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

Farming & the land, 1914

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Farm and Field. Original Article Specially written for this column. Salt As a Fertiliser

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Some plants more than others are benefited by dressings of salt applied to the soil. Thus mangold wurzel and beetroot still preserve the ancestral love…

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Wool Sales

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

"Winchcombe Carson, Limited, report:—Our catalogue of over 6,000 bales of wool offered yesterday contained a good selection of wool…

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Prime Sheep in Demand

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

Though pennings in the sheep section at Homebush last Thursday were rather on the heavy side prime sheep were scarce. Values for this grade…

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Poultry. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Suitability for Poultry Farming

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

"In my travels in this State, nowhere have I been so Impressed with such opportunities for poultry farming as are presented at the…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:- The wool auctions of the past week have been very satisfactory and prices have been…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent attorneys of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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Prime Sheep Scarce

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

Supplies of sheep at Homebush last Thursday were on the heavy side. But pennings mainly comprised medium and inferior lines good quality stuff being acarce. Prices for…

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Prime Sheep Scarce

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

Supplies of sheep at Homehush last Thursday were on the heavy side. But pennings mainly comprised medium and inferior lines good quality stuff being scarco. Prices for…

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Eugenics in Wheat

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

A conference on wheat breeding was opened by the Minister for Lands and Agriculture. Mr. Trofle referred to the value of the word…

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"Farmer's Calendar." the Third Edition

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

The exhaustion of the first 4000 copies of the Farmor's Calendar has led the Department to issue a third edition, and this is now available…

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Dairying. Bad Flavors in Milk. The Influence of Atmospheric Conditions

Manilla Express · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

Seven rules for the prevention of bad flavors in milk and cream are given in a newly issued book by Mr. G. Sutherland Thomson, who was at one time…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tr[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiment of the department. No. 143. Agricultural. Discing Stubble Land. Before Ploughing

Manilla Express · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

"The aim of the wheat-grower in districts of limited rainfall should be to collect and conserve in the soil as much as possible of the rain that falls…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

Very little business was doing in wheat in Sydney to-day a half-penny separating buyers and sellers in nearly all positions. Quotations: Spot Sydney buyer 3/5¼,…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

Very little business was doing in wheat in Sydney to-day a half-penny separating buyers and sellers in nearly all positions. Quotations: Spot Sydney buyer 3/5[?],…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

Wheat quotations: Spot buyer 3/5¾ sellers 3/6 Sydney. January-March sales 3/6 Sydney: April-June sales, 8/7½; April-September buyers 3/7¾, sellers 3/8…

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Farm & Garden. VERMIN

The North Western Courier · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

The stock-birds, more particularly the older cocks and hens, should be carefully examined for vermin this month, as the…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Special written for this column. All Rights Reserved. Functions of Fertilisers

The North Western Courier · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

Every farmer who reads an agricultural paper knows that the essential ingredients which it is necessary to restore to the soil as plant food to make…

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Educating Farmers

The North Western Courier · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

The best and most profitable work that farmers' unions in dairying districts could de would be to give attention to these practical matters…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Sydney, report that at their auction sale held on Wednesday, 28th January, the market was very firm…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Sydney, report that at their auction sale held on Wednesday, 28th January, the market was very firm…

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