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

Farming & the land, 1912

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A Farmer's Windfall. Heir to Five Million Pounds. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 2

A cable from New Zealand states that William Taylor, an Otago farmer, has fallen heir to an estate valued at £5,000,000 left by relatives who died in Holland…

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Fruit and Farm Produce

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 2

In the fruit section, R. Wilkmson secured the prize for table appies and baking apples, also for collection of eating apples, showing only four varities, one dozen each,…

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Dairy Produce

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 2

In dairy products Mrs. G. Price secured first and Mrs. J. Falut second for dairy butter. Factory butter: Black Mountain Butter…

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Wool and Produce Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 8

Schutc, Bell and Co., Limited, wool und produce brokers, Sydney,: report: Wool: The postponment of the…

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A Troublesome Sheep Disease. No. 43

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

THE Inspector of Stock of Cabar, in the March number of the Agricultural, Gazette, directs attention to a disease in Sheep which is becoming widespread…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisionof the Hon.J.L. Troffic, Minister of Agriculture, and are haved mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Farmer Killed. Shocking Fatality Near Manilla. Woman and Young Man Seriously Injured. Manilla

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

A shocking driving fatality occurred late yesterday afternoon, whereby Mr. Henry Wilkinson, a small farmer, of Mountain Well, near Somerton, lost his life, and his…

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Farmer Killed. Shocking Fatality Near Manilla, Woman and Young Man Seriously Injured. Manilla

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

A shocking driving fatality occurred late yesterday afternoon, whereby Mr. Henry Wilkinson, a small farmer, of Mountain Well, near-Somerton, lost his life, and his…

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Youltenized Wool

Manilla Express · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

The following is the concluding portion of an article oil "Youltenized Wool," appearing on page 6 :-- Comparing the treated samples…

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The Wool Market

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney, report under date 21st instant:— The principal business in the Australian wool markets during the past week has…

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Amount of Rain Needed to Produce a Payable Wheat Crop

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

Regarding the number of inches of rain needed for the production of a payable crop, some valuable lessons have been learned during the past season (reports the…

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Amount of Rain Needed to Produce a Payable Wheat Crop

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

Regarding the number of inches of rain needed for the production of a payable crop, some valuable lessons have been learned during the past season (reports the…

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Wheat and Oats Compared

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

In comparison with Algerian oats—a crop grown largely for green food by South Coast farmers—Thew wheat stands out well in regard to early maturity. At Dapto…

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One Man Keeps 35,000 Sheep Dogs

Manilla Express · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 7

Gustav Jovanovitch is known as the Russian mutton king. Jovanovitch's sheep whiten the Siberian plains for hundreds of square miles. They…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

Those notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

These notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the…

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Outbreak of Cattle Disease. Moree Stock Route Quarantined. Moree

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

An outbreak of disease has occurred among the cattle on the watercourse. Stock Inspector Flood is at present investigating the matter, and the stock route from…

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Practical - Agriculture. Oricinal Articles. Specially written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Nitrogen for Farm Crops

Manilla Express · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

The cheapest source of nitrogen for farm crops is obtainable from leguminous plants which may be grown in the ordinary way for forage and for…

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A Mile and a Half of Horses, Ten Furlongs of Cattle

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

Some very interesting measurements have been taken at the Sydney Showground during the past week. All the horse boxes, the horse stalls and the cattle stalls have…

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A Mile and a Half of Horses, Ten Furlongs of Cattle

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

Somo very interesting measurements have been taken at the Sydney Showground during the past week. All the horse boxes, the horse stalls and the cattle stalls have…

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