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

Farming & the land, 1905

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The Wool Market. Prospects of an American Demand

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report:- The question of an American demand for portion of the present Australian wool clip is one of considerable interest at the present…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Development of the Electric Plough

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 6

TO Europe the farmers of the world maybe indebted for the evolution of an electric plough. In Italy an electric plough has been evolved which apparently…

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Sugar Crop

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 4

A Lower Burdekin farmer, in an interview at Townsville, stated that te sugar crop on the Lower Burdekin is very promising, frost having done…

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Salt Farming

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 3

One of the strangest of farms in the country, if not in the whole world, is situated in Southern California, 265 feet below the level of the sea. The place is…

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Household Recipes Savoury Dishes for Invalids. Stewed Crop and Rice

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 3

Ingredients:--1 chump chop; 2ozs. rice; 1 bunch herbs; salt, and pepper to taste ½ pint boiling water. Method.--Trim the chop nicely, then…

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Sydney Wool Sales. F[?] the S. M. Herald)

The Moree News · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

[?] was the final week of the [?] and on Tuesday, the 5th [?] of two fortnightly sales Last week private [?]…

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Moree Experimental Farm

The Moree News · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

The Secretary for Mines and Agriculture stated in reply to questions by Mr. Jones (I) That to Provision had been made for the reception of…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 4

The Australian Woolbroker's Association report:- Wool. Important wool auctions are to bo held during tho coming week…

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Hello, Farmers [?]

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 2

THE Toowoomba Chronicle, says that "during the week a dairyman in the Highfields district handed to a Toowoomba business man a cheque for…

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Foot Rot in Sheep

The Moree News · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 3

The Royal Agricultural Society of England has recently [?] on enlarged [?] of a paraphlet on '' Contagious Foot Rot of Sheep.'' by…

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Farm and Field. Making Farming Pay

The Moree News · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 3

Mr W. T. Cooper of Koolunga. South Australia, read a lengthy paper on "Making Small Farm pay.''at a recent meeting of farmer in that State. The…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Whew and Row to Spray Trees

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 5

THE worst enemy that the orchardist has to fight is the codlin moth, That is the insect that is responsible for wormy apples. The damage that it causes…

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On the Farm

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 5

This is a busy period in the wheatfields, and nearly all crops require different treatment. Winter-proud fields need grazing off with sheep, hollow ground requires…

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Butter as a Medicine

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 6

Butter is so common a commodity that people use it and scarcely ever think what wonderful value lies at their hand in the pats of dainty…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 4

The Australian Woolbroker's Association report. Wool The first of the September series of wool auctions, which form a…

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Crops Under Irrigation

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 2

To those settlers who bare not seen the results of irrigation experiments in agriculture the figures given below may appear impossible, but they are…

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Farm and Field. Mutton Breeds of Sheen

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 6

In connection with the improvement of sheep for mutton purposes some interesting experiments are being carried out at the Government stud farms in New…

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Farm and Field. Di[?] of the Udder. INFLAMMATION

The Moree News · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 4

An inflammation of the glands [?] meeting the milk is one of the most common troubles of the dairy cow It is generally caused by high feed…

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Streaky Butter

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

Streaks in the butter may arise from wo cream being exposed to the air too long, a hard skin resulting from evaporation. To overcome this, keep the cream frequently…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., Ltd. report:— Wool:—The last of the fortnightly auctions will be held next week. We sell on…

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