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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Cardinal Points in Dairying

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

There are six cardinal points to be observed, viz.:—(1) Breeding; (2) suitable feed and plenty of It; (3) calving; (4) good water supply; (5) cleanliness; (6)…

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Farm Produce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

This section attracted as much attention as any in the show, and considering the lateness of the season, it was a remarkably creditable exhibition. The judge, Mr. R…

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The Dairy Cow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

Autumn is a more critical period for a cow fresh in milk than winter. Cold rains and raw winds are fruitful causes of decreasing milk. The first makes inactive…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Annual Report Of the Executive

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 6

IN submitting their animal report, the executive council of the association has brought under the attention of branches many important matters that have…

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Sheep Dog Trials. At the Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 4

IN one Saturday's issue we gave briefly the results of the Sheep Dog trials at the Show on Friday. To very many this item is one of the most interesting of the whole…

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Trangie. Farmers and Settlers Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Trangie Branch of the Farmers and Settlors Association was held in Hefferman's Hall on Saturday evening. There was an attendance of about thirty…

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Old Dubbo Irrigation Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 2

A GREAT deal of comment has been made in reference to the display in the farm produce section at the recent Show, by the Old Dubbo Irrigation Farm,and Dr. Burkitt…

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Trangie Farmers and Settlers' Association. Monthly Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 4

THE usual monthly meeting of the Trangie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in Heffernan's Hall on Saturday afternoon…

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Shippers of Butter

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 3

At a meeting of butter exporters yesterday the draft of the contract with the mail companies was favorably received. It is understood the contract…

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Cattle Die From Green Feed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 3

Ninety-four head of cattle, turned loose in a reserve near Cowra to depasture after a long railway journey, have died as a result of overfeeding…

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Wool Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (May 6th):— Wool:—The welcome advances which have been established in wool…

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Wheat Growing Estate. to Be Cut Up

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 5

Great satisfaction has been expressed wherever the news has been made known at the intention of the owners of the great Turramungamine Estate, in…

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Farm and Field. An Agricultural Society Secretary

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 3

The secretary of an agricultural society is one of those people who must be specially gifted. Sometimes a society committee falls to recognise this,…

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The Best Farming

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 3

It may safely he said that the best farmers do not farm as well as they know how, while many do not know how to farm as well as they would like. So…

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Dairying in Denmark. an Interesting Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 3

The Victorian Inspector of Produce in London (Mr Peppard) has forwarded to the Secretary for Agriculture (Mr Duffus) the report of an interview he has…

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Australian Farming. Harvesting Machinery

The Castlereagh · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 2

The inquiries of the Tariff Commission have given to the manufacture of harvesting machinery an opportunity for making out a case for increasing…

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Farm and Field. Diseases of Wheat

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 4

Mr Dawkins, chairman of the Gawler River Agricultural Association S.a., gave a show address on Diseases of Wheat at a [?] meeting of that body…

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The Wool Season. Some Interesting Particulars

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 6

WE take the following extracts from Messrs. Wiuchcombe, Carson and Co's. annual " Wool Review," which should prove of interest to many of our readers…

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An African Farm

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 4

In response to an appeal for various articles for use on an African farm, a milking stool, with other things, was sent to a mission worker from England. He gave It to a Kaffir…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Conference Buisiness Paper

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 3

APPENDED will be found the motions set down for consideration at the next meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, which is to be opened in…

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