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Farming & the land, 1928

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Cheaper Eggs and Butter

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1928 · page 4

New laid eggs will be 2d cheaper at 1s, 8d a dozen wholesale tomorrow. Retailers should charge about 2s a dozen…

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Soviet's Wheat Grave Decline in Crop BERLIN

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1928 · page 3

"Berliner Tageblatt's" Moscow correspondent states that the Soviet's export of grain, which was 12,000,000 tons annually before the war. and 3,000,000 last…

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R. Wootton's Luck Continues at Warwick Farm: o ?© Zuleika Supreme Resource Outstayed in Warwick Farm Handicap Lady Buckinbar's Effort Resource Outstayed in Warwick Farm Handicap Lady Buc Kin Bar's Effort

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1928 · page 8

Zuleika is giving Mr. R. Wootton a good innings at last The imported mare, who won the A.J.C. Villiers. narrowly from Lady Buckinbar, appropriated the Warwick January Handicap yesterday. Hers was a good effort. Resource, backed as if unbeatable, had to rest content with second place—the second such placing recently at Warwick Farm. Resource does not appear to be enjoying to be enjoying the best of luck, having been in a minor place several…

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The Only Sale for Men —At Farmer's

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1928 · page 5

In our sporting columns this week Farmer's announce some interesting saving that may he effected hy men who shop early…

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Jagged Hail Heavy Damage in North Crops Ruined Buildings Blown Down Grafton

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1928 · page 5

Severe hailstorms have raged along the Clarence Valley. The wind blew with gale force, and jagged pieces of hail the size of hen eggs fell at many…

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Perplexed Farmer Tact and Tactics-- No. 28

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1928 · page 5

The farmer is not at his wit's end to find a reply; his only trouble is to answer in such a way as to be convincing and yet to soothe the irritated…

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Culcairn's Prize Wheat Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 15

CULCAIRN. -- Mr. D. A. Gibbs's wheat crop at Oak Hill, Culcairn, which won the Culcairn Agricultural Society's competition and fourth place…

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Butter Output Increases

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 20

Reporting on the butter position, Prescott, Ltd., state that feed is abundant on. the Northern Rivers, and cattle are in excellent condition. A few farmers on low-lying country complain of…

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Breadstuffs. Loss on Unclean Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 13

The United States Department of Agriculture says the spring wheat-growers of four States have paid the railroads about 2,500,O00 dollars in freight charges for transporting…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 13

Chicago wheat options are quoted: March, 130[?] cents per bushel (up 8 cent); May, 13l½ cents (up ½ cent); July, 127 cents (up ¼ cent)…

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Top-makers Representative Wool To-day's Sales

The Sun · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 9

Wool offered at the seventh series of sales at the Royal Exchange, this afternoon was representative of practically the whole State. Pitt, Son [?] and Badgery submitted 5464…

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Produce Markets Butter Down Eggs Also Lower Potatoes May Advance

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 6

BETTER prices will be reduced [?]d [?]lb to-day. The Advisory Committee met on Friday, and decided, in view of increasing production, to lower quotations…

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Terrific Storm. Buildings Destroyed. Cattle Bruised by Hail. Alstonville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 12

A terrille thunderstorm passed over the Alstonville and Rous districts yesterday afternoon, causing heavy damage to property. Marom Creek received the full force of the…

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Marts-money-mines and Maritime Dearer Potatoes Cheaper Butter Egg Prices Lower

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

TO-DAY'S price movements should mean smaller bills for the house-wife this week, as, although potatoes are £3 a ton dearer, and onions are up £1…

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Butter Dumping Duty in Canada Recent Arrivals of 47,000lb. to Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 20

MONTREAL, Saturday. -- The Australian Press Association at Ottawa learns on good authority that the situation resulting from repeated protests by Canadian dairying…

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Russia's Wheat. Decline of Exports. Hoarding by Peasants. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 11

The Moscosw correspondent of the "Berliner Tageblatt" States that the Soviet's export of grain, which was 12,000,000 tons annually before the war and 3,000,000 tons last year, can…

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South Africa As a Wool Rival Local Growers Should Be Vigilant

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 20

Much has been written lately upon the imminent possibility of South Africa challenging Australia's supremacy in the production of high-class merino wool. Realisation by the Australian…

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To-day's Dairy of a Man About Town

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 6

THE mice having got at my foreign dictionary, I will have to take the word of "Cymraeg" for the following:— Three Sydney papers, excluding the…

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Pickpocket Gaoled Took Farmer's Wallet

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 11

IT was stated by Sergeant Dennis, police prosecutor, at the Central Court to-day, that about 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, William Thorn, a farmer…

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British Farming. Prince of Wales's Views. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 11

Six labourers, whose joint period of service totalled 310 years, had places of honour at the Prince of Wales's banquet to Leicestershire farmers over whose property he hunts…

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