. a Queensland Farmer Duped

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 10

A Queensland farmer, named George Pearson, was the victim of the same old confidence trick that has been worked successfully on so many visitors to…

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The Farmers' Lot Industrial Acts Prove Inapplicable

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 1

There is only a very hazy idea in the minds of the average city dweller, as to the circumstances surrounding the life and work of the country people…

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