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Farming & the land, 1908

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Farmer's Wool Clips. H. W. Ham, Sheep Expert

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

The disposal to disadvantage of small and medium sized farmers' [?]s has given for years a deal of trouble and extra work to our…

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Wool Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 8

THE associated wool brokers report:—Auction sales have been held during the past week, and have proved very satisfactory. The improvement recently ruling in sales by…

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Co op Butter Factory

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 6

AT a meeting of the directors of the above company hold yesterday morning, appropriate reference was made to the death of Mr. James Osborne,…

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The Latest. The Sheep Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—At the sheep show, to-day, the prize for the grand championship ram, housed, was awarded to the Esk Vale Estate,…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Manures

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

The point to be enforced is that those occupiers who pin their faith only to one manure are working on an unsound basis. To take a case in…

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Unity among the Farmers

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 6

CONSIDERING that agriculture plays such on important part in the creation of wealth, and that it…

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Share-farming

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 3

A CONSIDERABLE number of farms, and particularly the large ones, are worked on what is known as the "shares" system…

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The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 30th June:—Last week's auction sales passed off most satisfactorily,…

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Sheep Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 4

At the recent sheep show held in Sydney Mr. R. Henn-Gennys. of the Glen Innes Experimental Farm, was responsible for interesting exhibits in first and second…

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Sheep Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon.—At the sheep sales, to-day, the Tasmanian ram "Sylvian" took the grand champion prize, and was sold to Mr. A. E…

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Sydney Wool sales

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 4

On July and Goldbrough, Mort, and Co, Ltd, report —[?] the [?] there has been a good inquitry and transaction have takin [?] as [?]…

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Riverina Crop Prospects

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Reports received by the Railway Department indicate that crop prospects in the Central Riverina districts are very promising…

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Wool

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 4

Wool is the Australian staple, and the figures relattag to the market form, roughly speaking, the Aus tralian Boonomic barometer. " Wool…

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Mortality Among: Sheep

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 6

It was recently reported in these columns (writes the Moreo 'Examner') that a mysterious mortality had occurred among some sheep be…

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The Dairy. the Dairy Farmer's Cow. English Expert's Opinion

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 4

Mr J. F. Blackshaw, prinicipal of the Midland Agricultural and Dairy College, England, gave an interesting address at Cornwall recently, on "The…

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A Dairyman's Knowledge

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 4

'A writer in the Jersey "Bulletin" rays that every dairyman should know:— The cost of producing a gallon of…

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Farm and Field. Insurance Against Disease

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 4

Cattle affected with tuberculosis are destroyed whenever they are discovered by the stock inspectors. The loss falls on the owner, and in the case of purchases…

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Wheat-growing Prospects in N.S.W.

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.— A witness at the South Australian wheat commission, yesterday, said that they were only on the fringe of wheat-growing in New South Wales…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Rotation of Crops

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 4

There does not appear to be sufficient regard paid to the question of rotation of crops in these days, and it is generally found that the two crops…

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Household Recipes. Specially Written for this Colan All Right Reserved. Croquettes of Sheep's Grains

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 5

Ingredients.—Soak the brains to cold water, mixed with a teaspoon of vinegar, for half an hour. Boil in milk, to which a little salt has been…

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