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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Melbourne Sales Lambs Firm Sheep in Brisk Demand

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 8

About 35,000 fat sheep were penned at the live stock markets in Melbourne, on Tuesday, and the supply was a thoroughly representative one,…

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Sydney Wool Sales Thursday, January 6th

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 12

The sales were continued on Thursday of last week, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,937 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 11,150 bales…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 13

Chicago options are quoted as follow:— May 140 cents per bushel (up 1? cents); September, 127[?] cents…

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Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales Sheep and Lambs. Market Lower

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 14

About 33,150 sheep were forward at Homebush yesterday. The supply included all descriptions, especially merino wethers, together with a fair sprinkling of lambs, hoggets, and…

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Deterioration? Merino Wool "Careless Breeding" London

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Addressing members of the Bradford Textile Society on the changed character of wool supplies, Mr. S. B. Hollings said he would he a very…

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Wheat Marketing Bill Country Party Amendment Even Division

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

The Wheat Marketing Bill was considered in committee when the Legislative Council met on Wednesday. Mr. Trethowan moved that clause 3 should be amended to provide for the appointment of three commissioners instead of one. He said…

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Wheat Marketing. Formation of Pools. Vancouver, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

Mr. C. H. Burnell, president of the Manitoba Wheat Pool, told a gathering of farmers at Winnipeg that, as a result of the visit of the Canadian delegation to Australia, the next…

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Wool Sales. Attractive Clips in Favor of Sellers

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 8

Pitt. Son and Badgery Ltd. and Golds-brough. Mort and Co. Ltd., submitted an aggregate offering of 10.200 bales at the continuation of the eleventh series of wool…

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Farm Tractors Tillage and Crops Technical Language

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 14

The technical language employed when dealing with farm tractors is the same as that used in the motoring trade. This is to be expected, since…

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Sale of Wheat. in London. Eliminating Competition. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

Representatives of the wheal pooling organisations of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria met in Melbourne this week to discuss the system of wheat selling…

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The Wool World. a Sound Market. Values Remain Buoyant

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

The optimism of The trade concerning wool values at the opening sales of 1927 has been justified. When the sales resumed in the New…

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Railway Notes Freight on Wool the Supply of Trucks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 15

Much publicity has been given by one of the primary producers' associations to a letter containing several misstatements regarding…

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Wheat-growing in Western Riverina. Extension Likely to Follow Railways

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 16

It is considered probable that it substantial increase in wheatgrowing in the lower half of the western Riverina will result from the provision…

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Correct Mating. Its Part in Wool Growing and Mutton Production

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 20

As flockowners begin to take thought of future lambing it is necessary for them to decide on the best lines to follow. The grower of…

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Rural Interests : Settlement & Production Wool Values In Sellers' Favor Keen General Demand

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Wool auctions during the week were Characterised by a very strong general demand, and the trend of values for all wools possessing quality continued…

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The Farmer—Individualist!

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

Says an American [?] farmer, more than any other class of businessman, is prone to individual[?]. He contionally surveys his farm…

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One Crop Dangers Why Specialize to the Extent of Failure?

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

George P. Weldon, pomologist, Junior College, Ontario, U.S.A., writes in a current magazine:- Some years ago there came to me a…

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Dairying. Fine Dairy Types. Albion Park Show Exhibits

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 18

Rain effected a wonderful change on the South Coast in time for the Albion Park Show, and the fine cattle displayed in the dairy section gave no…

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Rugs for Dairy Cows. Cheap and Serviceable

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 20

To farmers who favour the rugging of their dairy cows, but who cannot afford the ordinary bought article, the following suggestion of a dairy…

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A New Era. Farmers Can Make It. By Co-operation

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

" God helps those who help themselves,"is a wise old slogan that farmers are taking to heart. In these days of slogans and mottoes…

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