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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 250

Berrima and C.F.S. to Unite Butter Market May be Advanced on Monday--Bacon in Demand--Shortage of Supplies --Potato War -- Vegetables Sell Well--Furred Skins

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 8

The majority of the board of directors of the Berrima Butter Company were hippy men yesterday, and so was the manager. There were also a few…

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The Peasant Farmers of India. Simple, Patient People

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 10

Hodge, the peasant farmer of India, is a patient, simple man, poor, not handsome, not very industrious, yet always at work in a leisurely sort of way. In a world of…

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The Crop Position

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

The latest figures published by the international Institute of Agriculture can be considered fairly comprehensive, since they cover 97 per cent of the…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 11

City dairy produce houses reported fairly brisk business yesterday. The cheese market was very healthy. Export, was not expected to be completed by the end of the…

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Binder Twine Tariff Change Opposed "Farmer Will Pay"

The Sun · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 15

"We submit that the appeal to remove the duty on binder twine alms at the destruction of this industry," said James Miller, of James Miller and…

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Farm Implements Producers Dislike Tariff Others Want It

The Sun · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 15

Asking that the duty on agricultural implements should be reduced, Mr. J.W. Allen, secretary of the Central Council of the Primary Producers'…

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Perished in Flames Farm Tragedy Infant's Life Lost Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

A burning tragedy occurred at Hamel, a farming centre 60 miles from Perth, this afternoon, when an infant lost its life…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Cheaper Cattle Market Unchanged Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

There were 17,572 sheep listed for sale at Homebush yesterday, and about 18,000 were forward. These comprised all descriptions of merinos, crossbreds, and comebacks…

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Melbourne Sales Prime Sheep Dearer Cattle Prices Rise

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 6

A feature of the weekly sales of sheep at the Melbourne live stock markets on Tuesday was the keenness of the demand for best wethers, which,…

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Export Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 11

During the week ended February 21, 1925, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following butter:- At Sydney: 22,198 boxes salted, 7350 boxes unsalted…

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The Pastoral Review

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 28

It is always a pleasure to get "The Pastoral Review", which has consistently maintained its high standard and reliability for the past thirty-five years…

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Demand for Sheep Affected by Wool Market Season Going Strong

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 19

Our special reports indicate that in some districts the demand for sheep is easier, owing to the fall in wool. it was only natural, perhaps, that the…

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Sheep Worms

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

Much has been written and talked about licks curing or preventing worms in sheep. There may be licks that will cure and also wholly prevent worms…

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Queensland Butter Pool

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The final count of the Queensland butter pool ballot showed that suppliers of cream had voted as follows:—For the pool, 6083; against,…

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Butter for Export

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

During the week ended February 21 the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following butter.--Sydney : Salted, 22,198 boxes : unsalted, 7350 boxes. Newcastle : Salted, 2192…

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Sheep Branding Substances

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 24

Bradford Chamber of Commerce recently decided to circularise the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies of Australia, pointting out "losses…

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Sheep Worm Menace

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 6

Worms in sheep not only rob the animal of its nourishment, but they inflame the stomach. A poisonous or almost equally drastic drench or…

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Wool Bands

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 19

Representatives of a number of ship-owning companies and wool importers witnessed a demonstration in London of a new fastener on…

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