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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Artificial Wool Italian Invention New Use for Wood-pulp

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 3

The liveliest interest is being shows by Bradford (Eng.) spinners in the story that Italian patentees are prepared to co-operate with yorkshire…

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Synthetic Wool. British Activity. Two Companies Operating. London, Dec 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The "Morning Post" saya: Two manufacturing concerns connected with synthetic wool have been financed mainly by British capital, though one is situated in Italy and is…

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Rural Interests Wool Turnover Record Half Year VALUE, £12,304,000

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 7

Wool selling has been a dead letter during the past week. The trade is in recess, and full advantage is being taken of the spell. Sydney auctions…

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Farm Wages in Wales

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Agricultural Wages Committee has fixed the minimum wage for workers over 21 years at 35/- for a…

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Sale Of a Farm

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 3

J. B. Davis, Ulan, writes: "A is the holder of a returned soldier's farm. B is a storekeeper. A agrees through B to sell to C his farm at…

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Triumph of Better Farming

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

At the conclusion of a tour of the Victorian wheat areas a representative of one of the Melbourne papers reported that 20,000,000…

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Queensland Cotton Crop. Acreage Reduced

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The area planted under cotton this season is reported to be less than last year. It is anticipated that between 25,000 and 30,000…

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A Forty-four Bushel Crop

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

A report from Narromine states that Mr. Barry O'Neill's crop of Federation wheat, which was awarded, first prize in the Narromine A.P…

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Payment of Deposit on a Farm

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

Constant Reader asks:—Would you please answer the following questions:—(1) If I pay a deposit on a farm without signing a contract…

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Duck Rearing for Farmers

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The opinion still exists amongst farmers and country breeders that to keep a flock of ducks a swimming pond or dam is necessary. This is…

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The First Farmers

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 7

Although there were many varieties of wheats in cultivation in England and other parts of the world at the time the first colony was…

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Dairy Companies' Returns. Upper Bellingen Co-op. Co

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 9

For the month of November the Upper Bellingen Co-operative Dairy Coy's outturn was 98,356lb. of choicest butter, 11,882lb. first, and…

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Mvrrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Crops and Prospects

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 8

The report of Mr. E. Furby, H.D.A., agricultural instructor, upon the conditions obtaining on the Mirrool end of the Murrumbidgee…

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Dairying. Singleton Co-op. Dairy Co

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 9

The Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., has decided to register under the Co-operative Community Settlement and Credit…

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How Beryl Saved the Farm. (Continued.)

The Land · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 15

Farmer Strong would not let her drive Spider home left-handed. Instead, he made her sit in his sledge and tied Spider on behind,…

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The Country Needs Prosperity of the Farming Industry Essential

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

As it is advantageous at the close of the year to take a backward glance over the work of the preceding twelve months, in order that we may gain by the experience of the past, so it should be profitable, at the…

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Radio Outback a Maze of Aerials Special Talks for Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

Radio is now as commonplace as [?]10 telephone and the phonograph, in every big city and country town the skyline in a maze of aerials and…

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Season Reports Crop Conditions an Prospects

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

The Colonial Sugar [?]ing Co's mill at Cone dong began crushing on 30th June last, and is expected to couch[?] the run an 21nd [?] the [?]sh for the [?]arson will be [?]cord,…

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Potato Crops Early Yields Light Late Plantings Better

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

The early potato crops in New South Wales, according to a report from the special agricultural instructor (Mr. A. Plan), were rather…

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Cotton the Queensland Crop Big Reduction

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

Although it is too early to make a definite forecast of the acreage, it is expected that the area under cotton in Queensland this year will be…

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