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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,274 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 64

Farm Notes. Rotation. Theory and Practice In Relation to Wheat Growing

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 7

Many of the problems that confront she wheat grower may be solved by rotation of crops, says the Chief Inspector in a current article. All farm…

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Death of a Noted Cattle Breeder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Mr. John Dight Mackey of Bathurst, one of the largest landholders in the State. and a noted cattle breeder of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Record Prices. Greasy Me[?]ino FLEECE,21¼d

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

DALGETY & Company, Ltd., Sydney, report having submitted a catalogue of 4500 bales, on Wednesday, mostly in the grease, and including many…

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The Potato Crop

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 6

Mr. Handley, Inspector under the Department of Agriculture, informs us (Glen Innes 'Guardian') that the potato crop throughout the whole of…

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Pastoral. Sheep Blow Flies. Dips That Sometimes Fail to Act

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 10

It is one of the peculiarities of treating sheep for blow-files that a dip many act very satisfactorily for a time and then suddenly prove…

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Pastoral. Sheep Blow-flies. Dips that Sometimes Fail to Act

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

It is one of the peculiarities of treating sheep for blow-flies that a dip may act very satisfactorily for a time, and then suddenly prove ineffective, the…

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Local Butter Factory

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 7

Mr. Lawior, manager of the Glen Innes butter factory [?] the that there is a mankind Increase in the [?] of c[?] being received at the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 8

Albert Proctor and Albert Victor Proctor (on ball) were charged with stealing one white steer, the property of J. F. White, at Dundee, about…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 8

William Ernest Clan, on bail, was charged with stealing one sheep at Strathan on December 2nd, 1915, the property of A. A. McKezie…

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Wool Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd, report under date Feb. 7,as follows:— Our today's catalogue included many attractive lines of fine quality merino,…

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Local and General News Special Cattle Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 7

In this issue are advertised full particulars of special cattle sale that Mr. Norman Jolmston, anctioneer of Banalbo, purposes holding at Sandly…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame. M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 249…

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Fruit Preserving. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 88

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

Canning, bottling, jam-making and candying peel are all dealt with in this bulletin, a second edition of which is now available for circulation. A…

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The Orchard. to Maintain Soil Fertility. Californian Cover Crop Experiment

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 6

Attention was directed in these "Notes" last week to the importance of cover crops in orchards as a meant of maintaining the fertility of the soil…

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[?] Crop

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 8

[?] inspector under the [?] Agriculture, informs [?] State crop throughout [?] his district promises…

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Farm Notes. Rotation on Wheat Areas. Profitable Change Crops

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

Last week we pointed out the importance of rotation in relation to the production of wheat, and put the question, what crops can be used as…

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Sheep Fattening by Electricity

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 9

The great sheep-ranch owners of Oregon, U.S.A., are (says the 'Electrical World') large consumers of electricity for light and power. Central…

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FARM and STATION On the Land. (Issued by the Departmeng of Agri culture.) Rotations in Crops

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

Fallow Considered as Rotation.—The value of fallow in connection with wheat has been discussed again and again in the publications of the…

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The Wheat Pool

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 4

According to the Minister for Agriculture, £960,000 was last week advanced in connection with the Government wheat scheme. Since the…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd, report under date 5th February:—Demand continues keen from all sections of the trade, superior quality commanding,…

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