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

Farming & the land, 1914

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Specially written for this column All Rights Reserved. Applying Fertilisers

The North Western Courier · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

With regard to nitrate of soda, there is no uncertainty; it should be applied as a top-dressing wh[?] the young plants appear above the ground. On heavy…

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Wheat Winners

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 7

The large display of wheats shown at the "Farrer" Court in the Agricultural Hall was visited by large numbers of farmers yesterday, and the merits of…

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Milk and Butter Tests

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

Naturally the competition for the Royal Champion Butter Fat Test engages the attention of those closely associated with the working of the…

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Among the Cattle Breeders

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

The annual meeting of the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association was held at the Showgrounds. Mr. J. T. Cole (president) in the…

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Wheat Exhibits. a Farrer Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 5

The wheat exhibits this year came from all parts of the wheat belt. A grower has to furnish with each entry particulars as to variety, locality in…

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In the Enclosure. Milk and Butter Tests

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

The horse section very naturally takes pride of place in the huge catalogue of the R.A.S., and this year it was no exception to the rule. There This year there were 14 cows in the Milk and Butter Test competition, a record for the Show. The entries were, H. Colley's Model, C. Cooper's' Ethel,…

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Sowing the Wheat. Some Seasonable Hints

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Practical points in connection with the sowing of wheat were offered by the Chief Inspector in the course of…

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Late Markets Wheat Markets. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Private cubles state that Liverpool wheat options were down five-eighths per cental on Thursday for May, and down a farthing for July. The general cargo…

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"Black" Chaff Trouble. Victory for the Strikers. Farmers Not to Use Line

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

A surprising development has occurred in pegard to the trouble on the WaggnHumala railway, arising ou[?] of the refusal of the men to handle produce consigned…

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"Black" Chaff Trouble. Victory for the Strikers. Farmers Not to Use Line

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

A surprising development has occurred in regard to the trouble on the Wagga-Hunula railway, arising out of the refusal of the men to handle produce consigned…

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The Single-farm Exhibit

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 8

There were three competitors for the special prize, £65, for best collection of farm produce grown and exhibited by a bona fide farmer resident in New…

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Science and the Farmer

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 3

Professor Ainsworth-Davis recently said that among the results of the scientific study of the soil was the discovery of the bacterial nature of the…

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Model Irrigation Farm Exhibits

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 8

This was located on the plot of ground opposite the Agricultural Hall, and being a novelty, representing a feature which is yet new in the State it…

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Furracabad Farms

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 8

The connection of the famous Furracabad Estate with the Royal Agricultural Show arises out of the fact that it is in the hands of the Haymarket…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Special written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Fungi and Fruit

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 3

The fungi are not mysterious kinds of organisms generated out of nothing, but they are real live plants growing from spores, just as weeds or…

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Dairying. Herd Testing

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

What is Revealed About Profits. The extent to which herd-testing has benefited the dairy industry in Denmark cannot be better expressed than…

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Active Farm Clydesdales

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 5

The number of active farm Clydesdale stallions exhibited was not up to expectations. The judge, Mr. P. M. Bourke picked out Mr. E. Roberts'…

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Dairy Produce

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

The entries in dairy produce were 355, against 296 last year. Butter had gone up from 147 to 176, and bacon from 89 to 125. Cheese exhibits…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 154. Agricultural. Selecting Seed Potatoes

Manilla Express · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Some Practical Men's Opinions. Discussing last week the methods adopted by several experienced growers in New England in the preparation of…

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