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Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

MOREE. No Wheat for Samples.—Those Wanting Land.—Trucking Yards.—Sheepfeeding Experiment

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 13

The members of the local branch met on 8th instant, there being present:—Messrs. W. Woods (in the chair), J. T. W. Scott, T. Boland, D. Cross…

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Branch Reports. Henty. Land Hunters'Census.—Samples of Wheat.—The New Paper

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

The ordinary meeting was held on 6th ultimo. In the absence of the President (Dr. Cameron), the Vice-President, Mr. Duffy, occupied the chair…

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At Darling Island. "Where the Country Meets the Town." Handling and Transhipment of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 10

A puffing locomotive swept round the turn into the siding at Darling Island, dragging in its wake a long line of heavily-laden trucks, the creaking brakes gradually reducing the…

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The Great Wheat Pyramid of New South Wales. (See illustrations on pages 30 and 31.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 30

In recent issues of this paper we have published various illustrations of wheat paddocks in various districts. We have also given estimates, official and otherwise, which ran from…

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10,000 Farmers and Settlers

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 15

The Electoral Rolls show us that there are more than 70,000 farmers and settlers in New South Wales. To spread the platform of the…

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Our Veterinary Column. Minor Surgical Operations on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 14

How often in the past have we heard the expression, "Not worth the trouble" used in reference to operations on farm stock? But the time is surely coming…

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The Victorian Dairying Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

Mr. R. Crowe, Victorian Superintendent of Exports, in a report to the Secretary of Agriculture, states that one of the most important recent developments in…

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The Dairyman's Page. the Dairying Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

The records of history furnish us with so little authentic information respecting dairying in Australia, that it might not improperly be passed over without even…

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DUBBO-BUNCLEGUMBIE. Benl Reserve.—The Imported Farmers.—The Wire Netting Ring.—The District Union

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 13

The usual monthly meeting was held on the 13th January, the President, Mr. A. Craig, occupying the chair. In the absence of Mr. Pollock (Hon…

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The Policy of "The Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 5

The following resolutions, which were passed at the last Annual Conference, form the basis of this Journal's policy. It is our grea task to further advocate…

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Poultry for Profit. Fowls for the Farmer

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

In this utilitarian age there is a pronounced objection to "fancy" fowls. Those, however, who go so far as to assert that the good old "barn-door"…

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Lands Commission Jottings. Excerpts From Farmers' and Settlers' Statements

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 11

"The debates in Parliament immediately prior to the passing of the 1884 Land Act went to show that the destiny of New South Wales was other than…

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Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

BRUSHGROVE.—The crops are looking splendid. BELLINGEN.—The maize crops have not looked so well for many years, and food is…

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Dairy Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

CAMDEN.—At a large meeting of the Sydney milk suppliers on Tuesday it was unanimously decided that the price of milk to be paid by Sydney milk companies to suppliers be not…

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Farmers and Settlers' Associations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

MOREE.—The Farmers and Settlers Association has instructed the secretary to write to the district branch urging that land known as watercourse country should be thrown open…

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"The Farmer and Settler."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

"The Farmer and Settler" is the name of a weekly paper of which the first issue has just been published by the Farmers and Settlers' Association. The new publication is…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. a Champion of the Arab

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

Sir James P. Boucaut, in referring to a recent notice of his book, "The Horse of the Future," in this column, appears to come to cross purposes with the views expressed in…

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Dairy a Noted Herd

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 340

Amongst the best herds of milking shorthorn cattle in New South Wales that owned by Mr. G. Tate, of Kangaroo Valley, can fairly claim a place. Representatives of the…

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The Farmer. Science Notes on Agriculture

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 340

The "Live Stock Journal Almanac" for 1906, can now boast of having among its contributors many of the most scientific writers on agriculture. Such names as Sir Walter…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 343

The indications when we wrote last were in favour of a general downpour, but up to the time this is penned the splendid rains in Queensland had not penetrated far in New…

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