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Farming & the land, 1900

526 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 27

London Wool Sales. Second Series0. a Sensitive Start. Both M[?] and Obossbbeds Again Fall. London, March 9th 1900

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 7

Bather glum and sad a good many Yorkshire woolmen set out earlier in the week with the object of being present at the opening of the second…

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Treating Seed Wheat

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

Mr. L. Read, a member of the Johnsburg (South Australia) Agricultural Bureau contributes the following on this subject:-- "Having during…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. a Lively Meeting

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

A LIVELY meeting of the members of the above Association was held at the Town Hall on Saturday last in connection with a special meeting convened for the…

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Farmer & Grazier a Record Milker

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 3

The "North British Agriculturist" states that a noteworthy milking record has been established by the red poll cow Crocus, which belonged to…

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The Farmer and Grazier. A Visit to the Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 2

TAKING advantage of my visit to Sydney in connection with our trophy at the Exhibition there, I made up my mind to see the Hawkesbury College and its surroundings before my return to Glen…

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Farm and Garden American Fruit Barrels

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 2

The legal capacity of a fruit barrel in the United States is 100 quarts. If these were Imperial quarts the barrel would contain twelve and a half pecks, or half a…

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Wheat

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 7

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows under date April 25th:—Wheat remains the same as last…

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Wheat and Wool. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 5

OWING to the low prices offered for wheat and the increased value of wool, there will be a much smaller area under crop in the Riverina district this…

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SHEEP-FEEDlNG EXPERIMENTS

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

There are many farmers who, on account of the smallness of their holdings, think that they cannot combine agriculture and grazing, unless a few…

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The Farmer and Crazier. How to Find the Live Weight of Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

MEASURE the girth around the breast, just behind the shoulder blade, and the length of the back from the tail to the forepart of the shoulder blade. Multiply the girth by the length, and if…

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Millionaire Dairy Farmer

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 4

Some of the finest farms in the world are worked by New York millionaires. From 17 of these farms the produce annually sold amounts to L100,000. Mr. L…

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Police Court. Monday, April 30. BEFORE the Public Magistrate. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

A young man named Georgo Harper, appeared in custody on an alleged charge of stealing one red and white steer the property of Georgo Melling on or about…

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Up-to-date Dairying

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

The man (says the ''Rural New Yorker ") who thinks dairying is now what it used to be is likely to be badly shocked. We spoke some time since…

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Farmer & Grazier Improved Grain

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

A well- deserved tribute to tho Messrs Garton, of Newton-le-Willows, England, appears in the "Leeds Mercury." The, writer says:--" After…

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The Happy Farmer

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

A GLEN INNES farmer writes to say that he does not like to bear his town-folk talk about 'the happy farmer,' and how they intend some day to sell out and retire to the happy life of a farmer in…

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The Farm. Weight of Farm Produce

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 3

The following are the weights regulated by law:—Maize, 56lbs. to bushel Oats, 401bs. to bushel Bran, 201bs. to bushel…

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About Dairying

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

THE question is often discussed whether any change in the mode of feeding cows giving milk will materially affect the constituents of the milk. The object in view in these…

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Farm and Garden Plant Houses

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 1

Orchids of all classes, growing freely require abundant root waterings and atmospheric moisture. Those growing upon blocks or in baskets dip frequently in…

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Commercial. Wheat

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 7

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney end Melbourne, reports as follows under date May 1:—There is little change to report in…

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