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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] the Dairy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

There is A good deal of carc needed in the dairy herds at this season. The weather is apt to be very variable. Ventilators may need closing in dairy…

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Farm and Field. Concrete Floors

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

No substance is so suitable for floors for farm buildings as concrete. It can be easily kept clean, find [?]s free from all smells likely to be troublesome on…

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The Dairy. the Special Purpose Cow

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

Mr T. L. Ha[?]cker, of the Minnesota Agricultural College, U.S.A., is a firm bel[?]ever in the "special purpose" dairy cow. In his opinion, any other kind of…

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Storing Root Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

About the end of the month there will be a good deal of work among the various root crops in the kitchen garden, and lifting' will have become…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson and Co., Ltd, report:—Our sale of 4th inst., brought the weekly series of auctions for the present season to a close, and the one…

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Loss of Sheep

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

Mr. Sam Weller has informed me that he has had about twenty sheep killed during the last few days, and I might, say that it is not a dingo that has killed…

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Mortality among sheep

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. E. May Steers, Stock Inspector, is in receipt of the following letter:—The Flags, Coolah. Deor Sir, —I have to inform you that I had 144 sheep poisoned…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co., wool find produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 3rd March:—No change can be reported in…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

The conditions for rain on Monday ware splendid, but bad luck brought a [?]itherly, which afterwards [?]ed a point to the south-west. Then away went the clouds…

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Quarter Sessions. [?] MARCH 6. 1908. (Before His Honor, Mr. District Court Ju[?] Gibson.) (Continued from the Western Herald of March 7.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

Charles Evans Anderson, cross-examined. By Mr. McGuinn: Went to work for accused in the early part of 1907; did not always know where Jeffery got his cattle;…

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The Dairy. Salt for Cattle

The Cobar Herald · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

It is evident, that dairymen have not fully realised the Importance of giving their cows access to salt. In Its connection some very interesting…

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Advising The Farmer

The Cobar Herald · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

It is amusing, when travelling by train (observes a writer in the "Otago Witness") to hear various occupants of the smoking carriage discussing the…

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Farm and Field. Stooking by Machinery

The Cobar Herald · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

A Canadian, James Calder by name, is, according to a Canadian contemporary, the Inventor of what lie claims to be an entirely practical grain shocker,…

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Wheat and Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 8

During last week 1877 bales of wool were received by rail at the three shipping depots, Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth. The amount was a decrease of…

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Salt for Cattle. the Dairy

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 7

It is evident that dairymen have not fully realised the importance of giving their cows access to salt. In its connection some very interesting…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved] [?]: Preparing for Winter

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

The season of activity among bees is now over. The present condition of every colony should be ascertained, and every preparation made for the…

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Farm and Field. Stocking by Machinery

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 7

A Canadian, James Calder by name, is, according to a Canadian contemporary, the inventor of what he claims to be an entirely practical grain shocker,…

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Advising The Farmer

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 7

It is amusing, when travelling by train (observes a writer in the "Otago Witness") to hear various occupants of the smoking carriage discussing the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Trangle Branch

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Trangle branch of the Farmers aud Settlers' Association was hold in Moston's Hall on Saturday evening last. Mr. J. T. Horrigan (President)…

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Wagga State Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 8

The Wagga State Farm has been conducting some valuable experiments with lucerne in the feeding of sheep daring the recent dry. spell, which the manager says…

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