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Farming & the land, 1908

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The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 5

The following lines of New England wool were cleared at the Sydney sales on Wednesday: JC, Elsmore, 7½d; KMJ, 7¼d; F,7d; GL,8½d; JD,7½d…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 5th May:—Interest in wool circles is mainly concentrated upon the auction…

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Dairying. a Pound of Butter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

THE quantity of milk required to produce one pound of butter in the case of the more important breeds is approximately as follows:—Shorthorns, Wish, Red Polls, A[?]bires:…

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Fibre in Wool

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

It will doubtless be remembered a short time back editorial comment was made by the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

GOLDBEROUGH, MORT & Co., report:—For our sale no Thursday we submitted a small catalogue of about 450 bales to a representative attendance of buyers, and disposed of at [?]stion and privately…

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Farmers and Settlers. Reddestone Breach

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

THE President (Mr. A. F. C. Rogerson) presided at the annual meeting of the above, held on Friday night at Mr. S. P. Bugan's residence. Messrs. Bugan, E…

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Winter School for Farmers

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

IN consequence of the success to the winter school for farmers during the last two years, and the requests already made for a repetition thereof, the Minister for…

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Farming

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

Now that the Glen Innes becon factory is established, practical hints to the farmer will be of more than passing concern, and we intend occasionally to present to our readers…

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The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., report under date May 7th:— For our sale to-day we submitted a small catalogue of about 450 bales to a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 7

The A,M,L and F. Co. report:—After a lapse of over a month, safe were resumed to-day, when 6686 bales were catalogued, of which 3934…

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Farm and Field. Testing Soils

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 5

The officials of the Bureau of Soils of the United States Department Of Agriculture have, in the last few years, tried to improve and simplify the pot method…

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A Training Ground for Agricultural Labourers. a Matter for the Consideration of Farmers and Agricultural Associations

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 3

Our fanners are for ever calling out for labourers who understand agricultural work, so is the British farmer. The ploughman and the milkman are…

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The Dairy. Automatic Milk Seller

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 5

In educational and sanitary matters German authorities lead all others. A very commendable feature has been introduced in several schools in Berlin…

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Successful Dairying

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 5

"Success in dairying depends largely upon the proper feeding of the herd. There are two questions" (writes an American dairyman) "that the dairy…

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Prosperous Butter-factory. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 5

The North Coast Co-operative Company during the past month manufactured 466 tons of butter, and paid suppliers a total of £44,500…

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London Wool Sales.—Farther Decline. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 5

THE London wool sales opened on Tuesday afternoon with good competition, but with further dedications. Superior merino and fine crossbreds fell 5…

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[?]Agarad Dairy Farm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 5

THE property known as the Furracated Dairy Farse was purchased on Monday by Mr. English, who has been working it for some time past. The property to well improved with two silas, sheds…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Rough Shoeing Horses

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 6

The season of frost if now at hand, and due preparation should be made against the visitation. As regards horses, they may well be shod with…

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Butter Factory Returns

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

The returns from the Casino Co-operative Dairy Company for April are 134,239 lbs first class, 3973 second class. Price paid 9¾d first class. 8¾d second class…

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Commercial News. Butter Factory

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

THE am[?]ent paid to suppli[?]a for supplies during April was 1,2900, and for the previous month 1,3000 SALE OF CORDON BROCK [?]ED…

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