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Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Wool Sales. Best Lines in Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 13

Wool sales were hold yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8717 bales, and the sales. Including private transactions,…

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Less Wool? Prices and Production British Warning

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 16

Our wool is worth more, but the quantity produced is smaller than it was 15 or 20 years ago. High prices add to the danger of the…

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Good Wool Clips End of 15th SERIES

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 5

Another series of wood states--the 15th-- was completed yesterday when the Country Producers' Selling Coy, and Winch[?]ombe [?]arson Ltd., [?] were…

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Back to Wool Will Fashions Change ? MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 13

A change of fashions is what Senator Guthrie, who is interested in the pastoral industry, suggests to safeguard wool against the synthetic…

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Wool in London Increased Competition London, January 26

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 1

A splendid selection of greasy merinos was offered at the wool sales to-day. A better tone was perceptible, and there was more competition…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 13

At the wool sales to-day 8979 bales were offered, and about three-parts were sold. Merinos, greasy, were in good demand at steady rates, but scoureds were neglected and…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. Decline in London Checked. Woolgrowers' Position Very Sound. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 9

The final auctions for the year finished in London yesterday, and the record han been both good nnd bad. The weight of evidence Ites on the side of what has been good, it…

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Poultry-farming of Long Ago

Watchman · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 7

Although hot-air and hot-water incubators wore not known in Europe until the last decades of the eighteenth century, the Chinese and Egyptians…

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Unhappy Ireland. Farm Fires

Watchman · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 7

A large quantity of hay and straw on the farm of Mr. J. Dower, Kilmaigue, Co. Waterford, has been destroyed by fire, and the dwelling-house was…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 13

Trade among city dairy produce houses manlfested none of its usual mid-week slackness yesterday, when agents were occupied with practically two days' deliveries. Kggs were…

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Dairy Produce Control. Board's Latest Decisions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 9

A meeting of the Dairy Produce Control Board was held in Melbourne last week, when the following interstate members were present:—Messrs. C. E. D. Meares and W. H…

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The Produce Market. Cheese and Eggs Likely to Advance Farmers Agitate for 3d Rise in Eggs--Shrinkage in Cheese May Hit Consumer--Onions and Potatoes Cheaper--Maize Down --Glut of Vegetables--Fruit Trade Belter

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 8

THE executive of the Egg Pool met yesterday, and though their decision was kept secret, rumor had it that prince would advance to 19 a…

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Gosford Citrus Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 7

GOSFORD.--Central Mangrove Packing House, Limited, is still handling Valencias, and has over 2000 cases to put through. This done the shed will…

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Cattle

The Land · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 18

The yardings of cattle at Homebush on Monday totalled 2700, including 120 from Queensland. The general quality of the animals was…

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Dairy Produce. Butter Steady and Unchanged

The Land · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 15

Leading wholesale houses report an active and general demand for butter at the recently advanced prices. Choicest is still quoted…

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Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 13

During the week ended January 23 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 25,190 boxes of butter, of which 22,630 were salted and 2560 unsalted. At Newcastle…

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Wool Substitutes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

Sir Frank Heath, secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, also conferred with tho Graziers' Association of New South Wales…

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Tweed River Butter Co

The Land · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 13

A special general meeting of shareholders of the Tweed River Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd., confirmed the previous resolution…

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WHEAT No. 4

The Land · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 12

At the beginning of the year 1825, there occurred a remarkable visitation of caterpillars, to the country east, of the Mountains, causing…

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Record Wheat Loading

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 12

A record for wheat loading in the port of Sydney was established at the terminal elevator. White Bay, last week. The steamer Rio Azul went…

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