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Farming & the land, 1924

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The Origin of Sheep

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 21

At the International Science Congress, held in Australia in the latter half of 1923, one of the most interesting lectures delivered wan the one…

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Voluntary Wheat Pool

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 16

Discussing the voluntary pool before a gathering of farmers at Parkes, Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., said that last year they were…

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Pastoral Leases Queensland Attitude Legislation Suggested

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 10

A [?] from London states that at a meeting of the Australian Pastoral Co.,Ltd., Mr. Keating, who presided, referring to the pastoral…

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Preservative in Butter Winter Dairy Show Use of Boric Acid Barred

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 12

An interesting attempt to meet possible changes in the rules governing the Importation of butter into Great Britain—as a result of the…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 26

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable from their London Offices under date of the 5th inst.,…

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Skin Wool Case

The Land · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 19

The Privy Council had fixed February 17 for the hearing of the "skin wool case." Thin is an appeal from a decision of the High…

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Wool Market Reports Views of Wool Selling Brokers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 26

In the absence of auctions matters have been particularly quiet in the Sydney market this week. The main interest has centered in the Brisbane auctions, at which the demand was strong and values 10 to 15 per cent above December levels. The…

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Queensland Cattle Nothing Doing Yet

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 15

Our latest in Formation is that no complete agreement has been arrived at yet by the Government officials in the two States over the tick regulations…

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Flocks and Herds Farmers' Sheep The Lambing Time the New Born Lambs

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 10

The lambing season is by far the busiest time of the year for the sheep farmer. Shearing time is actually the busiest time, but the work in the…

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Big Pastoral Sale. More than million Acres

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

A record sale of pastoral properly in Western Australia has just been [?] by Mr. A. Nicol, pastoral representative of Da[?]ty and Co. The properties are Towers…

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Wool Shipments. Hannover's Cargo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Owing to the continuation of the seamen's strike on the German steamer Hannover, the local agents for the vessel found it necessary to tranship her…

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Western Australian Wheat. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 11

Oversea, exports of wheat to date for the Benson total 4,341,746 bushels, which is much greater than the total for the whole of last year. The Japanese have been heavy purchasers…

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Grain Crops and Pastures Wheat Plots Central Western Area Central Western Area Irregular Yields

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 13

Wheat experiment plate were conducted by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture during the past season at Tallawang, Coonabarabran, Mudgee,…

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The Willandra Pastoral Company, Limited, Hillston, N.s.w

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 25

Willandra Stud, pare Wanganella blood, producing sheep of exceptionally large frames, plain bodies and good necks, broad in the shoulder,…

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The South's Best Wheat at Young

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Considerable variation occurred in the farmers' cereal experiment plots in Riverina and the southern district during the past season, reports Mr. E. S…

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Wheat Markets Trade in Forward Positions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 9

Quiet spot trade was passing on the Sydney wheat market yesterday on the basis of 48 a bushel, ex truck, for parcels, and 47 for farmers' Jots. Having…

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Special Butter Train Commissioners Offer North Coast Trade

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 12

An important meeting of representatives of butter factories in to be hold at Grafton (N.S.W.) this week to consider the Subject of the transport…

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Butter Factories Central North Coast Conference of Managers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 12

A meeting of the executive of the Central North Coast Dairy Factories' Association was held at Port Macquarie (N.S.W.) last week, at witch it…

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Cattle Men's Lot. the N.s.w. Side

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 16

I do want to tell you how glad we all are that you are standing up for N.S.W. so gallantly re all those cattle coming here, which spells ruination for…

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Sheep Show the Merino Classes Prize for Shearing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 10

At a meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society in Sydney this week, the joint committee, of the sheep show reported having reviewed…

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