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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

A "Cat Farm" Several Dogs. Too

The Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 11

"The front room and the one behind it were in a dirty condition. The floor of a small kitchen was strewn with cooking utensils, which were very…

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Concrete Values Equipment of Farm Buildings

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 8

In regard to the housing of cattle end the storage of foodstuffs and grains, it is imperative that all buildings should be contracted of…

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Soldiers' Farms. Concession Classification Teeton

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 8

The committees appointed to classify the farms of soldier settlers on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas have commenced their work in order to give…

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Potato Shortage Failing Crops Local and Inter-state

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 7

A decided change has come over the outlook for the supply fit potatoes. The continued dry conditions ruling throughout much of the…

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Sheep Parasites

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 32

WE have received from Messrs. Robt. Paton and Co., Ltd., a copy of a booklet on "Intestinal parasites of the sheep." It is written very simply by a…

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Poisoned Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 13

BROKEN HILL.—A number of sheep have died since leaving Mulga Springs, near Stephen's Creek, for Broken Hill. It was thought at first that the deaths wore caused by eating…

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Sheep Poisoned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

BROKEN HILL.--A mob of 500 sheep near Broken Hill partook freely of a native shrub resembling English soianum. with the result that about…

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Wheat Steady

The Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 6

There was no alteration in the local wheat market, shippers offering growers 5s 3d at country stations--equivalent to 5s 10d at Sydney basis…

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Nowra's Great Show of Milking Cattle

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 37

The Shoalhaven Show, held at Nowra, now stands out as the finest exhibition of milking strain cattle on the coast south of Sydney. Last week's display was a splendid one, comprising representatives of nearly every milch breed in Australia. WHEN, in 1922, the centenary of the foundation of…

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Perth Wool Sales. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 16

Fifteen thousand bales were offered at to-day's, sale. Competition was general, and clearances good on a basis of values recently established in the eastern States. Bradford spinners and America lifted…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 16

At the wool sales to-day, a catalogue of 6895 bales were submitted by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., embracing a good selection. The F in diamond over Mt. Sturgeoa made up to /31 for merino, and the Tarroae /27½…

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Wool Sales. Strong General Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 17

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,091 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wheat Cargoes Neglected London, February 16

The Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 12

The market for wheat cargoes opened firmer, in sympathy with America; but in the absence of buying, closed at late rates. Parcels were dull and showed a decline of…

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On the Land. Sheep Flies. Experiments at Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 13

Mr. W. B. Gurney, Government entomologist, and Mr. A. R. Woodhill, assistant entomologist, continue in the February number of the "Agricultural Gazette" their account of…

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Price of Wheat. N.Z. Labor Policy

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 16

The National Executive of the New Zealand Labor Party has issued a statement on the wheat question supporting the president of the Flour Millers'…

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Australian Butter Sale at British Fair London, February 15

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 1

Australia House has arranged an attractive display of Australian products at the British Industries Fair, which was opened today…

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Sheep Cheaper Than Fowls Effect of Drought Young

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 5

GOOD-WOOLLED mer[?] rams, 3 [?] fowls, 3/9. Those prices were realised at a local auction sale and are evidence of the disastrous effect of the…

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Dominion Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 17

At the Wangan[?] wool sale there was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was fairly keen throughout, all sections operating. The wool gene[?]ally was in heavy condition, and seed was much in…

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Wheat Marketing. Co-operative Pools. Vancouver, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 15

At St. Paul, Minnesota, the formation of an organisation to market the wheat of the various grain pools of the co-operative agencies of Minnesota, Montana, and the…

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Artificial Silk Why Not Wool? Peak Hill

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 5

The wool magnates In western New South Wales do not fear anything detrimental to their pockets front the entry of synthetic wool into their…

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