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Farming & the land, 1908

928 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 47

Sheep Lick

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

THE following is a good sheep lick for awes lambing on dry feed:—21b Epsom [?] 41b floar of sulphur: mix thoroughly with a bag of Liverpool salt. Several local sheepbreeders inform no…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

MESSRS. WINCHOOMBE, CARSON, and Co., LTD., report (by telegram) on Wednesday, 4th inst:—We held our usual wool sale to-day, and found the market [?] good wools. Medium and inferior…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

SYDENY wool sales closed their weekly series yesterday, when 6512 bales were offered and 4536 sold. The market closed firmly for best lines…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Article. [All Rights Reserved.] The Dairy

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 6

There is a good deal of can needed in the dairy herds at this season. The weather is apt to be very variable. Ventilators may need dosing in dairy…

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This Wonderful Dairy Industry

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

TEN years ago it seemed to as that the rapid development of dairying in America, Australia, New Zealand, Argentins—indeed, all over the civilised world—would tend to…

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Staring Roof Crops

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 6

About the end of the month there will be a rood deal of work among the various root crops in the kitchen garden, and lifting with have become…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

Messrs. Barrigon, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd., submitted on Tuesday a catalogue of 1348 bales, which included some very good lines in both the greasy and scoured…

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The Producer. Dairying. Profits of Dairying

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT to the Brisbane "Courier writes:—"There are still people who say the land is no place to bed their boys to. This morning I was shown a butter…

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England's Biggest Goose Farm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

TO provide the Christmas goose for 8000 homes—or, at a modest, estimate 30,000 people—is no light undertaking Yet this was the object that the…

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The Dairy. Salt for Cattle

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 7

It is evident that dairymen have not fully realised the importance of giving their cows access to salt. In its connection some very interesting…

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Sydney Wool Market

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 6

The A. M, L. and F. Co., Ltd. report under date of 5th inst:—Sales were continued on three days this week, when some 19,500 bales were…

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Advising The Farmer

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 7

It is amusing, when travelling by train (observes a writer in the "Otago Witness") to hear various occupants of the smoking carriage discussing the…

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Farm Ami Field. Stooking by Machinery

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 7

A Canadian, James Calder by name, is, according to a Canadian contemporary, the inventor of what he claims to be an entirely practical grain shocker,…

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Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

Down at the cattle pens all day long gather men interested in the bovine classes, and this year there is good competition in every section, and in the Durhams, the…

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Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

Our woolly friends were in fairly strong evidence this year, and in the various classes housed underneath the spacidus and commodious sheep pavilion there were some fine…

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Wool

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

The golden fleece, the most valuable of all our raw products, should necessarily take a high pl[?] in the exhibition. The study of wool may be classed as a progressive science…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Bees! Preparing for Winter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 6

The season of activity among bees is now over. The present condition of every colony should be Ascertained, and every preparation made for the…

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Experimental Farm Exhibits

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

It is not a gratis dictum to writs that the exhibits from the Experimental Farm, under the management of Mr. Henn-Gennya, were a show in themselves, and in different…

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Dairy Cow Tests

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

The great majority of dairymen now recognise that it pays to keep a record of their herds and take regular tests. The [?] in itself is often a surprise, and has a damaging…

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Wheat

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

The railway returns indicate that wheat growers of the country are holding their crops for a rise…

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