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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 9 of 63

Last Season's Wheat Scheme. Extra 3d will absorb about £30,000. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

The Attorney-General states that under his wheat scheme under which last season's harvest was seized and handled he has already about £20,000 in…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, report that the foltowing applications for patents connected with…

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High Wool Price

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

The Pastoral Finance Association established a fresh record for greasy wool, obtaining 21¾d for a line of crossbred wool from Bendemeer…

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Nearly a Million Bags of Wheat at Two Stations. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

Wheat is pouring into Molong and Manildra sidings. Upwards of 6OO,000 bags have been received at the former, and 300,000 at the latter place…

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Heavier Expenses This Year. Railways Depending on Wheat Revenue SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

The Chief Accountant of the Railway and Tramway Department, giving evidence before the Wages Board to-day, said he felt sure the working expenses…

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Late Cables Infuriated American Cattle Men. Butcher German Crew. True Story of Baralong Incident. British Powerless. Submarine Pirates Killed Like Rats. (Per Reuter.) London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph" give the full story of the Baralong incident. The steamer Nicosian had a, cargo of mules and the crew consisted of the…

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Farm & Field Original Articles. Filling the Silo

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 4

"The usual practice, in filling the silo to avoid acid fermentation, is to put in but 2½ft. or 3ft. in depth of the fodder in a single day, and this is…

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Sheep Slaughtered by Tram. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 2

A tram bound for the Rozelle tram depot ran into a mob of sheep in Camperdown this morning, killing 16 of them…

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Farm and Field Agricultural Rotation of Wheat Areas. Profitable Change Crops

The North Western Courier · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

Last week we pointed out the importance of rotation in relation to the production of wheat, and put the question, what crops can to used as under…

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Sheep Branding, etc

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

A number of cases were deal with by Major Crane, P.M . at the local Police Court yesterday. E. G. Humphries was charged with depasturing 250 mixed sheep not being…

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The Markete London Wool Sales

The North Western Courier · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

Mesers. Dalgetty & Co, Ltd., Newcastle, are in receipt of the following cable from their London office:—"Wool sales closed very firm…

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Fresh Record for Greasy Wool) 21¾d

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd, report:— The catalogue submitted at our sale this week comprised clips drawn…

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Infuriated American Cattle Men Butcher German Crew. True Story of Baralong Incident LONDON

The North Western Courier · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 6

The "Daily Telegraph" given the full story of the Baralong incident. The steamer Nicosian had a cargo of mules, and the crow consisted of…

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Desirable Change Crops—Rope

The North Western Courier · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

Variations should certainly be made from time to time, however, for a simple rotation of who at and fallow indefinitely is likely eventually to…

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Farmers' Resources

The North Western Courier · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

It should be taken for granted that where root crops can be grown to adunder it. Farmers have long since proved, too, the excellent feeding…

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Pastoral. Sheep Blow-flies. Dips that Sometimes Fail to Act

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

It is one of the peculiarities of treating sheep for blow-flies that a dip may act very satisfactorily for a time, and then suddenly prove ineffective, the…

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Too Much Wheat Forward. Sydney Consignees Cannot Handle. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners state that up to the present the Department has been able to bring more wheat forward to the seaboard for shipment and to…

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Fruit Preserving. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 88

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

Canning, bottling, jam-making and candying peel arc all dealt with in this bulletin, a second edition of which is now available for circulation. A…

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The Orchard. to Maintain Boil Fertility. Californian Cover Crop Experiment

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

Attention was directed in these "Notes" last, week to the importance of cover crops in orchards as a means of maintaining the fertility of the soil,…

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Sheep Mortality

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 2

A heavy loss of sheep through poisoning is reported from Merrywinebone. Last week 250 wethers from Cubble Station died through eating a…

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