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Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Nowra Butter Fat Test

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

NOWRA.--In the butter-fate test, competition, promoted by the Shoal- haven Agricultural Society, the results of the 24 hours' test were:…

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Our Wheat Surplus

The Land · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 12

The stocks of old season's wheat and flour held in New South Wales at the end of November, 1925, were (in equivalent wheat), 1,863,000…

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Wyalong Wheat Lands

The Land · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 15

An important sale of the above is advertised in this issue by Messrs. C. C. Wall dor & Co., West Wyalong. All prospective buyers are…

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The Wool World. N.Z. Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 18

Cables from Wellington (N.Z.) stated that the first Southland wool sales were held on Tuesday. Bidding was not brisk. Prices were…

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Albury Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 10

ALBURY, Thursday.--The Albury woolbrokers--Younghusband, Ltd., Badgery and Co., Ltd., and the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd.--offered catalogues to-day,…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Land · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 17

The seventh series of Brisbane wool sales opened on Tuesday, at which 20,724 bales were offered. The selection consisted of sorts…

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Butter Factories Half-yearly Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

The turnover of the Pioneer Dairy Co., Ulmarra, for the past half-year, exceeded £250,000. The company reports having manufactured for the last…

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The Wheat World New Zealand Wheat. Government Control Abandoned

The Land · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 15

Mr. Hawker the New Zealand Minister for Agriculture, recently announced that the Ministry had agreed to abandon control of the…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 13

Influenced by the firmer tone of the European market, local buyers yesterday advanced their limit by /1 per bushel to 6/3 for bagged wheat, ex trucks, Sydney, equivalent to 5/8…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 13

The number of sheep enumerated for sa[?] at the Homebush fat stock sales yesterday was 3b,420, but more than 2000 extra were sent in, and when the final figures were made up it was found that the…

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Wheat Markets Very Firm Position

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 11

The increasing firmness of the world wheat markets has been reflected locally, and buyers have advanced their prices another 1d, to the basis of 63 ex trucks, Sydney for bagged…

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Wheat Harvest Analysis the Farmers' Problem of How to Raise the Average Yield

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 1

With the publication of the estimated wheat crop for the season 1025-£6, it is found that the average yield over the whole State only reaches the…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 5

The seventh series or wool sales for the present season closed to-day, when approximately 10,000 bales were sold. The selection was an average one, with a fair proportion of wools of…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 12

The seventh series of wool sales for the present season closed to-day, when approximately 10,000 bales were disposed of. The selection was an average one, with a fair…

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Albury Wool Sales. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 13

The Albury woolbrokers, Younghusband, Ltd., Badgery and Company, Ltd., and the Furmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Coy., Ltd., offered catalogues to-day totalling about 7500…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 5

The sixth Adelaide wool sales opened to-night, and are to be continued tomorrow morning. A catalogue of 30,000 bales is to be submitted. Buyers from…

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The Wool Position. The French Factor

The Land · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 17

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Demand on all wool markets has displayed a stronger tone recently. At our closing Sydney auction last…

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SNIAFIL Wool Experts' Views. Many Defects

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

The N.S.W. sheep and Wool expert (Mr. Hinton) examined samples of sniafil, the Italian imitation wool, last week-end, and in a report to the…

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London Wool Sales London Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 1

At to-day's wool sales [?] were offered and [?] There was a good [?] with steady sale at full[?]…

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London Wool Sales London, February 3

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 11

At to-day's wool sales 10,753 bales were offered and about 9000 sold. Withdrawals generally were lesse frequent. Superior greasy merinos were actively…

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