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

Farming & the land, 1904

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Sheep's Head

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 5

Lay the head in water over night, in which put a large handful of salt; wash it well in the morning, and take out the brains, and put them into a small basin…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Raising and Fattening Hogs

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 5

THE easiest and quickest money made on the farm is obtained from raising hogs. But it is necessary that one should commence in a…

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Wool and Produce Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 3

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd. John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd, Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd, Harrison, Jones and Devlin Ltd.,…

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Seed Wheat—pay Up!

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture states that as many persons are not making their payments for seed wheat, although they are well able to do so, all…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Wednesday. Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 2

The New Zealand [?]…

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Farmer and Grazier. Deep v. Shallow Cultivating

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 7

THE question of how deep the land should be ploughed is often discussed by wheat growers (writes "Talpa" in the Australasian). In my experiences…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pure Bred Poultry Farming

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 4

IT oaght not to be necessary to argue the advantages of keeping pure hens rather than scrubs or the very common varieties. But the number…

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District Wool at Sydney Sales

The Moree News · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday, the following district parcels were sold: -- WF over Roma, from Morce, 15 1 lbs realised 7½d, little…

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Clean Wheat Crops

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 7

ONE of the chief causes of failure in the wheat crops of this country is weeds. The worst weed the wheat-growers of Australia have to contend…

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Tamworth Butter

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 7

CABLE advices received on Friday by the Tamworth Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, gives the pride of place in the London market to…

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Farmer and Grazier. Wool

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 7

WIN[?]COMBE Carson and Co. report:—The wool market remains quiet, and it is difficult to do business except at lower prices than those…

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Savoury Butter Pudding

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 5

Mix a quarter of a pound of Scotch oatmeal in half a pint of boiling milk, and stir over the fire for ten minutes. Then mix in a quarter of a pound of sifted…

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Interesting Sheep Case

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 3

At the Police Court, Morce, on Wednesday, before Mr. W. Brown, P.M., E. E. Farmer was charged with being the owner, on the 12th March, of 12,020 store [?]…

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Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co, report:—The wool market remains [?] and it is difficult to do [?] excent at lower [?] taht those recently raling…

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More Dairy Stock

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. John Barling, of Upper Manilla, has just purchased at Maitland 80 head of dairy cows and heifers, for augment his herd at Upper Manilla…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Growing Sugar Cane for Profit

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 3

EXPERIENCE has shown that sugar cane requires a moderately but not too rich soil; sandy loam seems most desirable. Canes…

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Wheat

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

The revised estimate for the wheat crop is 27,327,000 bushels. About 16,000,000 bushels will be exportable. The crop is estimated to be worth…

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Comeback Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

Replying to a correspondent, the "Australian" says:—Comeback sheep are the progeny of crossbred sheep of almost any grade by merino rams,…

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