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Farming & the land, 1909

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Pigs for Small Farms

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 6

There is one advantage about pi[?] that makes them emphatically the stock for the poor man or the small farmer and that is the very quick…

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Curing Bacon on the Farm

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 6

The essential points in curing bacon on the farm were emphasised by Mr. C. Lewis, of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau. He said:-- "For…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the Inverell Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association will be held in the Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon next. Members…

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Eleven Farms

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 4

Eleven farms ranging in areas from 4688 acres to 5346 acres respectively have been notified to become available on 7th October at the Land Agent's…

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Experimental Farming

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Fry, an officer of the Department of Agriculture, is in Guyra, arranging for planting an experimental plot approved by the local pastoral and…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 7

It is a fact well known by expenenced breeders that a young sow may produce but a small litter of rather inferior pigs for the first time, and…

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Young Sheep or Old. Question Op Profits. a New Zealand Opinion."

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 6

A Canterbury farmer thus writes in the "Otago Witness":—"Wherever sheep-men congregate, there usually arises a discussion as to whether…

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Dairy Cattle and Butter Production

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 7

There are now 250,000 dairy cattle in the North Coast districts of New South Wales, and more than 500,000 in the whole coastal area, of which…

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Gostwyck Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 7

Ten young rams and 10 ewes from Gostwyck were recently shorn, carrying ten months wool. The ten rams gave a total of 2351lbs of wool, an…

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The Butter Export

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

DAIRY farmers will no doubt remember the time when butter would realise 3d per lb. on the Sydney market before the exportation of butter to the United…

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Wool Market

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

Messrs Winchcombe Carson and Co. report under date August 10:—A rather bettor feeling has been noticeable in the wool market during the week…

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Young Sheep or Old. Question of Profits. a New Zealand Opinion

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 8

A Canterbury farmer thus writes in the "Otago Witness":—"Wherever sheep-men congregate, there usually arises a discussion as to Whether…

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The Farmer and the Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

Sir,--It would appear to anyone [?]ng the report in your last issue of a meeting of the local branch of the Formers and Settlers'…

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Farmers Bulletin

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

Residents of the state engaged to any form of rural industry will receive such of the Bulletins of the Department of Agriculture free as…

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Milking Machines at W. A. Govt. State Farm

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 3

The Western Australian Government, after delegating a special officer to make exhaustive enquiries throughout Victoria as to which was…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Beginning Bee-keeping

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 4

The present is a very good time for those who are thinking about keeping bees to begin by purchasing a good stock that has safely passed through…

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Butter Factory

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

Building operations at the factory were temporarily retarded last week owing to the wet weather. The framework of the engine-room is up,…

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The New Charges on Wool

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 5

Misapprehension having arisen as to the application of the new charges in the Sydney market, the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Farm and Pastoral Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 2

The farmers in the Guyra district hail with satisfaction the action being taken by the State Government in reference to the potato blight in…

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Foot-rot in Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 2

Some contend that foot-rot is not a [?]ontagious disease, but generally it is held to be so, and by treating it as such is the best way to eradicate it…

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