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

Farming & the land, 1916

1,249 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 53 of 63

A Record Cattle Sale

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

Garvin and cousens Ltd. report having held their special store cattle sale on Friday last. the 3rd November. There were nearly 1500 head of cattle yarded…

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Goming Wheat Harvest

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 8

Notwithsianding the rather unsettled climatic conditions obtaining during the last few weeks the general outlook for the when crop seems highly promising…

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Sydney Wool Market

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

In these times of scarcity of labour buyers are on the lookout for wools that can be delivered to the manufacturers with as little delay…

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News and Notes. New Season's Wheat

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

The first load of new season's wheat arrived in Manilla on Thursday, Mr. John Watts, of "Swanhilda," being the wheat-grower to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 288…

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Vegetables on the Farm. Rotation of Crops

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

In all parts of the world where intensive culture is carried on the practice obtains of changing crops each year and of growing them in regular…

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No Loading of Wheat. Owing to Coal Strike SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

In consequence of the coal strike inructions were issued to all distriets toay to stop the loading of wheat, wheber for shipment of locat use…

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Glen Innes Experimental Farm Annual Farmers' Day

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 8

About 150 farmers were present at the Glen Innes Experiment. Farm on Wednesday to take advantage of the opportunity afforded of gleaning useful…

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The Farmers

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 7

"Amongst all the nations involved in the great war Australia stands in the most favoured position to-day. The war, which has brought ruin, and…

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Dairying. Milking Cows. Profitable and Unprofitable

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

A novel method of indicating profitable and unprofitable farm animals was adopted by the Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders' Association last season. An…

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Water and Salt. For Dairy Cows

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

With the approach of summer it is not out of place to remark that all animals require plenty of good pure water. This is especially true of the…

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Wheat Pool. Thirteen Million Bags Exported SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 2

On November, 6 the total indebtedness of the Australian Wheat Board to the Banks and Imperial Government was £9/165,000. Cash received from the sale…

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Gravesend Cattle Sale

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

Boynon, Waugh and Doolin, Graves, and and Inverell, report holding a very successful cattle pale at Gravsend on 31st October. They yarded…

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The Wool Market

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

Wincombe, Carson, Limited, report that good wools sold at very extreme rates, whilst faulty descriptions also maintained improvement…

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Australian Wool Records

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

The price to which good wools are selling was strikingly shown on Thursday last, when the top lines of the CB/ Ellenslie clip, grown by Campbell…

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Great Sale of Cattle. Whole Yarding Cleared

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., at Glen Inches on the 7th inst., yarded a total of 1859 head of cattle. A big muster of local buyers, which was…

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Big Cattle Sale. "John Bridge" at Glen Innes

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

With no less than 1859 head of cattle yarded at Glen Innes on the 7th instant; the whole of which were sold at satisfactory prices, John Bridge and Co., Ltd…

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Wool Prices

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 2

G. S. Wheeler's, Clarafi[?]ld, wool brought 19d½d, unskirted, in Sydney market. To show the good result of wool growing, it may be stated…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 6

Harmson Jones Devlin, Ltd., report having offered at auction on Monday, 3476 bales. Good wools were firmer, burry and faulty wools irregular, and…

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News and Notes. Cattle Sale

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 2

We beg to draw attention of our readers to Mr. V. J. Byrnes' cattle sale on Saturday next, when the agent will offer about 100 head of…

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