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Farming & the land, 1906

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Morocco Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 7

The Moors prepare butter in an original way and get a different taste from the usual one. Fresh butter (Sibida, as be callsit), as known to us he despises, and uses only…

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Bolt of a Wool Team

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

A CARRIER named Bergen had a sensational experience last week on the Taralga road, on a steep till, known as Cooper's, near Goulburn. He was descending the hill with an eight horse team and…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Care of Cows

Guyra Argus · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 8

COWS require good feed at all times of the year, and when pasturage becomes insufficient, as it frequently does the latter part of summer, then some…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Good Bred Fowls Are Best

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

SOME ponitry-keepers' have wrong impressions regarding pure bred fowls and their profitableness. Many people may say that although good bred birds are…

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Pastoral & Commercial. [For the latest stock and Product Market prices nee our telegraphic columns.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

Messers Winebcombe, Carson, &Co. wired us on Wednesday as follows: At our wool mile, to-day, we sold Josias Moffatt's, Armidale, at 13d: Mrs H. Dawsons, Armidale,…

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Advice to Farmore

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

In his report to the "Agricultural Gazctte" for January Mr. R. Henn-Geanys (manager of the Glen Innes Experimental Farm) has the following to say…

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Market and Pastoral News. WOOL

The Inverell Times · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Limited, on Tuesday offered a catalogue comprising a very good display, including a splendid selection of good spinning wools, with a sprinkling of heavier…

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Bolting Wool Team

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

A carrier named Bergen had a sensational experience in the Goulbourn district. He was descending a hill with an eight…

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Local and General News. The Wheat Yield

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

THE estimate of the wheat areas of this State places the yield for the closing season at 20½ million bushels. This would leave approximately eleven millions of bushels for…

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Farm and Field. Canada and Australia

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 3
Also in The Inverell Times

An Australian who has settled down in California having noticed the comparisons made between Australia and Canada, has driven his experience to the…

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"Faking" Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT of the "Standard" has been complaining that it is extremely difficult to get good butter in London. And he puts the question-- Why do we, who…

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Farm, Dairy, and Station. a Dairyman's Silo

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

ONE of the largest dairy farmer's in Victoria, Mr. E. O'Keefe, of Adelaide Vale, on the Campaspe River, has erected a very large silo. It is 30ft. in diameter and 30ft…

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Pastoral & Commercial. [FOR the latest Stock Sales and Produce Market prices, see our telegraphic columns.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 4

RECENT wool sales at Launceston realised £60,000, and at Hobart £100,000. Walcha Passing Stock: 400 bullocks, Casino to Branga, T. Fletcher owner, Harris…

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Dairying Superstition

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

SUPERSTITION and extreme conservatism on the part of any people are always ludicrous to those who are a few degrees ahead of them. Farmers will read with incredulity…

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Market and Pastoral News. WOOL

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

Wincombe, Carson and Co., Limited, report having held a sale on the 10th instant, The market was firm at best December rates, and we sold by auction and privately six thousand…

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The Wool Market

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool and produce bickers, Sydney report :- Since the wool auction sales closed on 20th inst a fair amount of business has been done in private…

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COMMERCILL. Sydney Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

The total wool sales in Sydney last week reached 33,743 bales, bringing the total clearanees for the season to 462,540 bales, or 109 393 bales in excess of last season at…

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Crossbred Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

WE have received particulars in respect to the condition of the crossbred sheep introduced to the Glen Innes Experimental Farm, which clearly demonstrates that the…

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