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

Farming & the land, 1906

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Cattle-Straying

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 5

The local Municipal Council 'baulked' badly at the cattle straying nuisance at Tuesday night's meeting. Some of the aldermen sought to pass the work of…

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Sheep Eat Rabbits

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 5

A telegram from Oarcoar on Saturday says: "The steek inspector says that around Walli mid Cunowindra a large number of lambing ewes have…

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London Wool Sales. Competition Keen. LONDON

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

At the London wool sales competition is keen, and prices for all descriptions very firm…

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Farm and Field. Fertilisers for Flax

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 3

The flax produced in Belgium is of a quality so superior to that grown elsewhere that its average price, according to an article in the "Journal" of the…

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The Moree Bore Farm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

The Moree Experimental Farm is beginning to warrant its name, as a visit to it will amply demonstrate. Our representative inspected it on…

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Farm and Field. Terms Used in Butter-making

The Moree News · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 4

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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Farm and Field. Farm Weeds and How to Fight Them

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

Philosophers tell us that weeds are only "plants out of place." The husbandman admits it, and finds the work of getting them into their place and…

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The Farm Cream Separator

The Moree News · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 4

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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Butter Boxes

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

When sending better to market the manner in which it is packed will have a considerable effect on the returns. Butter that is packed carelessly, or in bad or…

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Sheep or Rabbits?

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

THE newspaper remarks on the subject of the extermination of the rabbit are in some instances ludicrous, and in most of those in the metropolis show…

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The Sheep Or The Rabbit?

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 5

It is almost inconcvieable that threw are some who uphold the rabbit against the sheep. Surely there are none such who have made anything like an…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Limited, report:— Wool.—No auction sales have been held during the past week, but a very strong…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] a Portable Poultry House

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

TO those who wish to keep a few fowls with little outlay tot fixtures, the following description will appeal strongly, This poultry house was devised for the…

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Farm and Field. The Rabbit Disease

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 3

The proposal to put Dr. Danysx's scheme for the annihilation of the rabbit pest in Australia to a practical test has been set in motion in New South…

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Sensation Among Dairymen. Diseased Pigs. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

A sensation has been caused at Lismore, through a statement made by the Government Veterinary Surgeon to…

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Feeding Starving Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

SEEING OUR article on the Moree Bore Farm experiment on sheep feeding with sorghum, Mr. F. Kirby, of Messrs. P. and F. Kirby, of Belara," called at…

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Merino Sheep and their Breeding

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

The following paper was rend by Mr. A. C. Bramma at a meeting of farmers in Mr. Cohen's room on Saturday afternoon : —…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 5

The Australian Woolbrokers' Association report :— Wool.—The local market remains unchanged with a strong demand for…

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Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson and Co.'s wool sales yesterday a particularly strong market ruled, and prices showed an advance from 5 to 7½ per…

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Farm and Field. Selecting and Testing Seed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 3

The practical farmer buys plants and grows seed for profit and hence it is the best economy for him to test them for their percentage of germin[?]…

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