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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Straying Cattle

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

"J. C." Kybean, sends the following inquiry:—If a few milking cows stray into a neighbour's paddock can he legally drive them six…

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Bonalbo Butter Factory

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 9

During November the Bonalbo Butter Factory manufactured 58,000 lb. of butter. Suppliers were paid £3,400, against 20,000 lb. and £1500…

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Record Butter Production

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 9

The Casino Dairy Co. last week manufactured 64 tons of butter, which is a record for the factory. Supplies are still on the increase…

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The New Wool Resembles Sheep's S at Half Cost London, December 31

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The "Morning [?]ost" says that two manufacturing concerns connected with synthetic wool are financed mainly by British capital…

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Wool Competition

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 14

A fleece wool competition to raise funds for the Crookwell hospital resulted in 120 fleeces being donated, which will be sold after judging…

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Our Bread and Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

Average retail prices for the following commodities are:--Butter: 19 a lb. Eggs: New-laid, 19 a dozen…

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Russian Wheat Harvest

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 12

The Russian Information Bureau at Washington has issued a statement declaring that the Russian wheat crop was now estimated at…

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The Wheat Harvest

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

It is predicted that the wheat harvest in this State will reach the forty million busheis, in spite of the drought in the nort-west It so, it will do very weil, for it often heppens that a…

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Prime Seed Wheat

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 14

At a meeting of the farmers at the Farmers and Settlers' field wheat competition plots at Mr. W. Cameron's farm, Loomberah…

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Wheat Silos. Farmers' Best Friend. (To the Editor.)

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 12

Sir,—Last June I sent 2300 bushels from Cowra to Terminal Silo, Rozelle. This wheat was in a damp condition, and with other faults…

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The Wool World. The All-wool Pack

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

The General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. W. C. Cambridge) has received from the Australian Woolgrowers'…

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International Wool Standards

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 14

Cable information from Washington dated December 24 stated that agreement on international wool standards has been reached between…

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Guernsey Cattle Society of Australasia

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 9

At the recent meeting of the Guernsey Cattle Society of Australasia presided over by Dr R. M. Kinross, an important request was…

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Crops and Pastures Wheat Market British Inquiry the World's Supply

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 10

Tho [?]amiications of the wheat trade in Britain are being investigated buy the food Council. Several witnesses have admitted that the Russian…

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Wheat Markets Position Easier

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 8

According to private cables received from London yesterday, the wheat market is lifeless. Cargoes and parcels are being pressed for sale at 63 per quarter, but buyers are holding…

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Further Fine Wheat Yields

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. B. M. Arthur, agricultural instructor, reports some further splendid wheat yields in the Narromine-Rawsonville districts. The results…

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An Authority on Wheat

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 8

In this issue we give our agricultural readers the benefit of the first of a series of articles on wheat and wheat-culture, by Mr. Walter S. Campbell, formerly Under-Secretary for Agriculture in this State. In the course of his historical sketch Mr. Campbell…

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Increase in Butter Not Till

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 7

Owing to the lack of unanimity in the butter trade, the increase in the price of butter, which had boon announced as coming into operation on…

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Wool and Cotton Values

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 14

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report: "Fortune has smiled more consistently on the woolgrower than on the cotton grower of late. Last…

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Export of Cattle. Restrictions Koran Trade

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 8

Although there has, not been a case of foot and mouth disease in Scotland since June, 1924, thirty pure Shorthorn bulls in Aberdeen, purchased for…

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