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Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

The Butter Industry. Adulteration in London "Carried on to an Enormous Extent

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 9

The Butter Export Committee continued its deliberations yesterday, Mr. T. J. Rogers in the chair. in reference to the. question of the direct…

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Mercantile Miscellany. the Delphic's Wool Big Steamers Fdr Brisbane. When the Mails Close. Local and General. This Day

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 2

South Australia--5.30 p.m. Victoria--5.30 and 7 p.m. Queensland--3.45 p.m. Tasmania, via Melbourne--Flora, 7 p.m…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Importance of Breedees' Societies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 6

The suggested inauguration of a Guernsey Herd Society has been taken up by some of the few cattle broeders who have added the gold and white milkers to their herds. It…

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Disadvantages to Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 6

Mr. T. Rogers writes:—The articles published in the Herald regularly are much discussed by producers in the country, because although conveying most valuable…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 6

BEGA.—The output of the Bega Co-operative Creamery Company, Limited, for the month ended December 31 was over 78 tons of butter, which realised the gross sum of…

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Crops and Pastures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 6

BRUSHGROVE.—The crops and pastures, which were declining, will in consequence of the rain make rapid growth. The potato harvest has been very profitable to local farmers…

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Ostrich Farming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 66

In the course of a paper on ostrich farming, read before the British Association in South Africa, the Hon. Arthur Douglass said: "The domestication and farming of the…

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Attracting Farm Immigrants

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 73

A suggestion by which immigration in a small way may be encouraged comes from the Victorian Agent-General (Mr. Taverner) in a letter to the Premier, received last…

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Wagga Experimental Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 73

Official information from the Wagga farm shows that the wheat crop is now stacked ready for thrashing, which commenced yesterday. From four of the best varieties a…

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Dairy Cow Tests

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 71

The value of determining the amount of butter produced by each cow is becoming fully recognised by all intelligent factory suppliers. Short tests give but a very poor indication…

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The Farmer. Cheap Motive Power

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 71

The question of cheap motive power on farms has received a good deal of attention of late. Alcohol has been found to take the Place of gasoline, and work quite as…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 74

The week under review will long be remembered by many of the inland residents for the prolonged wave of heat. It was to all intents scorching weather. At Broken Hill…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 73

At the monthly meeting of the Narrabri branch of the F. and S. Association on Friday, a letter was received from the Premier, asking the association to assist in collecting the census of persons desirous of obtaining…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Desolation Near Forbes. Half a Million Acres Swept. Farmers in Distress

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 7

FORBES, Tuesday.--The bush fires have caused considerable damage in this district The most serious fire started on Friday Boyd station and travelled to [?]…

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Dairying Industry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 13

Our Narrabri correspondent writes:—The dairying industry is developing here very rapidly, large importations of stock taking place all through the district,…

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Corowa Fruit Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 11

Stone fruit is coming forward freely, and although the apricot crop suffered severely in some parts from wind storms and late frosts, the quality of the fruit shows a big…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Wheat and Wool. the Destiny of the Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

Opinions as to the destiny of the arable inland areas of N.S.W. have undergone a striking change during the past 15 years. Fifteen years ago most of the men who knew…

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Wool Sales

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 25

Salon were hold on Tuesday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9200 bales, and the sales, including private…

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Local Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 9

At the Wool Exchange yesterday afternoon sales were continued. The attendance of buyers was again large, and their operations were infused with animation. Once more the…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. Beef and Dairy Cattle. Differences in Conformation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 9

In a recent bulletin published by the United States Department of Agriculture, a number of diagrams are given showing, as the author puts it, that there is a decided difference in…

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