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Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Our Note Book Turf Talk & Tips [Copyright.] Caulfield Probabilities. Futurity Stakes Candidates—Selections for to-day's Events—Notes at Warwick Farm—Winners of the Past Week Selections for Moorefield

The Arrow · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 6

THE regular weekly race meeting will be hold to-day at Moorefield, and in likely to attract a good crowd of people. The secretary undertakes to put up telegrams of…

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Section I—dairy Produce

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 3

Butter separator made. N Wallace 1, S Leggo 2 Butter hand made. N Wallace 1 Roll butter handmade N Wallace 1, S…

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Section G—farm Produce, Grain and Roots

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 3

Jndges: Messrs Jesse Hayter and Jos Field. Wheat W Longley 1, Hickman 2 side-bearing white oats. W Longley 1 Shelled Maize. S Legg[?] 1…

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Of Interest to Dairymen. Important Magisterial Decision

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. Payten, S.M., gave judgment yesterday at the Water Police Court, in the case in which Henry Potts, dairyman, was proceeded against by William Parkes, Inspector of Nuisances at…

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The Biggest Farm [?] the World

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 7

On the northern houndry of [?]homa, U.S.A., lies the biggest farm in the world. It is leased by a Mr. G. W. Miller, and contains over…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the "Poddy." Its Life and Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 7

It is fashionable to smile at the poddy, but I am a being of importance, of supreme importance. This was impressed upon me by my big roan mother on the morning I was born…

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Farmers and Settlers. Western District Council. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 7

The Western District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association concluded its labours last night. Additional motions adopted were:— "That the Railway Commissioners be again…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 11

DUBBO, Friday.--At last night's meeting of the Western District Council, the following resolutions were adopted:-- That the same fee be paid to directors of the…

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A Pigeon Farm

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 9

Nowhere in the world, in all probability, can so many tame pigeons be seen in the air as on the pigeon farm or ranch which is to be found near Los Angeles, in Southern…

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The Butter Fakers

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 4

Some of the butter-fakers in the big city have been brought to book. At least the retailers who…

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Wayback Butter-making

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 2

Dirty dairies are to be found in other countries bssides New South Wales. Miss N. Breen, dairy instructress, recently appointed by the New Zealand Department of…

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Federation Wheat

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 2

Mr. G. H. Greene, M.L.C., who grows wheat very largely on his estate at Iandra, near Tamworth, and supplies the seed wheat for his shares tenants, plumps…

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Irrigation and Sheep-raising

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 2

Mr. Swinburne, Victorian Minister for Agriculture, arranged for the construction of 140 miles of channels In the Mallee country. There is any quantity of grass in…

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Waste Matter Prom Butter Factories

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 2

One of the greatest troubles in connection with dairy farming in Victoria since this new enterprise took on its present glgantic proportions has been that…

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Farm and Garden

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 2

The Victorian Government puts up hundred ton silos for the farmers at a cost of £30 and takes payment over three years. Imports of frozen rabbits from Australia…

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Muswellbrook Irrigation Farms

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 2

Last week, Mr. Henson, an officer of the Hunter River and Sewerage Board, and Mr. Chapman, representing the public Works Department, visited the irrigation…

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Farm-made Cheese-press

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 February 1906 · page 2

A serviceable and satisfactory cheese-press is shown in our sketch (Fig.1), from "Hoard's Dairyman," for which very little explanation is needed. The bottom pieces…

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Wheat and Wool Increases

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 6

A sidelight is let into the prosperity which the State is at present enjoying by the railway returns for last week. There were 469 more bales of wool received than…

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Butter Shipment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 9

The Ophir sailed on Saturday for London with 6037 boxes of butter. The principal shippers were:—North Coast Co-operative Butter Company, 2000 boxes; Foley Bros., Ltd., 1300 boxes; J. Mackay, 600 boxes;…

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Cattle Lick

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 9

J.F.T., CAMDEN HAVEN: You should get the materials separately, and mix them yourself. Get the coarse Liverpool salt and the lime locally, and order the superphosphate and…

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