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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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The Pastoralist The Pastoral Outlook in N.S.W.

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 35

What are the prospects for sheep in New South Wales? This is a question that is being generally asked throughout the State, and, naturally, there, is considerable divergence of opinion regarding it, mainly because it is difficult to get at some of the fundamental facts, one of which concerns the actual sheep numbers in the State to-day. ESTIMATES of our sheep numbers range from as…

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Auckland Wool Sales. Record Price Obtained

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

At the Auckland sales held yesterday, a record price was obtained for wool…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 17

Chicago wheat options are quoted:—March, 132[?] cents per bushel (up [?] cent); May 133[?] cents (up [?] cent); July, 130[?] cents(Up [?] cent)…

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Brilliant Finish to a Successful Wool Season

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 37

The anticipations hazarded in these columns some time ago that the later stages of the selling season would yield the best returns to growers have been abundantly realised. The Sydney auctions are now entering upon the final stages. The present round of sales will continue until the middle of March, by which time a complete clearance of all stocks on hand, together with current arrivals, will have been made. As supplies [?]e the demand intensifies, and a further hardening of values last week accentuated rather than checked the excited bidding.—By "Warp."…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. Raw Material Values. Research in Wool. (From Our Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 13

BRADFORD, January 12.—At all Colonial selling centres the raw material is fetching the maximum prices of the season. All the reaction in the Colonies the week before the…

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Wheat Overseas Cargoes Market Firm London, February 21

The Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 8

In a firm market, sellers of wheat cargoes are asking an advance of 6d a quarter, but business is slow. Parcels have fairly good request, but there is no desire to force sales…

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Country News Sheep Drowned Fences Washed Away West Wyalong

The Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 13

Additional information has been received regarding the floods at Yalgogrin North district. At the Old Caroon homestead, where the Thompson…

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"Bumper" Crops Gone What Floods Cost Grafton Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

GRAFTON, Tuesday. -- The Mayor (Ald. D. W. MacPherson) said to-day that the dairying season was in full swing, and "bumper" maize crops had…

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Dairy Supervision Transfer Illawarra Farmers' Opposition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 12

KIAMA. -- The question of changes in dairy supervision was considered at a meeting held in the Kiama School of Arts this afternoon. The Jamberoo…

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Butter Shortage in Prospect Excessive Rain and Flood Effect Storage for Winter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 12

From peak dairy production the prospect now is that the State will shortly run into a shortage in supplies. This as a result of the excessive rains…

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Butter May Advance Produce Markets. Shortage of N.l. Eggs Cheaper Vegetables

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 8

BUTTER is certain to advance in price soon. Floods on the Northern Rivers wil assuredly cause a considerable fulling off in production, and with the London…

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The Land and the Producer Wheat Wastage Results From Unprotected Stacks Rain Inflicts Heavy Penalty on Non-use of Silo Safe-Storage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 12

Many thousands of bags of prime wheat have been damaged or ruined by the recent storm rains through lack of protection in open stacks. This represents a national loss that was preventable had full use been made of the security…

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Australian Jockey Club Warwick Farm Rages Saturday, March 31, 1928 the Saturday Preceding the Randwick Autumn Meeting. Programme. the Farm Stakes

Referee · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 6

A handicap sweepstakes of £2 each, £1 forfeit to be declared to the secretary of the A.J.C. before 1 o'clock p.m. on Thursdays March 29, with £200 added. For…

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The Warwick Farm Autumn Cup. £1000 added. Entries closed 1½ mile. the Carramatta Handicap

Referee · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 6

A handicap sweepstakes of £3 rach, £1 forfeit, to be declared to the secretary of the A.J.C. before 1 o'clock p.m. on Thursday March 29, with £300 added. Second horse £50 third…

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Mixed Farming. Bavin's Missed Opportunity

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 9

A FEW days ago a Sydney daily newspaper featured the remarks of a prominent N.S.W. western districts business man who declared that…

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Power Farming

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 36

QUEENSLAND is the only State that officially recognises the fast-growing importance of the tractor as a power unit on farm and station. Each year, at…

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Top - Dressing Dairy Lands

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 36

THAT the grazing value of much of our dairying country is…

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Around Our Continent. News of Australasian Interest. Queensland. Maryborough Dairy Association

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

The monthly meeting of directors of the Maryborough Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd. was held on Tuesday, February 7. The general…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 17

Eggs continued in short supply among city dairy produce houses yesterday, mainly be cause the floods were hampering transport to market. Cheese also was affected, but…

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Macleay Overflows. Farms Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 16

The Rev. F. E. Blyth, of Gladstone, who arrived in Sydney yesterday, said that the floods in the Kempsey district were very serious. At Bellbrook, he said, the Macleay River…

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