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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Wheat-holding Trusts

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 8

The market correspondent of the "Morning Post" reviewing the recent wheat "bull raid," and recalling famous attempted corners in…

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Wool versus Mohair

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 21

Producers of wool are more fortunate than growers of mohair, the clip of the Angora goat. Though wool lacked the support of…

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Late Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 17

On Wednesday the quantity catalogued totalled 7854 bales, and the sales, including priviate transactions, amounted to 6655 bales…

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Wool Market Reports Views of Wool Selling Brokers

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 30

The tenth round of Sydney wool talcs was carried through this week, and, whilst there was no change in values as compared with last week's closing level, there was more general competition. No further auctions will be held in the Sydney market until March 9, and thereafter…

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Farm Wongi Some Wheat Factors Importance of Standards Our Rivals' Methods

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 16

The F.A.Q. standard of New South Wales wheats, has been fixed-at 60¼lbs. to the Imperial bushel, for the current season. The Australian method of fixing the F.A.Q. standard of wheat, is a comparatively simple matter, and is quite a different…

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The World and Wool

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 19

Referring to the wool position in a speech at the Huddersfleld Commercial Travellers' Club dinner, Sir Joseph Cook said that the world…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 11

There was a penning yesterday at the Homebush stock sales of about 20,800 sheep and lamba. These came from 120 owners scattered throughout the State. They were mostly in lots of from one to three…

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Answers to Questions Federation Wheat

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3

"Subscriber" asks: "Would you kindly publish in your valuable column the year in which William Farrer propagated the Federation…

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Crops, Pastures, Orchard and Garden Wheat Tests The Lower Lachian Value of Super

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 11

Very satisfactory results have been obtained from the farmer's wheat experiment plots in the newer wheat…

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A Heavy Sheep. a North Coast Giant

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 7

A Sheep killed and dressed by the Mullumbimby Co-operative Butchery Co., recently, weighed 140.lb. when dressed. The sheep, which was a…

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A Dingo Outlaw. Sheep worth £700 Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 6

A dingo that is paid to have destroyed sheep valued at £700 in the Mittagong district has been shot. So great have been the depredations of…

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Wool Bands London, February 18

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 1

Representatives of a number or ship-owning companies and wool importers witnessed a demonstration of a new fastener on wool bands, used on an…

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The Wool World. Curtailed Offerings

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 19

In our issue of the 6th inst., we referred to the curious actions of a number of buyers in withdrawing their activities at some of the sales,…

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The Wheat World Local and Overseas

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 16

With buyers in London standing right off the local wheat market is now easier, neither buyers nor sellers showing much desire to…

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MISADVENTURES Train Derailed Wheat Trucks Damaged

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 4

A serious derailment occurred near the Bell (N.S.W.) railway station on Tuesday afternoon. While a goods train was travelling from Eokbank to…

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Bruising of Cattle Rough Handling Dogs at Homebush

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 10

Mr. John Barr, general manager of the Queensland State stations, who is also Chairman of the Queensland Royal Commission that is inquiring…

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Wool Bale Bands. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 9

Representatives of a number of shipowning compaines and wool importers witnessed the demonstration of now fastener for wool hands, which has been used on an…

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Wheat Markets Further Dullness Local Values Easier

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 11

Conditions in the local wheat market yesterday were largely a replica of those of Wednesday. Reports of continued lifelessness in the London market, with…

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Grain Yields Temora Experiments Wheat and Oats

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 11

At the Temora (N.S.W.) experiment farm the season the grain yield in the experiment plots, which were sown at the average rate of 80-lb of need…

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