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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Hacaroui Wheats. The Federal Referendum. Experiments at the Hawesbury Farm. Tuesday, June 20. a Holiday to Be Declared

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 4

The principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College has furnished Mr. Cook (Minister for Agriculture) with an interesting report allowing the The Cabinet on Tuesday decided that the Federal Referendum will be taken on Tuesday, June 20th. The Government would have fixed the referendum…

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A Smart Farmer

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 1

A SPECULATIVE person on the upper part of the Manning district invested in a tank, and purchased some 50 bags of corn when it was 7s a bag, and…

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Farming and Grazing. (We shall be pleased to receive contributions to this column from any Farmers or Settlers in the district.) The Season's Prospects

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 1

LIKE those of the surrounding centres of activity the people of this district are busily engaged preparing their land for wheat and other grain…

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Pastoral Market intelligence. Tub Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 4

Sheep,—There were [?]398 sheep yarded, the quality throughout being low, with prime descriptions very service. Exporte[?] again had few sheep…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Selling Broken' Association report as follows for the week ending April 29, 1899:—Wool.—In the absence of public sales…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 6

Sheep,—There were 9,50 sheep yarded, the quality throughout being low, with prime descriptions very scarce, Exporters again had few sheep…

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Wool Sales. LONDON, May 2

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

Messrs,—Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Charles Balme and co., and Jocome, Son and Co., submitted 11,323 bales, of which 4388 were from New South wale. The selection was…

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The Dehorning of Cattle. From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W.

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 5

The operation of dehorning cattle is simplicity itself. The calf is operated upon when about a week old, or just when the horn buds are beginning to…

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Fa[?]ing and Grazing. (We s[?] be [?]sed to receive contribution to this [?] Farmers or Settlers in the district.) A Milk Substitute

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 1

DAIRYMEN who sell new milk or cha[?] ca[?] for butter annually [?]tice numbers of calves, owing to the difficulty of getting [?] suitable [?]ood to…

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Value of Farmers' Unions

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 1

MR. W. S. CAMPBELL, of Agricultural Department, states:—The great mistake this colony made in the matter of butter exportation, was…

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The Markets. The Daily Telegraph reports as follows [?]rning Monday's sates at H[?] Sheep

The Moree News · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

There were 20 [?]33 sheep offered, consisting generally of medium quality, with a fair pro[?]stion of prime. The rules were rather dull in the morning, and [?]ed [?] very slowly…

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Cattle Market

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 3

At Homebush yesterday prices tor cattle were slightly lower…

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Dairy Notes. Lactic Acid Ferment

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 1

Arrangement have been made for the preparation, under the supervision of the Dairy Expert, of pure cultures of lactic acid bacteria to be used for the purpose…

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Farming and Grazing

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 1

(We shall be pleased to receive contributions to this column from any Farmers or Settlers in the district.)…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 5

Sheep.—There were 21,438 sheep penned, the quality throughout being medium with prime descriptions very scarce. Exporters again had few sheep…

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The Farmers A Settlers Association

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 2

The following letter from the general secretary of N.S.W. Farmer's and Settler's Association read at the last committee meeting of the McIntyre River branch of the…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 4

Sheep.—There were 33,822 sheep penned, the quality throughout being medium with prime descriptions very scarce. Expor[?] again had few sheep…

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