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

Farming & the land, 1907

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Farm and Field. Drill and Broadcast

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 3

It is generally understood that it is more advantageous to apply artificial fertilisers to the soil with the drill instead of sowing the manure…

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Cattle Tick

The Moree News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 2

For many years part the Haw South Wales authorities have maintained an army of inspection and boundary riders along the northern…

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The Dairy. Competent Butter Factory Managers Needed

The Moree News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 3

Methods for important the date industry are being suggested in the one that has not received the arts in a deserves writes the independent…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 5

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 12th February:— We submitted a catalogue of 1170 bales yesterday, the selection comprising a few…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Ploughing by Steam

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

HITHERTO there has been two systems of cultivating land by steam-- first, that of the traction engine, drawing implements behind it; and second, the double…

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The Age of Cattle

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 3

The specification adopted in connection with the great international show at Chicago for testing the age of cattle by their tooth is as follows :--…

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The Farmer King. Successes at the Cattle Show. How the Prizes Have Been Won

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

King Edward, who paid his annual visit to the Smithfield Club Cattle Show on 10th December, has been an enthusiastic agriculturist for nearly half a…

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Run on a Bank. People Flock Like Sheep. Some Amusing Incidents

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

"That human beings, when frightened, display many of the characteristics of sheep was demonstrated last Saturday morning, in the Instance of the…

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Swamp Potatoes. New and Strange Crops

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

There were golden potatoes at the National Potato Society's Show in the Horticultural Hall in December. Time was when some few seedlings…

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The Dairy. Separating Cream

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 3

The following, taken from a leaflet Issued by the Ontario department of Agriculture, Canada, will be of Interest to Victorian dairy farmers:--The…

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Rotation of Crops

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 3

The custom of growing differing crops in rotation has many advantages. It extends the profitable cropping period often throughout the whole year, and it…

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Farm and Field. The American Hide Market

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 3

While there is an occasional easing in prices in America for hides (writes the "National Provisioner"), the tendency is upward, and It would not be astonishing…

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Infants' Bodies Burned. Baby-farming Revelations. Child Witnesses' Stories

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 7

Some, amazing statements were made when Mr -A. M. Forbes, the Edmonton Coroner, resumed his inquest at Edmonton Town Hall on…

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The Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 5

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wool, Grain and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report under date of Feb. 15: At the sales held during the past…

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Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 2

Wheat market is quiet at 31½ to 32 Chick wheat at auction is from 29½ to 210½…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 6

Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co report:— Wool.—Thursday's wool market showed a continuation of satisfactory…

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Consideration of Farm Yard Manure

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 3

Experiments made by the late Dr Voelcker showed that five tons of fresh farm yard manure are reduced to four tons if allowed to lie until the straw is…

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Farm and Field. Quality and Vitality of Farm Seeds

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 3

Recent advances in seed-testing have caused a good deal of attention to be paid to purity and germinating power, which are rightly appreciated. It may…

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The Dairy. Water for Butter Factory Use

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 2

Bulletin No. 138, issued by the Agricultural College in Kansas, U.S.A., deals with the effect of bacteria in the water used at butter factories for washing…

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Butter Tests in Great Britain

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 2

The British Customs took 1875 samples of imported butter last year, the consignments coming from 14 countries, and the London "Commercial Intelligence"…

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