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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Dairy Produce Board Nominations March 16

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 6

The Minister for Markets and Migration. Mr. Paterson, announces that the term of two years for which the producers' representatives on the Dairy…

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Warwick Farm Races Entries for Meeting on February 26

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 3

FEBRUARY [?].-- 2 MILES 1 fur., and [?] Woomera, Double, Escape Kentucky, Boy Mountai[?] Lord [?]…

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Crop Competition Taralga Potatoes Educational Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 9

A recent move to introduce competitive effort into the improvement of potatoes and potato-growing in the Taralga district already promises…

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Dairy Produce

The Daily Telegraph · 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 in April next, and…

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Rural Interests Dairy Decline Position at Leeton Ideal Bacon Pig

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 9

An extensive tour of the Leeton end of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area falls to inspire behalf in the progress of the dairying industry. That is…

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Rural Interests Sheep and Wool Revised Statistics a Record Clip

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 11

The first of an annual series of mid-seasonal estimates of the wool clip of the State was issued yesterday by the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites,…

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Record Wool Clip. 500,000,0001b Expected. Huge Increase in Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 15

The present wool clip in Nevy South Wales is estimated by the Government Statistician at the rocord total of nearly 500,000,0001b. Already 451,000,0001b have been shorn, and,…

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Sheep in Central-Western Queensland

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 40

The pastoral outlook in these parts is fast becoming serious again (writes our Charleville correspondent). Having missed all the recent rain, the…

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Wheat Markets Stagnant Position

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 13

Private advices indicate that European wheat markets are stagnant with nothing doing. A similar position exists locally, and farmers show little inclination to release holdings at…

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Want Wheat Pools Cowra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 5

The Cowra branch of the banners and Settlers' Association has gone against the advice of tho Progressive Party leaders, and has decided to…

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Great Display of Cattle at Nowra Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 42

Some splendid milking-strain cattle have been, seen at this year's South Coast shows. Those forward at Nowra lard week were equal to the best and competition was exceedingly keen, particularly among the Ayrshires, Illawarras, Milking Shorthorns, and Friesians…

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Wool Cargoes. By Motor Ships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 15

Reminiscent of the days of the old clippers, when they raced across the world with wool from Australia, will be the voyages of the motor-ships Port Dunedin and Tricolor from…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 19

The February series of wool sales was continued to-day. The market is sound, will good general competition, in which America is very promment within limits. However, operators from that country are…

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Wheat Loading. Vessels for Pool Interests

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

A number of vessels were fixed for wheat loading during the past few days, on account of Pool interests. Rates of freight remain firm around…

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E. R. Sterling. Chartered for Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

A message from Adelaide reports that the American 6-masted barquentine E. R. Sterling has been chartered to load a full cargo of wheat at a…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 17

Chicago options are quoted as follow:— May 139[?] cents per bushel (down (1[?] cent); July 134 cents (down [?] cent)…

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Golden Wealth for the Squatters an Amazing Record of Pastoral Prosperity

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 5

DESPITE the allegations of officials of the Graziers' Association that the pastoral industry has suffered many hardships during the last couple of years,…

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Good Selection Wool From New Eng. & South Broader Quality

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 11

Attractive and well-grown wools from the New England and Southern districts were included in to-day's catalogues at the Royal Exchange, where an aggregate of 10,306…

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Ideal Wool-Selling Conditions: Prices Still in Growers' Favour

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 37

Almost ideal selling conditions have prevailed in the local wool market lately, and exceptionally full clearances have been made daily at prices which cannot but prove satisfactory to growers. Market developments have been strongly in favour of producers, and the strength of the position lies in the widespread nature of the demand.—By "Warp." NO doubt the driving force of the recent upward…

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Record Clip of Wool Huge Addition 25 Per Cent. Better

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

MR. T. Wal[?]es, Government Statistician said yesterday that the season's wool cup for the State should reach nearly 3,000,000,000 lb., or 25 p.c…

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