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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Butter for Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 11
Also in Daily Commercial News and Shipping List

During the week ended February 5 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 23,023 buxes of butter, of which 20,467 were salted, and 2556 unsalted. They…

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Wool Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 8

Commenting upon the wool position, Whichcombe, Carson, Ltd., in its weekly review, says that in Sydney highly attractive wool has recently been offered. It might be considered…

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Wheat Markets Stagnant Position

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 8

The overseas wheat markets are stagnant, according to private cables. Australian parcels, loaded in February, are offering at 539 per quarter, but no sales have been made,…

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Wheat and Flour Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 4

Wheat and flour shipments, reported during the week ended February 5 from the Commonwealth, amounted to 3,766,126 bushels, calculating on the…

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Wheat Standard. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 10

The Joint Grain Committee of the Perth and Fremantle Chambers of Commerce has fixed the Western Australian f.a.q. standard of wheat for the 1926-1927 season at 61[?]…

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A Hint. Hard Butter Without Ice

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 3

AN ingenious woman has devised a plan for having good, cold milk and butter all summer without ice. It is a home-made dairy or pantry, so cheap…

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Wool Equalisation Scheme Opposed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 9

The wool marketing scheme suggested to a recent conference in the north by Mr. K. P. Wright, in connection with the disposal of…

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To Study Sheep S. Africans Arrive

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 16

Six students from the School of Agriculture at Grootfontein, South Africa, arrived at Sydney by the Runic to-day to attend the…

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Butter and Fruit. Quality Defended by Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Surprise was expressed to-day by the Minister for Markets and Migration (Mr. Paterson) at the statements of Mr. Manning, M. P., regarding the…

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British Medals For N.S.W. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 9

The medals won by New South Wales competitors at the recent show of the British Dairy Farmers' Association in London, in the colonial…

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Merino Clips Fine Wool Type

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 9

Mr. Frank J. Grogan, further in reply to Mr. W. W. Killen, M.P., on the question of Australian merino clips, which were adversely criticised by Mr…

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Well Grown Fine Merryville Wool High Standard

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 13

Wool Hales were continued to-day at the Royal Exchange. The Country Producers Selling Co., Ltd., and Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., offered a total of 10.241 hales…

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Wool Sales Fine Lots Offered Foreign Competition

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 6

The wool sales were continued yesterday when an aggregate offering of 10.00d bales were submitted by Pitt. Son and Badgery and New Zealand Loan and…

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Commercial. the Wool Outlook. Japan and Germany Active

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 38

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—In reality less wool is available this season than last season when 2,655,334 bales including carry over wool,…

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Wool Sales Merryville Clip Splendid Quality Feature of Series

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 13

WITH on offering of 10,2[?] bales, the sixth series of wool [?] was continued at the Royal Exchange this afternoon…

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On the Land. English Wool Teade. Increased Demand Expected. Competition of Artificial Silk. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 7

Evidence seems to accumulate that the manufacturing section of the West Riding trade experienced a very bad time during the past year, and nobody expects any public…

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Nobility on Land Farming in Kenya

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 11

THE prospects for young settlers in Kenya, East Africa, were described by Mr. J. A. Shillington, who arrived…

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No Room for Advts. Better Farming Train

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 11

NUMEROUS request for space on the Better Farming Train for advertising purposes have had to be refused by the Minister for Agriculture. Mr…

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Jockey Killed Fall at the Farm

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 13

William John Smith 17, apprentice jockey, was killed at Warwick Farm Racecourse early to-day. Smith was riding Skiddaw in work…

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