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Farming & the land, 1908

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Sheep Dipping

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

" Bruni," of the " Australasian," writes:--A matter that is very apt to be neglected by the small flock-owner is the dipping of his sheep. Flocks…

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Branding Travelling Sheep

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 4

Since the introduction of section 95 of the Pastures Protection Act, 1902, which provides that all travelling [?] shall be branded with the letter…

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The Cattle King's Forecast

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

Mr. Sidney Kidman, the Cattle King, was asked the other day for his forecast of the stock markets. "The prospects…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

A. M., L & F. Co., report under date April 9—There is little change to report since last week. A few transm[?]tions have been effected at late rates, but the sales have been on a very restricted basis…

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Wool Market. Schute, Bell, & Co's. Ltd. Report

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co., report under date 7th April:-- Cables as to the closing sales of the London series have been somewhat conflicting…

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Farming. a Change of Seed

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 4

THE results of the potato trials carried out in connection with the Reading Agricultural college, England, shows that in every instance a yield was obtained from the Irish…

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The Producer. Dairying. the Small Field Cow

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 4

DAIRYING is depressed by one element that must forever stand in the way to block the dairyman from success. That element is the small yield cow. Many a milk producer…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 7

Mr. Sydney Kidman, the Australian cattle king, has a pretty slice of the Commonwealth for his own. The area of his station 50,000 square miles,…

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Sheep Peisoned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

Over 300 sheep died near Wellington on Satarday. Tbey are supposed to have eaten poisonous weeds…

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The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

Messrs Sohute, Bell, and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 14th April. It has now been decided to resume Miction sales in the centre…

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Guy Fawkes. Opening of the Butter Factory

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 3

On Monday week the people of the fertile and favored Guy Fawkes district were called together to witness a unique, interesting, and important…

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Wool Report

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 6

The A. M. L. and F. Co., Sydney, report under date of 9th instant.— There in little change to report since last week. A few transactions have…

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Guy Fawkes Butter Factory

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 5

Last Monday week was a red-letter day in the history of Guy Fawkes, when the first butter factory in the district was opened by Mr. E…

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Tanning a Sheep Pelt

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 8

Sheepskins make fine mats when they are tanned in a proper manner. When the pelt is removed from the sheep it should be thoroughly salted on its flesh…

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A Llangothlin Farm

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 3

An Irish emigrant (Mr. James Rennix) ho spent 15 months in Australia, writing to Dr. Arthur, M.L.A…

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The Dairy. Milking Shorthorns

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 8

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

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Farm and Field. Crimson Clover

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 8

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

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Butter Returns

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 7

CORAKI.—Coraki Butter Factory manufactured 120,000lbs. butter last month, and paid suppliers 10¼d for A1 and 6¼d for No 1 cream…

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The Dairying Industry. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture stated yesterday that the dairying industry has now attained such magnitude that it will be his duty to give it every…

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The Wheat Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

The recent wheat crop amounted to 9,074,156 bushels, or nearly 400,000 more than at first estimated…

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