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Farming & the land, 1909

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Farm and Pastoral Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 7

Some good dairying results are reported from the Moe Swamp district. On a block of 36 acres, Mr. J. F. Swingles had a return of £365 5s 10d…

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"Wheat King's Profit £400,000. Cost to the Public £12,000,000. New York, May 31

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 5

Mr. Patten's deal in May wheat being completed, I learn on authority that its profits will reach the comparatively modest sum of £700,000, of which…

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Prolific Cattle Feed (To the Editor Guyra ARGUS

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 3

Sir.— Last year Mr. J. W. Skinner, of "Thorongrove," got a sixpenny sam pis packet of cattle carrot s[?]ed, the Wits Belgian variety which grow…

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Conscience Smitten "King." Why Mr. Patten Broke the Wheat Corner

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 8

It was (states the "Daily Mail") his wife's emotional appeal to his humanity according to a Chicago telegram published in the "New York…

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Training Farm

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

The Government propose to [?] lish an agricultural training fars women…

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London Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 4

At the London wool sales prices are hardening for all descriptions…

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Uralla Police Court. Wednesday, July 14. (Before Mr. F. W. Garstang, P.m.) Alleged Sheep-stealing

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 7

John Thorley (30), William Thorley (31), and Albert William Handcock (21), on remand, were charged with stealing one sheep, the property of…

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Wool Market. Schute Bell & Co's Ltd. Report. Under date 13th July

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 2

A better, tone has characterised the London sales during the past few days, due in part, on doubt, to the fact that as usual the quality of the offerings improved after the first day…

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Farmers' Parliament. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 5

The Fanners' Parliament assembled far the 16th Annal Seasion this morn tag, 170 delegates being plesent. The aggeuda paper contains 200 motions,…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes. Tableland Pasture Grasses and Fodder Plants

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 2

Cooksfoot, or Orchard-grass, as it is generally known in America, on account of its growing so well under trees —is one of the most hardy and…

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Graduated Land Tax. Farmers in Opposition

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 4

The president of the Farmers and Settlers' Conference declares that the association is determined to fight the Labor party's land tax proposals tooth…

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Farmers' Parliament. Closer Settlement Policy

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference, by 105 to 12 votes, carried a resolution empowering the executive, with other political organisations, to…

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Dalgety's Wool Review

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 7

The annual review of the Australasian wool markets for the year ending on 30th June, which has been published by Messrs. Dalgety and…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Feeding Value of Roots

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 2

Farmers are indebted very much to root crops, as but for them the flocks and herds which have reached such a marvellous standard of excellence…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 4

By far the most important task of the F.S.A Conference this week will be the election of its executive officers. How important this is will be recognised by…

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Farmes and Settlers

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 4

Although the Farmers and Settlers' Conference has been sitting all the week it has only disposed of 100 out of 200 resolutions on the business-paper…

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The Farmer in Politics

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 7

In order to give greater effect to its political aspirations, the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at Tuesday's conference, decided to alter its…

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The Farmer Organised

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 6

That the man on the land is awakening to the power that he is capable of wielding on his own behalf was to be seen on Tuesday in the great gathering…

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Wool at 10s a Pound

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 4

The following passage in Hart[?]'s " Compleat Husbandman," published m 1659, shows that some agriculturists recognised the value of the merino…

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Wool Market. Schute Bell & Co's Ltd. Report. Under date 19th July

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1909 · page 3

The most satisfactory feature of the current London solos is the continuance of animated American competition for good to superior wools…

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