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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Bulk Wheat Season's Operations

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 9

The Government grain elevators for the current season now closing have received 12,715,000 bushels of wheat, as against 9,136,000 bushels last season,…

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Bheadstuffs. World Wheat Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 13

Reviewing the wheat position at the opening of the year, London trade reports expressed the hope that the Continent may come in again soon as a buyer and steady prices…

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Wheat Loading. Freight Rates Maintained

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

Rates for full wheat cargoes are still firm at late quotations. Charters recently concluded comprise the steamer Amblestone to load 6750 tons…

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Proposed Wheat Pool Cowra

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 5

The local branch of the Graziers' Association is against the proposed wheat pool, but the Farmers and Bottlers' Association passed a resolution In favor of it,…

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Wool Weights Buyers and Sellers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 9

The last annual conference of the Graziers' Association resolved: "That the buyer and seller should be placed upon an equal footing in respect of…

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Wool Sales North and South Provide Fine Clips 10,255 Bales Offered

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 5

NEW [?] and Southern clips [?]…

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Wheat Harvest. in New Zealand. Estimated at 71,000,000 Bushels. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 11

The New Zealand wheat harvest is much better than earlier estimates indicated. Approximately 71,000,000 bushels will be threshed. Millings are expected to be 140,000 tons of…

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Insurance of Crops. Departmental Attitude

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 9

In reply to a recommendation adopted at the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, urging that insurance companies be forced by Act ot Parliament to pay on…

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Storm in Hobart. Damage to Apple Crops. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 12

The low-lying parts of Hobart were laundated by a heavy downpour last evening, and several business places were flooded. The downpour lasted for 17 minutes, and 55 points…

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Coolidge's Dilemma Farm Bill Veto Cabinet Recommends Washington

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 1

CABINET has advised President Coolidge to veto the McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill, on the ground that it is a "price-fixing…

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Dairying Interests Richmond River Area LISMORE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 3

Delegates to the annual meeting of the Richmond River district council of the P.P.U., held at Lismore, reelected the district council unopposed…

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Rural Interests Crop Insurance Fire and Hail "Full Face Value"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 9

A departmental explanation of the position should remove misconceptions arising out of a resolution of the last annual conference of the Farmers and…

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Storekeeper Fined Short Weight Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 11

At the Central Summnos Court yesterday, Harry Learner, storekeeper, of New South Head Road, Vaucluse was fined £4, on an information that he…

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Wheat Pool and Prices

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 9

"Round Robin," Narrabri, in regard to the ballot of wheatgrowers on the question of a compulsory pool, writes: "Although I voted Yes, I would like…

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Butter Men Benefit Paterson Scheme Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 1

The cost of administering the Paterson stabilisation plat for the [?]rst 12 months did not exceed an average of 9d. to each dairyman in the…

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N.Z. Butter Cut in London London, February [?]1

The Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

The New Zealand Control Board has reduced the price of butter from the Dominion to 166s to 168s per cwt. Thursday's prices, as cabled, ranged from…

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New Zealand Wheat Harvest. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 12

It is estimated that the New Zealand wheat harvest will be about seven and a half million bushels…

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Where Sheep Lie Down and Die Saleyards Story Suffering of Stock

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 12

ALD [?] said at Marrickville [?] last night that every time [?] passed the [?] he could see…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. Wool Soundly Entrenched. Demand for Crossbreds. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 9

The course of the auctions which commenced in London yesterday is very much as was expected, the general opinion being that fine merinos and fine crossbreds were fractionally…

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