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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

8,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 9

Nearly 49,000 sheep and lambs were penned for the Homebush sales yesterday, comprising merinos, crossbreds, of all grades, with a fair proportion of good amongst them. All sections of the trade were…

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Wheat Market No Change Locally

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 7

No material change in conditions was reported in the Sydney wheat market yesterday. Holders outside the Pool were offering freely at 58 bushel, trucks…

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Monday's Homebush Stock Sales Sheep and Lambs

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 1

About 45,100 grown sheep and lambs were sold at Homebush on Monday. It was a mixed penning of both merinos and crossbreds. The…

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Wool Sales. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 9

At the London wool sales to-day there was an average selection of all classes. Good competition prevailed, and opening prices were maintained. Prices obtained for flooces…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 6

The concluding sales of the January series in the Brisbane market took place to-day, when 10,500 bales were offered. Competition was animated and general. The heavy buying of…

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The Wheat World Local and Overseas

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 14

Small quantities of wheat, outside of pool sources, have changed hands at 5/8 per bushel on rail Sydney basis. Beyond this there is very…

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Waratah Wheat. a Promising New One

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 14

One of the new wheats, Waratah, has been conspicuous this season in farmers' experiment plots, especially under dry conditions. This…

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Dominion Cattle Britain Considering Import CAPETOWN, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 6

Sir Thomas Smartt (Secretary for Agriculture) announced in the South African Assembly that the Union had made strong representations to the…

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Study the Sheep and Be Wise-in Time

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 7

In all this talk about closer settlement, it might be as well from the national point of view, not to lose sight of the fact that the sheep in Australia is rather a valuable animal, and is in the habit of paying its way…

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The Wool World Prices Follow Quality

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 17

Last week's sales in Sydney and Melbourne, also in Wellington (N.Z.) shows that buyers will go to their utmost limit to obtain the…

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Jindera Wool Record Price Albury

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

At the wool sales this afternoon, the record price of 33d was obtained for a fleece from C. A. H. Burduck. Jindera, also 32½d for Comeback, offered…

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Wool in London London, January 22

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day there was an average selection of all classes, and good competition. Opening prices were maintained. Bowen Downs…

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Liverpool Wool Sales. Liverpool, Jan. 18

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 17

Liverpool wool sales opened to-day. The whole of the offering, 20,000 bales of Bawra's, was sold. There was a large attendance, with…

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Natural Crossing—a Danger in Growing Seed Wheat

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 14

Some farmers are finding it profitable to grow wheat for seed, giving careful attention to fallowing and clean farming, as well as to…

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Water Requirements of Farm Crops

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 19

The above heading was the subject discussed at the conference of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, held at…

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Dairy Farming in France

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 7

Some time since I spent a few weeks in that part of Normandy which is famous for its dairy system and its production of the finest…

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Sheep and California Methods Crude, But Improving an Australian in America

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 8

Many years ago Dr. James Somers, a veterinary surgeon, went from Australia to the United States, and settled there. The other day he returned to…

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Fortunes in Wool To be Made This Year—Some New Millionaires

The Land · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 15

The reason why Home men are making a fortune and others are not is because one man is trying to grow it scientifically and the other grower…

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Rural Interests: Settlement and Production Wool Firm a Sound Position Keen Buying Favorable Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 8

The strength of the wool position remains unimpaired by political developments in Europe, and the wool markets of Australia, New Zealand,…

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Radiant Light Wins the Anniversary Handicap After All at Seven to One Hostile Demonstration Master Cagou & Wildun Placed All Wheat's Success

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

When Radiant light won the Anniversary Handicap at Randwick this afternoon there was a hostile demonstration. The New Zealand bred mare had run unplaced in the January Handicap. 10 furlongs, on Saturday, but to-day, with a drop of 10lb in the wieght…

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