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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

The Wool World. Christmas Recess

The Land · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 15

As thin is the dormant period in the wool trade there is little to report of any value to the growers. Tho position in Bradford is,…

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The Wheat World Local and Overseas

The Land · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 12

The position abroad being very strong, local business has worked in sympathy with it. In Sydney on Tuesday shippers in general…

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Control of Wheat. New Zealand's Policy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 7

The N.Z., Minister for Agriculture last work informed a deputation representing wheat-growers in the Canterbury district that the Government had no…

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Supply of Wheat Trucks. Acute Position

The Land · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 12

An acute position has developed in connection with the supply of bulk trucks for the transport of wheat to the seaboard. It was…

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Market Trains North Coast Service Butter and Fruit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 8

How great a boon to primary producers on the coast have been the special arrangements recently made by the Railway Department for the…

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Straying Cattle With Neighbour's Herd Means of Recovery

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 12

Coramba inquires whether Le can compel his neighbour to muster his stock on his own property. Coramba says that a number of his own cattle…

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"Black Point" in Wheat. Dockages Not Justified

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

PARKES.—Specimens of discoloured wheat grains were forwarded from this district by Mr. H. Bartlett, senior agricultural inspector to the biological branch of the Department…

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Wheat Cargo Sold ("Times") LONDON, January 1

The Sun · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

A cargo of 6000 tons of Australian wheat has been sold for February shipment at 67s a quarter. GOOD TONE FOR WOOD TOPS…

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London Butter Market Australian Products Too Much Low Grade

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

A Melbourne produce merchant received a letter, dated November 17, from a leading firm of produce commission agents in the United Kingdom,…

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Butter Making the Devonshire System An Old-Time Method

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

In Devonshire and Cornwall, the old-fashioned system of making butter is still largely practised, and no doubt the [?] flavor imparted by this…

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Wheat Prices the Overseas Demand a Sharp Advance

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

A cablegram from Vancouver states that the grain markets at Winnipeg and Chicago have again advanced, new hugh record prices having been reached…

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Assisted Farmers. Crop Lions and Creditors

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

A question of great interest to farmers that have received assistance from the N.S.W. Rural Industries Board, was asked recently by a Trundle…

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Oversea Wheat Position. What Will Next Year's Prices Be?

The Land · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 12

Mr. George Walker (Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Co., Ltd.) writes:—It would be bold, and at best only an opinion at this juncture,…

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Price of Butter First Grade Values Ark Fixed We Gain the Day

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

The Butter Advisory Committee of the Primary Producers' Union has decided that, from today, the price of first-grade…

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The Romance of Wheat the Food Plant of All Civilisations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

The cereal is an indispensable item in the dietary lists of civilised nations, because it supplies concentrated and easily-stored food. To store fruits…

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Wheat Recovers U.S. Market "Bullish" New York, December 31

The Sun · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 1

What at Winnipeg improved 5 points, regaining 11 the losses registered on Tuesday. The grain and industrial markets…

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N.S.W. Railway Notes the Bountiful Harvest and Bulk-wheat Waggon The Riverina Touring Train

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

With the prospect of a bumper harvest and the price of corn [?] at the phenomenal figure of 10/ per dozen and difficult to obtain even at that…

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Food Production and Prices Suggested Board of Control Scheme to Encourage British-grown Wheat London, December 31

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 1

Pointing out that Britain imported £500,000,000 worth of food annually which could be grown at home, Sir Charles Fielding, Director-General of Food Production, giving evidence before the Food Prices Commission,…

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Dairying Factory Reports

The Land · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 14

The Argyle Central Dairy Company for November manufactured 47,499lb of butter, paying suppliers 1/1½ for choicest and 1/0½ for…

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The Dutchman and His Farm

The Land · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 14

There is, of course, no other country in the world quite like Holland. The most productive of its lands once were sea bottoms! These…

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