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Farming & the land, 1906

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Messrs A. J. McLaurin, (m the chair),. H. C. Parker, R. living,…

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Lice on Cattle

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 1

At this season of the year there will no doubt be a great many farmers who are troubled and inconvenienced to a very large extent with the presence of lice on…

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Albury Wheat Prize

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

Following were the conditions adopted by the A. and B.P.A. and L. Society in connection with the Special Wheat Competition suggested by Dr…

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Notable Sale of Pure Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 4

What is generally as the sale of the a largest number of Pedigreed animals of any breed yet made within the Common wealth to, one buyer just been completed by Messrs…

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Albury Hospital. Wheat Donations

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 3

At a meeting of the committee of the Albury Hospital demonstration, held last Friday Dight at the Council Chambers, Albury, a statement was…

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Stock Report Stock Movements Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

The following are the stock movements; 528 [?] and weathers from Araluen, Barratt, to Melbourne A. Daly owner; 832 sheep from Echuca to Quiamong, P. Landale owner; 1, 400 sheep from…

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The Agriculturalist. the Influence of Soil on Wool

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

The character of the wool of a sheep is largely influenced by the nature o' the ground over which the animal ranges. The deleterious effect of the chalk…

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Farm and Dairy. Original ,Articles.[ale Rights Reserved.]breeding Corn

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 1

THE vast possibilities of breeding corn can hardly be estimated, It would not be difficult for one man to bread a new rye; wheat, barley, cats or rice, which…

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Dairy Cow Requirements

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 7

Professor Humphrey says that there is a definite relation of form and function in dairy cattle is a long and wellrecognised fact. The head is one of…

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Poultry. Does Pure-bred Poultry Pay the Farmer?

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 7

Mr. J. J. McCue, the poultry expert, writes as follows in the last number of the "Station, Farm and Dairy":— Many a farmer who breeds his…

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Dairying. Some Uses for Skim Milk

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 7

Dr. O. H. Nowark, speaking of the by-products of milk says:— Let me tell you some uses of casein or casein preparations, from skim…

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The Dairy Type

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 7

S. B. Detwiller, after dealing with the different dairy breeds, sums up as follows:— Milk production depends upon the…

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A Missing Farmer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 3

James Alexander Brown, farmer of Mittagong, has been missing since last Saturday. His horse came home from Rowral on Sunday, saddled and…

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Fires in Wool Cargoes. Caused by Sheep Dips. the Valparaiso Inquiry. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 2

The inquiry into the cause of the outbreak of fire amongst the cargo of wool carried by the Pitcairn Island now sitting at Valparaiso, in Chili,…

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Sheep for South Africa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 3

Three visitors from the Orange River Colony, South Africa (formerly the Orange Free State are at present in Victoria, as a delegation from the farmers…

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The Pastoral Outlook

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

According to reports from tho country districts, sheep, especially ewes, are in big demand. Lambing is progressing very satisfactorily, many…

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Correspondence. Wheat Grading. to the Editor

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 3

SIR,—In connection with the letter appearing in the " Chronicle " from Mr. McLellan, of Clear Hills, anent wheat growing and wheat…

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Queensland Pine for Butter Boxes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 5

Before the Tariff Commission at Brisbane, Mr J. C. Brunnich, analytical chemist, Queensland Department of Agriculture, gave evidence of experiments…

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Combustible Wool? Underwriters Alarmed. "The Times" on the Topic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

The "Times," in an article on the recent series of fires on woolships bound from New Zealand ports, says that underwriters are very much…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association Brookong Branch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 34

The monthly meeting was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart, on Thursday, 14th June. Mr. A. Crawford (President) occupied the chair…

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