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

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farm and Field. Farming 100 Years Honee

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 3

What will farming be like 100 years [?]ence, when the world belongs to our great grandchildren? The question is a curious one, as it…

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Gulf Cattle

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 4

A MESSAGE from Winton (Q.) says that streams of cattle are daily passing the town on their way to the Southern markets, all being in prime condition…

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Sheep Sales

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 5

THE sale of merino studs was continued on Tuesday, at the splendid new wool and grain stores of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Miller's Point, where Messrs…

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Farm and Field. Wheat and History

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

The first free emigrant to Australia who undertook the cultivation of the soil of this broad continent was (writes the "Sydney Mail"), a German, by name…

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Dairy Supervision in the Argentine

The Moree News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

The growth of the demand for Argentina butter in Europe. chiefly for great Britain has induced the government of the Republic to enact stringent regular…

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Farm and Field. Electricity in Agriculture

The Moree News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

Recent experience have demonstrated that electricity will promote the gerneration of seed At the Masschuaette Agricultural College U.S.A. in a coller…

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Sheep and Wool Industry. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 4

At the stockowners' meeting, the President said that the prices for wool and sheep were most satisfactory, and the industry was flourishing…

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High-Priced Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 6

The price of mutton went up with a bound on Monday (says the "Daily Telegraph":-that is, matton in the wool, and not in the form in which the…

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A Monster Wheat Paddock

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 5

THE farmer who owns and Wo[?] largest wheat field in the world is Clovis Cole, of California. His [?] field covers over 25,000 acres—that…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 2nd inst.:- Again a quiet week must be reported in the local market. The supplies still remain…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Keeping Hogs

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

THE first thing to be considered is the breed or type of animal desired. If an early maturity and easily fattened herd of hogs is wanted, select for fine bone short…

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Dairy Cows: the Ayrshire

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

The Ayrshire is a 'model' breed in both senses of the word—for it gives you the ideal form of a cow, and it is the cow rather too much in miniature to be satisfactory to…

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Sheep's Burnet

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 3

To stave off the ill-effects of dry seasons, particularly in time of drought H.A. College experts recommend the usefulness of the plant known as sheep's…

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The Past Wool Season

The Moree News · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 2

The wool season which closed on June 30, 1906, was one of the best on record. The total number of hales of wool grown and disposed of in…

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New Zealand Cattle

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 4

In consequence of the low prices at which cattle are selling in New Zealand (says an exchange) some thousands of fat bullocks will, during the next…

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London Wool Sales

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

The fourth seriers of wool sales opened on Tuesday. Business was quiet, and prices were from par to 5 per cent decline on the closing rates previous series. There was…

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The Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 10th inst,:- Again a quiet week must be reported in the local market. Most of the…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., Ltd., report:- Auction sales will be held in Sydney next week, on the 18th instant The offerings…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Methods of Grafting Trees and Shrubs

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 7

THE methods of grafting which will be found most useful are cleft, whip and side; while, at this season, every fruit-grower should know how to bridge-graft,…

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Farmers and Settlers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

Delegates from the branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association throughout the State will meet in Sydney shortly for their annual…

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