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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Wool Sales Quality Clips From Many Districts Fine Comebacks

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 13

ATTRACTIVE clips, showing nice quality and condition, with several of superfine quality, constituted the bulk of the offerings at…

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Light for Farmers in Irrigation Area

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 16

THE Minister for Agriculture, who is also chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, states that the use of electricity…

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From Page 14. Share Farmers Employees Exempt

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 13

Under the Workers' Compensation Act, Share farmers and their employees, including their sons, were treated as workers, and were entitled to…

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Farmer Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 10

John Brown, aged 67 years, a farmer, of Cattai, near Windsor, received terrible injuries to the head at Cattal last evening, when he was run over by a motor lorry. Death…

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Farm Labourer Drowned. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 10

Frederick Vickers, a farm labourer, was found drowned in Lawson Creek, six, miles froth Mudgee, by Mr. George Pye, who states that he previously saw deceased about…

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Bulbuls Birds Damage Fruit Crops

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 19

As a result of the bounteous rains the fig and grape crops in the County of Cumberland are the best that have been grown for several years…

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Rural Interests Tobacco Crops Root-rot Damage Cause Uncertain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 7

As a result of the investigations carried out by the biologists of the Department of Agriculture into the cause of the root rot in tobacco, which has…

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Dairy Factory Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 7

BERRY.--Butter manufactured by Berry Co-operative Dairy Co. during January totalled 56,1081b., and milk treated for the city trade totals 45,135…

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Butter Biscuits

The Propeller · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

Half a pound of butter, a similar quantity of sugar (moist), half pound [?] flour, one egg, half an ounze of almonds. Mix butter with sugar, work…

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Flocks and Herds Sheep and Wool Revised Statistics Increased Totals

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 10

The first of an annual series of mid[?] estimates of the wool clip of Now South Wales was issued a few days ago by the Government…

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Cattle. Trade Cattle Firm, Others Easier

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 9

As far as quality was concerned the yarding was only fair. There were 2977 head penned, including a sprinkling of Queenslanders. Prime quality were scarce; medium cows and plain…

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Seed Wheat. Experiment Farm Prices

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

The price of seed wheat from the Government experiment farms was the subject of a resolution by The Rock branch, recently. The official reply…

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Marketing Butter Proposed Legislation Protest by Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

At a meeting of the Central Riven district council of the Primary Producers' Union at Tares last week, at which forty delegutes were present a…

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New Zealand Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 10

Stud Ewes for New South Wales Two New South Wales sheep breeders. Massers. W. Glasson and G. Magill, have purchased 110 stud…

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Butter Industry The Paterson Scheme Refund to Dairymen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

Farmers in Australia have gained about £2,000,000 from the Paterson market stabillnation scheme (says a report presented to the council of the…

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Thursday's Stock Sales Sheep and Lambs. Sheep Market Irregular

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 10

About 41,740 sheep and lambs yarded, merino wethers formed bulk of the supply, ewes, lambs, and haggets fairly well in evidence, quality fair, usual attendance of buyers;…

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Barmedman Wheat Crop Competition First Prize Crop

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

This is a photo taken in November last of Messrs. Maguire and Fehon's champion wheat crop. It secured first prize in the Barmedman wheat crop competitions. These up-to-date farmers also tied for second place with Mr. A. T. Maitland, who won…

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Butter for the Troops

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

Massed in Shanghai are 4000 regular British troops, 4000 volunteers and police, and many British refugees. As the diggers used to say: "The…

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Cattle. Irregular and Weaker

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 11

Good quality cattle were scarce. The yarding totalling 3,196 head, comprised mostly of cows and inferior grade cattle. All the usual buyers were operating. Prime cattle were…

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Wool Agents' Reports

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 14

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., reports:—The strong demand on German, Japanese and French account has been well maintained during the past…

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