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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

New Pastoral Award S. Riverina Pastoralists

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 7

At a meeting of the council of the Pastoralists Union of Southern Riverina in Melbourne, authority was given to the secretary to submit claims for a new…

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Wheat Weak Chicago

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 11

Wheat closed one cent lower than, on Friday, utter an exceedingly nervous market. An unexpected increase in the United States visible supply, led to downwards…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Quiet and Weak

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 13

The local position of wheat reflected during the week-end the absence of decided buying in the European markets, when quotations declined a halfpenny per bushel to 4/5½ in…

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Wheat Markets Local Offers Reduced

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 8

Local millers and shippers hare reduced their buying limits to growers by ½d per bushel, to 45½ in the country, or 51 ex truck Sydney. Although farmers are not selling to any…

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Cattle Buried Disastrous Landslide Tweed Heads

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 15

Eleven head of cattle were killed in a landslide at Springbrook. The animals, which wore owned by Mr. W. Dodds, were grazing on the hillside, when they were startled by a…

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Romney Marsh Sheep. Predominance in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 9

No breed of sheep has forged ahead in the Dominion to the same extent as the Romney Marsh, Judging from the enthusiastic support of Messrs. W. R. Glasson, of Molong,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 12

The February series of wool sales was commenced to-day, when Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., and Australian Estates and Mortgage Company, Ltd., offered 5202 and 4109 bales respectively. Prices, as…

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Wheat Experiments. Excellent Yields at Brobenah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 9

For all eight varieties to exceed 32 bushels per acre was the gratifying result of a trial conducted last season by the Department of Agriculture on the property of Mr. E…

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Wheat Shipments Huge Aggregate Chicago

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 1

An [?] of the w[?] situation yields the fact that on February 2. leading exporting countries had available 528,000,000 bushels, not…

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Butter Export. Low Grade Quality. Mr. Manning's Figures. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 12

Mr. Manning, M.P., on reaching Melbourne to-day, said that he was sorry that the Minister for Markets and Migration (Mr. Paterson) had criticised his statements made at…

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Wool Sales. Choice Offerings Foreign Buyers Active i

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 3

The offering st the wool sales yesterday consisted of 10.100 hales, submitted by Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.. Ltd., and the Australian Mercantile, Land and…

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10,100 Bales To-day's Wool Sales Choice Merino

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 11

As aggregate of 10,101 bales of wool wat offered at to-day's sales, at the Royal Exchange. A very good selection of wools drawn…

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Against Time a Rush to Europe Wool' Ships' Dash

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 19

Officially, wool ships do not race, but shipping men will follow with interest the voyages of the British motor ship Port Dunedin, and the Norwegian…

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Wool Sales Quality Clips Merino & Comeback 10.101 Bales Offered

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 9

GOOD style clips, in nice condition, and a number of choice [?] varieties in light condition, were on offer at to-day's wool sales…

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Spotted Cow Causes Litigation Two Farmers' Dispute

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 10

A SPOTTED cow, said to be tubercular, figured in an appeal from a magistrate's decision, which was upheld by Mr.Justice…

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A.j.c. Warwick Farm. Entries for February 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 15

Follwing are the entries for the A.J.C. meeting at Warwick Farm on February 26. February Hurdle Race, about 2m if and 139yds.— Woomers, Double Escape, Kentucky Boy, Mountaineer,…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 13

Beyond the reduction of /0½ per lb in butter rates, already announced, city dairy produce houses had little of feature to report yesterday morning. That a nice balance between…

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Dairy Produce Control Board. Election of Representatives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 9

The term of two years for which the producers' representatives on the Dairy Produce Control Board were elected expires next April, and nominations of such representatives will…

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Ford's Latest Effete Farmers Synthetic Oatmeal New York

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 1

"The most asinine legislation ever tried out on the nation," said Mr. Henry Ford, discussing the McNary-Haugon Bill…

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Dairy Produce Control Board Reps

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 15

The Minister for Markets and Migration (Mr. T. Paterson) has announced that the term of two years for which tho producers' representatives…

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