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

Farming & the land, 1906

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The Farm Cream Separator

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 5

The cream separator for farm use has proved its utility, and we want to impress upon those of our readers with milch cows the absolute necessity of…

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Farm and Field. Terms Used in Buttermaking

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 5

The three principal qualities of butter are its flavor, texture and condition. There are degrees, however, of each of these, the different terms conveying…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 6

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:— Wool sales for the principal part of the season closed under excellent…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Limited, report :— Wool.— For our No. 19 sale we brought forward on Tuesday (27th ult ) a catalogue…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Planting and Cultivating Gooseberries

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 6

FOR cultivating gooseberries the ground is usually prepared during the autumn by heavily manuring it with barnyard manure and then ploughing it from…

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The Goonoo Goonoo Farms

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

MESSRS, GARVIN AND COUSENS, of Tamworth, will sell by public auction on the 26th March,at 11 o'clock, 86 farms of the famous Goonoo Goonoo Estate…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The Australian Woolbrokers' Association report:— Wool.— A strong inquiry is in evidence, but owing to the meagre stocks…

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Farm and Field. Treatment of Young Horses

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 4

It is beyond question that a good many young horses are ruined by hurried breaking and training. Even the most docile of young stock require time for…

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Death of Sowing wheat

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

What is the best depth to sow wheat? According to an American report, farmers who are wise and given to investigation do not sow as much wheat per…

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Dairy Salt

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

A good sample of dairy salt contains 97.5 to 99.5 per cent, of sodium chloride; the balance consists of such impurities as lime, calcium…

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How the German Farmer Is Protected

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

The lot of the Gorman farmers in his own country should be a happy one. He is protected in his industry by a paternal Government, and the…

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Farm and Field. Humus

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

The successful farmer keeps his ground well supplied with humus. Humus not only contains a large amount of fertilising material, but it assists in…

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The Goonoo Goonoo Farms

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 8

MESSRS. GARVIN AND COUSENS, of Tamworth, will sell by public auction on the 26th March, at 11 o'clock, 86 farms of the famous Goonoo Goonoo Estate,…

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Farm and Field "Starters," and How to Mark Them

The Moree News · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

In answer to a question regarding "starters" and how to make tho[?]n, Professor Harrington, of the Wisconsin pan[?] School, gives the following…

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Federation Wheat

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 6

Mr. W. Farrer, Government wheat expert has an article in the March number of the "Agricultural Gazette" in which he says parcels of wheat will,…

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Pure-bred or Cross-bred Sires for Dairy Cattle

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 6

The experience of all successful dairy farmers is that it pays best to always use a pure-bred bull, no matter whether the cows are pure-bred or…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report under date of March 13th:— Wool.—A very demand prevails for all wools available for sale by private treaty…

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London Wool Sales LONDON

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 7

At the London wool sales competition was animated and the opening prices were often exceeded…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Pullets Laying During Winter

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 6

IN order to make good progress in the production of eggs during cold weather it is essential that every egg-farmer should build up his own strain of winter-laying…

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Bobs Wheat

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

IN the course of an interesting conversation with our local millers, Messrs. McIntyre and McIntosh, whose large stocks of Wheat we had the pleasure of inspecting they…

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