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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Profit and Loss In Dairying

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 6

One of the remarkable things observed at Ohio fanners' Institutes the past winter is the variations in the profits derived from the different kinds of…

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The Dairyman

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 6

Bacteria get into milk from the exterior of the cow as well as from a diseased condition of the udder, due to inflammation, bruise, ect., writes…

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The Dairy. Milking Shorthorns

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 8
Also in The Corowa Free Press

During recent years increasing attention has been bestowed by dairy farmers upon tho development of tho milk yielding capacities of dairy cattle…

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Farm and Field. Crimson Glover

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

Trifolium, or crimson clover is one of the most useful catch crops any former can grow, and it is one of the easiest crops to put in. It requires, of…

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John Bull's Butter. a Good Demand Prevailing. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 5

There is a good demand in London just now for butter. The whole of the shipment of butter brought from Australia in the steamer…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Horses: Autumn and Winter Management

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 1

Gripe or colic is a very common, almost natural result from feeding on a new dietary, and many owners of horses do not consider the disorder of…

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A Starving Stock Steamer. Cattle Packed Like Sardines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2

The steamer Moorabool arrived in Sydney to-day from Melbourne on route to Newcastle. The vessel carlos 580 head of starving stock which…

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Cattle Driving in Ireland. Another Extensive Outrage. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

Another extensive cattle drive has taken place at K[?] in Ireland. Over 400 discontented raiders took part in it, but only 32 of these have been…

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A Moonlighters' Raid. Tragedy on an Irish Farm. Farmer Accidentally Kills His Wife. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

An outrage by a gang of moonlighters has been responsible for a shocking tragedy in Ireland. The scene of the occurrence was Round…

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Mysterious Cattle Disease

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

Office of the Victorian Agricultural department are at present investigating the cause of the recent mysterious deaths of cattle at Braybrook…

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Large Sale of Store Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 6

Messrs. McPherson, Thom and Co. report having sold to a northern buyer several hundreds of store cattle, a large number on…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union. Election of Officers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 28

The annual conference of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union of Now South Wales was continued last week at the rooms, Spring-street. Mr, R. T. Keys…

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English Wool Market. Bradford, March 13, 1908

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 18

Without showing signs of any real improvement the Bradford market is a shade brighter in all sections than had been the case for the previous six weeks. The…

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Diseases of Farm Animals. Sore Shoulders

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 18

This is an abrasion of the skin covering that part of the shoulders in contact with the collar. Young horses when first used in harness, and horse with delicate skins…

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The Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 16

The majority of cows are more or less gluttons, and will soon over-gorge themselves if not controlled. Rye is very good for early feed, as it grows…

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Education on the Farm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 21

Mr. W. Potts, principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, speaking at the annual conference of the Dairy Manager' Association, in Sydney, predicted a…

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A Big Trek to Canada. by United States Farmers. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

A return has been prepared showing the extent of the exodus of United States farmers into Canada. During the last seventh, months 30,000…

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The Farmers Union. to the Editor of the Herald

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4

Sir,—What might have been foreseen months and months ago in our ranks is now coming more and more to light. The example of the…

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Farm and Field Scalding a Pig

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 8

Success in scalding a pig depends entirely upon the temperature of the water. A reliable method of determining this is as follows:—Before…

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