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

Farming & the land, 1905

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Improving the Dairy Herd

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 6

While the amount of milk may be increased somewhat by careful feeding, it is only possible to improve the quality of the milk by breeding up the herd. Select cows…

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Moree Experimental Farm

The Moree News · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

In our impressions of the 14th inst., appeared an article under the above heading, [?] certain por[?] of which exception is taken by Mr. John…

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Public Opinion. Moree Experimental Farm. to the Editor of the ''Moree News.''

The Moree News · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

SIR, -- In your issue of the [?] you have an article [?] Experimental Farm, which I think is [?] a fair criticism, [?] I don't…

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Sheep Stealing

Manilla Express · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 2

A meeting of selling agents, buyers, and others at Homebush resolved to offer a reward of £50 to any person securing a conviction of the sheep…

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The Markes. Wool

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

WINCHCOMBE Carson & Co. Ltd., report :--The wool market in Sydney is quiet, but prices are uncharged. Buyers are awaiting the auctions to be held on…

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All Even Flock of Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

For en even station flock Canowie Estate (S. A.) will take a bit of beating (says the Armidale "Chronicle"). Last year it had 65, 161, the grown…

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Wheat Combine in America

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

A Few years since, will be remembered' a bold attempt was made in Chicago to…

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Treatment of Seed Wheat

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 1

THE following article, which should be of interest to our farmers at this juncture, was taken from the Sydney Morning Herald:--The recurrence of…

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Wool and Produce Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 3

John Bridge and Co. report.— Tallow.—2s 6d higher. Best mixed realised £21 10s to £21 17s 6d, the latter figure secured by us for Mr. Webster's from…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Transplanting Trees

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

BY using care one need not lose a single plant in transplanting. In the first place the permanant bed where it is intended to place the plant should be well spaded,…

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Experimental Farming

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

It is admitted that the Government experiments farms are not supposed to show a cash profit on the outlay, but that fact is sometimes over,…

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Wool Sales

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday, greasy reached 10[?]d, and scoured 22[?]d The market was good for most descriptions…

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Wool and produce

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report :- Wool Since our last report the wool market has remained firm, and there has been on active enquiry for…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Applying Lime for Best Results

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 6

LIME can be applied to the land in three different conditions, either as the ground fresh-burned lime, the hydrated or dry-water slaked lime, and the air…

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Farming by Electricity

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

" Electricity has at last been applied successfully to agriculture. Already (says the World's Work '). on farms in Southern France, horses are replaced…

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Farmer and Grazier. Fecundity of Rabbits

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 8

STARTLING reports us to the fecundity of rabbits have been received at St. George, Queensland. Inspector Sutherland, of the Marauca Rabbit Boards,…

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Careful Feeding Makes Dairying Profitable

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 6

The cows shrink in their milk flow after frost has touched pastures and made other feed dryer and less palatable. While not every dairyman has a silo, nevertheless it…

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Wool Carried on Railways

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

Up to date, 400,000 bales of wool have been carried on the New South Wales Railways, being 109,000 above the corresponding period of last year…

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Wool and Produce Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 3

The Australian Woolbrokers Association report - Wool. A three days' series of sales were held during the past week, when…

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Butter Mushrooms

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 3

Ingredients--3 quarts of fresh mushrooms, 3 ozs. of butter, 1 small teaspoonful of salt, teaspoonful of powdered mace, a little cayenne…

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