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

Farming & the land, 1907

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Farm and Field. Care of Farm Machinery

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 5

Considering the money, a farmer has to invest in agricultural machinery one would think there would be no need to draw attention to the necessity, of taking…

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Loitering with Sheep at Wee Waa

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 4

A CASE of interest to drovers was heard when a drover, named D. M'Dowall, was charged with failing to travel his sheep the 24 hours. John Williams,…

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The Dairy. the Fat in Cream

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 3

The fat in cream is present in the form of globules. In cream the fats are concentrated, inasmuch as they are much more numerous in the same volume…

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Farm and Field. Difference in Plant Food

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 3

In a bulletin published by the Ontario Department of Agriculture, there are some interesting remarks on the above subject. Plants, like animals, differ…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wool, Grain and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report:— Wool selling operations on a large…

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Saturday Next! Farmers' Carnival

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

WITH another shower or two and a bright day on Saturday, there ought to be a great gathering of farmers,…

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The Best for Farmers

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

PRACTICALLY speaking a farmer cannot have too good a sire for his own interests. He cannot give the young things any too good a start in…

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Blow-Fly on Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 6

Messrs. Comerford, Cramsie and Co. forward the following extract from the 'Pastoralists' Review of 15th September…

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The Wool Trade

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 8

The number of wool buyers operating this season in Sydney in larger than before. France hat 35 buyers, Germany 30, Yorkshire 29, Belgium 25…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

Messrs. Schute, Ball and Co. report under date 8th October:— Last week's auctions fully justified the sanguine anticipations of the trade…

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The Standard Bushel of Wheat

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 4

Speaking at a meeting of farmers held at Mallala, South Australia, to consider the question of the standard weight of wheat per bushel, Mr J. Nairn expressed…

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Farm Labor in Now Zealand

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 2

There is a very unsettled feeling amongst the farmers in some parts of New Zealand regarding the formation of Form Laborers' Unions. The "New…

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Farm and Field. Decline of the Leicester in Britain

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 2

The old Leicester sheep according to "The Field," now occupies an instingflcant position in Great Britain. In the showyard it is represented by exhibits…

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Water Supply on the Farm

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 4

A farmer in Ohio writes thus of his troubles with water on his holding. He had a well in a field 200 yards from which he had to pump water for the…

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Farm Leakages

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 4

Under the heading of "Some Farm Leakages" the "Michigan Farmer" supplies a lengthy list of minor wastes which eat into the profits of the…

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Farming Expert

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 2

THE manager of the Government Experimental Farm at Glen Innes (Mr. R. H. Gennys) arrived in town yesterday morning, In the…

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Farm and Field. Nitrate of Soda Deposits

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 4

The only source from which natural nitrate of soda is at present obtained is from the deposits in the northern part of the Republic of Chili, in the…

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The Dairy. Diarrhoea in Calves. Disastrous But Preventible

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 4

Diarrhoea is a disease well-known in all countries where dairying is carried on. Investigations have been wide, extended, and searching…

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Farm and Field. Mixed Strains for Sheep Breeding

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 3

Many farmers in purchasing rams keep shifting from one breed to another, thinking that they are producing lambs of greater stamina and profit producing…

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The Dairy. Breeding for Improvement

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 3

The breeding up of the dairy herd is, perhaps, the most vital question in dairying to-day. The milk yield of a cow depends chiefly on her inherent…

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