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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Methods with the Fa[?]ting Melon Crop

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 6

Melone are particular in regard to soll and culture, and exceedingly [?]tive to conditions of [?] have numerous greedy invest…

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Farmers and Settlers

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the F. and S. Association was held on Saturday night, at Gunston's Hotel. Mr. S. O'Hara presided, and Messrs. W…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 7

A number of farmers were returning from a sale and commenced telling yarns. This is one of them:— Farm bands[?] There's no such thing. It's…

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The Wool Season

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 4

The wool season, which is about to commence, is an important item in all calculations. For whether it be for business or for pleasure, the…

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Wool Report

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 7

The A. M. L. and F. Oo., Sydney report under date of August 27th:—Business during the week has been restricted and quiet, owing to the far…

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Farming Means Thinking

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 6

Given the right men and suitable conditions, a small holding will yield a living to a man and his family, but otherwise it will not Just the same thing…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). a Butter-making Hint

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 6

A good many have wondered from time to time why their butter has a mottled appearance. The cause of this mottling is the uneven distribution of…

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Wool Market. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 2

MESSRS. Harrison Jones nnd Devlin report as follows: — We submitted to-day 1700 bales, principally new clip. The competition was fair all round, leading lines…

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Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents] Wool Sales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the wool sales yesterday 7259 bales were offered and 5266 were sold. Good wools were firm, but less attractive qualities were…

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Farmers and the Land Tax

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

The highest ambition of the modern farmer is (says the Adelaide "Chronicle") taking a direction that in a few years' time promises to…

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Instructing the Dairyman

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

With a proper regard to its great importance, in the United States and Canada everything that is possible is done to encourage and foster the…

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The Farmers

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 8

Our farmers are still busy early and late—no eight-hour regime here preparing the soil for this season's crops, and good areas will again be…

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Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

At Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.'s wool sale yesterday, greasy realised 9d, and scoured 17¾d. No special lines were offered…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., wool and produce brokers, report under date, 1st September: —During the nert two days, a considerable quantity of new clip wool will be submitted…

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Wool Report

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

MESSRS. Dalgefcy and Company, Ltd., under dateof Sept. 3, report asunder:—The fortnightly auctions commenced in this market yesterday, and are…

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WOOl REPORTS

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report as under:—The fortnightly auctions commenced in this market on Wednesday, and were continued on…

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The Wool Market

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4

THE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., report: At our wool sale, on Thursday, thdre was a good general demand at prices par to five per cent, lower than the…

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A Wodorn Wool Store. A.M.L. AND F. Co., Ltd., New Premises

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5

"The ever increasing importance of the Sydney wool market, and our determination to efficiently cater for the requirements of wool-growers, are…

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Dairy Herd Testing. Mr. Alex. Hay's Views

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5

In the Illawarra district steps have been taken to bring about the forming of a Dairy hard Testing Association, and, as such a prosposal…

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Salt for Farm Animals

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 3

To keep animals to good health a definite amount of common salt must be assimilated. The excess of potassium in vegetable foods causes by…

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