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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Sheep on the Farm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 3

"DUGOUT," in the,"South Australian, Agricultural Journal," makes pointed reference to the advantages to be derived by formers embarking in mixed husbandry. He…

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Cattle Stealing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 3

James Larkin was charged with stealing and heifer, the property of Henry Peters, of Red Range. He was further charged With receiving same, knowing it to have…

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Manitoba Wheat

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

Despite opinions to the contrary, Mr. J. Russell, of The Rock, Upper Manilla, has demonstrated for two seasons now…

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Wool Sales

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2
Also in The Inverell Argus

HARRISON, JONES, AMD DEVLIN wires as follows on Thursday last:—We offered at Auction on Wednesday a catalogue of 50,000 bales, comprising a varied…

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Farm, Dairy, and Station. Hints About Pork

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 3

WHAT is the best food to produce the best flavored pork? This question is just beginning to be answered by actual experiments. We (''Farmer's Review") know of no very…

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What Dairy Cow Pays Best?

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

A leading article in the "Scottish Farmer" of October 17 details with this subject. It points out that the Canadian Department of Agriculture…

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Wheat Supply

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners estimate that by the end of the present season 18,000,000 bushes of wheat will have arrived by [?]…

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The Producer. the Prospects of Cattle

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 4

The present position of the cattle trade is an example of the way many of our cattle men in the North carry on their business and we can also say the same…

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MARKET & Pastoral News. Phases of the Moon. February

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 2

Full moon on 2nd. 23.33 a.m. Last quarter. 8th 7.16 p.m. New moon, 16th 9.5 p.m…

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Farming Trophy

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 6

The inter-district produce trophy offered by the society failed to attract the farmers attention this year. This is a great pity and certainly shows a…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Special Meeting

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 5

At a special meeting of the New, England Farmers' and Settlers' Association on saturday there were (present: Messrs. Geo. Hargrave…

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Manitoba Wheat

The Inverell Argus · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

Despite opinions to the contrary, Mr. J. Russell, of The Rock, Upper Manilla, has demonstrated for two seasons now that Manitoba wheat…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Fattening Poultry for Market

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 5

THE standard weights of Barred Plymouth Books are, cook, nine and a half pounds, seven and a half pound, cockerel, eight…

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Marsupial & Sheep Skins. (By Wire.) Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report, through their local agent, Mr. F. O'D. Raymond:—Sheepskins.—All descriptions in excellent…

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The Wheat Harvest. Quality of the Grain

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 7

The Department of Agriculture has lately been conducting a number of analytical tests of the present season's wheat, the result of which will be of…

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Farm, Bairr, and Station. Butter Fat

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

THE idea that butter fat can be increased by feeding the cows is an old fallacy. The percentage in fat in milk cannot be materially and permanently increased by any…

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Rape for Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

An American farmer says:--Rape is one of the greatest feeds that a shepherd can grow for sheep, and liberal quantities should be sown. We seed it in our grain fields…

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Wool Sales

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 4

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Coy., Ltd., reported on the 10th inst. : —The feeling that war between Russia and Japan was imminent has caused a…

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Record Sale of Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

WARE and Co., of Tamworth, have just sold for Mr. T. Scriven, of Clevelands, Mungindi, 21,000 fat and store wethers at 15s 9d, which is a record, price for 21,000 wethers in one line…

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