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Farming & the land, 1925

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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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Butter Exports Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The Customs Department stated that for week ended Februrary 21, Victoria exported 8709 boxes of butter to the U.K., and 3949 boxes to other…

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Our Bread and Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 6

Average retail prices for tho following commodities yesterday were:-- Butler: Choicest, 15 12a lb…

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Butter and Cheese Exports

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

For the week ended February 21 (our Melbourne correspondent telegraphs) 101,565 boxes of butter were exported to the United Kingdom and 4903 boxes to other ports. With the…

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How Danish Butter is Buttressed

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

Danish butter is now round 250/ per cwt, and speculation in this article is rampant, and is encouraged by the preference shown for this…

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Wool Bale Bands

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

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

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Butter. to Keep It Cool

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 14

During the hot weather butter is very apt to "run," much to the annoyance of the careful housewife, and though there are plenty of…

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Wool Market Reports Views of Wool Selling Brokers

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 30

Business is at a standstill in the local wool market and will remain so until auction operations resume on March 9. What the position will then be is a matter of opinion, but there is reason to hope that the recess followed by reduced offerings will have a good effect upon the demand…

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Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales. CATTLE

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 20

About 3320 cattle were yarded yesterday. The quality was very fair, all classes being forward, but not too many heavy cattle were in…

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Tasmanian Sheep Sales Launceston

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 11

The first annual [?] sheep sales, in Tasmania were held yesterday. a[?] Launceston, by Allan Stewart Proprietary Ltd. The catalogue comprised 700 merino. Co[?]dale, Lincoln…

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Loading of Bulk Wheat

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

Mr. Chaffey (Minister for Agriculture) explained at length yesterday that, while some criticism had been caused by the slow bulk loading with wheat at the Sydney terminal…

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Mortality Among Cattle. Losses in Queensland

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

A report from Dalby (Q.) gives particulars of heavy losses on the Jimbour Lane among a mob of 600 store buttocks travelling from Bla[?]…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Lower

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

There was a penning yesterday at the Homebush stock sales of about 18,000 sheep and lambs. The quality was a good average one, and all classes were to be found in the pens. Lambs were also fairly plentiful,…

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Loading Delays Shipment of Wheat

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

THE Minister for Agriculture, referring to the complaint of delay in the bulk loading of vessels with wheat at Sydney…

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The Wheat Speculator a Benefactor

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 12

GIVING evidence before the Food Prices Commission in London Mr. Broomhall (Liverpool grain trade statistician) said his experience as a dealer for 15 years was that grain importing could rarely be relied upon to show a profit."…

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New Machine for Wheat Testing

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 16

On Thursday last a new method of testing wheat was exhibited at the office of the chief chemist of the Department of Agriculture…

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Diseases of Sheep. Bot Worms and Scours

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 10

Forbes states that he has lost a number of sheep lately from disease (bots, worms, scours, etc.), and desires some advice in regard to the matter:—…

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Bibbenluke Sheep. 25,000 Sold at Auction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 7

BOMBALA.—The sale of the Bibbenluke station, sheep took place at MeLoughlin's River yards on Wednesday, when 25,000 were sold. There was a latge attendance of local…

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New Markets. for Wheat. First Shipment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 9

The steamer Slerontz, which is loading wheat at Darling lsland for Constantinople is the first vessel to be brought to Australia by a grain merchant for the shipment of wheat…

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The Wheat World Local and Overseas

The Land · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 16

Though little business has been done during the week under review, the local market remains firm. Shippers' price in Sydney is…

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