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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Wool Market Reports Views of Wool Selling Brokers

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 30

The experiences of wool selling broker s in the sale room as related in the appended weekly reports, reeval a good deal of irregularity about the market, but all agree upon the spirit and volume of the Japanese demand as being the salient feature…

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Meat Prices. Cattle growers' Request

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 2

The Queensland Cattle-growers' Association has asked the Promiser Mr. Theodore) to approach the British Government through the Prime…

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Stud Sheep for South Africa

The Land · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 8

The following cable was received from Capetown (Union of South Africa) in Sydney on Wednesday:— "Sir Abe Bailey's purchase of the…

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The Government Experiment Sheep Stud

The Land · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 24

When, eight years ago, a stud flock of Merino sheep was established by the Department of Agriculture at Trangie Experiment Farm, one…

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Crops and Pastures World's Wheat . A Genuine Shortage British Inquiry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 10

Giving evidence before the Food Prices Combination in London recently, Mr. Smith, of the Scattish Co-operative Wholesale Society ([?]gow), referred…

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Farm Wongi (Continued from Page 16.) Some New Wheat Varieties

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 20

Mr. Arthur Manning. M.P. the popular chairman of the Australian Meat Council is an enthusiastic champion of the primary producer. He is…

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Farm Notes The Wheat Season on the Lachlan at Hillston

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 10

We have pleasure in announcing that arrangements have been made with that eminent agriculturist, Mr. H. W. Potts, late principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College to contribute to these columns a series of articles on matters relating to farming practice that should…

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Control of Wheat Diseases

The Land · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 17

In his final report on the growing crop competition, conducted by the West Wyalong and District Agricultural Association, the judge, Mr…

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Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 11

For the week ended Janunry 17 the quantfty of wheat despatched from country stations was 532,146 bags, making a total off 4,152,553 bags despatched for the new…

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Weight of Wool Packs

The Land · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 19

The Manilla local committee of the Graziers' Association recently asked that the association should go thoroughly into the question of…

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Wool Sales. Easier Tendency

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,461 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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New Zealand Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 19

Government representation on the New Zealand Central Wool Committee has been withdrawn, and the clause in the Constitution relating…

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Cattle for Manila. Shipment from Darwin

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 2

Five hundred head of cattle were shipped from Darwin Northern Territory) for Manlla on Thursday last. The cattle were from Wave Hill and…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Higher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 11

There was a penning yesterday at the Homebush stock sales of about 17,800 sheep and lambs Throughout the day the market was strong for all classes of sheen, and advauecd from about equal to last day's…

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Wheat Entries for Royal Show

The Land · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 16

Wheat growers are reminded that the entries for the wheat section in the Royal Show close on 4th February. These entries have to…

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Cattle Disease Important Discovery CAPETOWN, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 8

Reuter's correspondent at Pratoria says that it is authoritatively stated that Dr. Cowdray, of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. New…

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High Prices for Scoured Wool

The Land · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 19

At the London sales in November the scoured portion of the Dunlop (Vincent and Robertson, Darling River) clip brought up to 6/6½ per…

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Adelaide Wool Sale. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 10

There was a general easing of values at the fifth Adelaide wool sale, which opened were 7½ to 10 per cent. lower, and burry ports cased to 10 per cent. In the latter…

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Lost Sheep Found Five Year Fleeces GOULBURN

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 9

Five years ago a number of sheep owned by Messrs. Jeffrey Brothers, of Big Hill, near Marulan, and Messrs. Loseby Brothers, of Canyan…

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No Holiday for the Wool Trade

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 8

MOST peoples will enjoy a holiday on Monday, but this is not the case with the wool buyers and brokers. The sales will be held as usual at the…

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