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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Farmers and Meteorological Science

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 2

During the past few years agricultural chemistry and meteorological science, as they affect the operations of farmers and gardeners, have made remarkable progress…

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Farm Mottoes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 6

A LOVE for the work. Adaption to the business. Constant, steady application. Good care of all farm buildings…

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Farm and Garden. Fruit Trees for Dwarf Walls

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 1

Pears and plums are the best fruits to grow as cordons on low walls. They may have one or two stems. Plant them so that these will be about ten inches from…

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Wheat

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows under date June 26:—Since last week there has been a…

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The Sheep Show

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

At the Sheep Show, the principal prizes in the New South Wales division went to Mr. M'Caughey, M.L.C,…

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The Sydney Sheep Show

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

Earl Beanchamp officially opened the Sheep Show to-day. Mr. Coz, M L.C., on reading the address of welcome stated that during the paet…

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London Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

It is expected at the next woo' sales that merinos will show a decline of 10 per cent and crossbreds a decline of from five to 7½ percent…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Generally Five Per Cent. Better. London. May 18th, 1900

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

The writer of this letter has gone to London wool sales sincce he was a led 17, but he never remembers a week in which in which so little a…

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Butter at Home

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

IN regard to the price of butter in the Old Country, a Scottish journal says :—The price of Danish butter has declined to such a level that retailers are able to sell at 1s per 1b, and this, of course,…

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Farmer & Grazier Bluestone for Smut in Wheat

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

Mr. Thomas B. Blyth, Hobart, writes: -- " Mr. Farrar's experience of the use of bluestone for pickling wheat, and his conclusion that it is…

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The Farmer and Crazier. Hints to Dairymen

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

SELL the poor cows and begin breeding and Hung up the vacancy with better ones. Choose the best and breed them to a sire from a butter-making family. Breed a dairy cow according to the law…

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Regulating the Production and Price of Wheat In the World

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

THE low price of breadstuffs in the European market which now and again obtain, however beneficial it may be to the consumer, is naturally viewed with disfavor by…

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Telegrams Sydney, Tuesday. Annual Sheep Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

At the annual sheep sales yesterday, the total amount realised for the day was £5554. The highest price paid was 300 guineas, for a Havilah…

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Sydney Produce and Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Berlin, Ltd.; Hill, Clark, end Co.; Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd.;…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

About 160 delegates will attend the Conference of Farmers and Settlers, which opens on Thursday…

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The Smallest Sheep in the World

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 1

The very smallest of all kinds of sheep, says a contemporary, is the tiny Breton sheep. It is two small to. be very profitable to raise, for, of course, it cannot have…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

THE conference of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association opened this morning, 180 delegates being present. The Governor attended during the morning,…

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Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. For the Month of July 1900. Meteorologist and Astronomer

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 4

1st to 3rd—The atmosphere, at the commencement of the month will be favourable for planting and sowing. Weather unsettled and dull. The northern districts will…

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Farm and Garden Sugar Beet

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 1

It is a common practice of foreign seedsmen to export second and third quality of sugar beet seed. In France and Germany a common practice is to plant…

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Wheat

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 7

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows under date July 3:— During the past week there has been…

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