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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Wool and Wheat Returns

The Castlereagh · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 4

The figures is connection with the carriage of wool and week on the railways up to Saturday last indicate [?] the season 512,679 bales of…

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Macaroni Wheat Trial Lots for Experiments

The Castlereagh · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 3

The minister for Mines and Agriculture invites attention to an offer of the department furnish trial lots of the macaroni wheat. The…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Castlereagh · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the local branch of the F. and S. Associations was held in Townsend's Hall on Saturday was afternoon last. Present:…

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Sale of Store Cattle and Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 4

WE invite attention to Messrs. E, H. Taylor and Co's sale of good store cattle at the Bathurst Corporation Yards on Thursday next, April 27. Several hundred good wethers and…

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Merrilea Dairy. a Local Experimental Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 4

EM[?]BGING from the " chrysalis" stage of a year ago, Mr. H. M. Terry's well known " Merrilea" dairy farm is now sufficiently developed to call for farther attention…

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Father Gapon. Career of the Priest-leader. the Sheep and the Wolf

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 3

That a Russian Orthodox priest should lead a revolt against the constitutional authorities—or such is the definition of a strike in Russian law—is the most…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pears and Pear Culture

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 2

MANY growers claim that it costs no more to produce a bushel of pears than the same quantity of apples, but while that may be true in some oases it…

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The Effects of Bluestone on Germination of Wheat. To the Editor of the Dubbo Liberal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 2

SIR,—It will be remembered that some few weeks ago there was an article in the AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE on the effects of bluestoue on the germination of wheat, and…

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Ideal Farming. How to Secure a Happy and Prosperous Farm Life

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 4

" WHY is it that in some districts everybody is comfortably off, and in other equally productive districts the farmers are a struggling lot, carrying an…

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Remedy for Smut in Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 7

Mr. James Haynes, of the Medical Hall, informs us that he has recently had a great number of enquiries from district farmers as to the method of…

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Pedigreed Beef Cattle

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

From a lengthy table giving the results of all public sales of nedigreed beef cattle in the United States during 1904. published, by the "Breeders Gazette"…

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Arrested for Sheep Stealing

The Castlereagh · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

Senior-Sergeant Stocie (says the Wellington "Times") was at the Dubbo Circuit Court and on his way back got off at Marrumbidgerie and effected an…

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How to Rear Calves. Important to Dairy Farmers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

New milk, as from the cow, is too valuable a product to feed calves, consequently separated milk has been generally substituted, on which…

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Farm and Field, Value of Breed in Cows

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

An Impression seems to exist amongst a good many dairy farmers that it is not breed, but type, that makes a good cow. "Pay no attention to breed, but look for…

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Cardinal Points in Dairying

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

There are six cardinal points to be observed, viz.:—(1) Breeding; (2) suitable feed and plenty of it; (8) calving; (4) good water supply; (5) cleanliness;' (6)…

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Australian Farming. Horse Breeding

The Castlereagh · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 5

In anticipation of the increasing demand for horses needed by Japan, and in view of the very high Prices which are even now ruling for good…

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Dairy Productions

The Castlereagh · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 5

As on former [?] these were we in the fere, but the seve[?] time may prove more instructive to relate and send…

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Farmers' and Settlers'

The Castlereagh · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 4

The annual report of the Farmers and Settlers Association severely criticises Lands department and arges Government to hold a thorough…

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West Australia. Farmers Disappointed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 3

Two farmers have just returned to their homes in his (Albury) district. after a trip in search of land in Western Australia. They express, in unmeasured terms, their…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Secrets of Success with Poultry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 2

FOWLS should be given a warm, tight, dry house, both in winter and summer, which should be kept thoroughly whitewashed inside and out; also the…

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