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Farming & the land, 1926

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Tobacco at Tumer. This Year's Fine Crop

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

The tobacco crops in the Tumut (N.S.W.) district are considered by the State Tobacco Expert (Mr. Tregenna) to be the best that have…

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Dairy Factory Reports Grafton

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 10

The output for December at the Grafton Dairy Company's factory was 131 tons 17-cwt, which was 38 tons 1-cwt, [?], in excess of the output for the previous month, and [?]…

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Dairying and Pig Rearing. Dairy Prospects. District Reports. Favored North Coast

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 10

The reports of the dairy branch of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, which were made available on Monday, show that a very…

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Dried Fruits. Sale of Murrumbidgee Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 11

Representatives of the Dried Fruits Proprietary Company recently visited the irrigation area prepared to pay cash "unlimiters quantities" of…

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Stud Dairy Gattle. Notable Ford for Disposal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 10

A notable stud disporsal sale will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd, when Messrs. William Inglis and Son, Ltd., will well, on behalf of Mr. George…

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Crops and Pastures Cotton. Queensland's Object. Standard Variety

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 11

Although cotton growing undoubtedly has received many set backs both in Queensland and New South Wales, owing principally to adverse…

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Broom Millet Hunter River Crops. Effect of Embargo

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 11

Broom manufacturers recently asked that the embargo placed upon the importation of Italian broom millet be lifted. They used as an…

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The World of Motoring. Motor Cars and Motor Cycles. For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure. the Motor Age. Simple Driving Rules. Car Elaboration

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 12

Keep to your own side and be careful, when turning corners, not to take more than your fair share of space. Those who, when swinging around…

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The World of Motoring. Motor Cars and Motor Cycles. For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure. Farm Tractors. Engine Efficiency. Attention to the Valves. Dr. P. T. BROWN

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 13

When making the frequent examination that is so essential in maintain a tractor in thoroughly efficient order, it is not necessary, unless the…

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Where Fires Raged Black Ruin in Tas. Plight of Farmers Burnie, Tas

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 9

THE WORST bush fires in the history of the north-west coast of Tasmania continue to menace settlers in the back-districts, and…

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Chaff-cutting Difficulties. Farmer's Plant Is Not a Mill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 9

In view of the labour trouble which has arisen in Riverina and elsewhere over the definition of a chaff-cutting mill, Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., submitted a series of…

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British Farmers. Government Policy Criticised. London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 11

The White Paper issued by the Government on its agricultural policy has drawn bitter comments from the National Farmers' Union While admitting that the projected lines of…

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Produce. Dairy

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

Most city dairy produce houses made an advance of /l per dozen in case eggs yesterday, britiging them to 1/5. Several, however, declined to come into line. Pullet sizes…

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Farm Hours and Rates

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

Sir.--What about 44 hours for farmers? We think 54 is enough, although we don't think 44 is. At present it is all round about 70 hours, which, we…

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Set-back to Crops in the North-west

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

The season in the north-western district has been most unfavorable for summer crops, reports Mr. C. M. M'Cauley (agricultural inspector). On…

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Stolen Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 4

PARKES. -- At the local police court, Edward Smith, leading porter at Parkes railway station, and Ernest Edward Rodda, junior porter, were…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 18

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- There was a good attendance of buyers, alt sections of the trade being represented at the wool sales held last night and to-day, when 31,601 bales were…

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Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 17

For the week ended January 30 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 307,499 bags, making a total of 4,199,827 bags despatched for the season…

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Strange But True Sheep Tobacco-chewer

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 19

Billy, a pet sheep at Newport (Vic.), is very partial to a chew of tobacco, which he can smell a mile away. If a smoker overlooks Billy he is reminded…

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London Wool Sales London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 1

At to-day's wool sales, 9[?]2 bales were offered, and about 8000 were sold. There was fair home and continental…

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