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Farming & the land, 1907

7,389 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Wool Sales London, Friday, 6.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 1

'At the wool auctions to-day there was a good, sale of choice wools, the day's transactions being in the sellers favour…

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A Small Dairy Farm. "How to Make It Pay." Additional Prescriptions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 11

Further correspondents offer their views in regard to the small dairy farm. One correspondent forgets that the conditions which would apply to the Richmond River are not…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Eights Reserved.] Improving Potatoes

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

VERY much can be accomplished toward improving potatoes by carefully selecting the seed. Of course a great dial depends on the condition and circumstances…

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Queen Victoria and the Methodist Farmer. A " Band Meeting " at Windsor Castle. Told by the Rev. Lorimer Fison

The Methodist · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 10

Theophilus Smith, of the Hill Farm, Attleborough, in the county of Norfolk, was a bright old farmer, who loved God from his youth, and took every means…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 7

GRAFTON.—The supplies to the butter faetories on the Clarence are particularly good, owing to the bountiful season. The averaga price paid suppliers last week was 3nd per…

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The Commonwealth. Dairy Experts' Conference. (From Our Special Reporter.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 13

The interstate conference of Government dairy experts concluded to-day. The conference was conducted in private, and a report of the proceedings is to be presented to Sir…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Selecting Show Judges. the Single Judge System

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 7

Most of the agricultural societies are engaged or about to engage in the most troublesome job which they undertake during the year. The appointment of judges for the…

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Dairy Notes

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

During the busy harvest time it often happens that milking is driven off until dark, or at least close upon it. Then the udders are apt not to be properly cleaned…

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Wool and Wheat

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 7

The amount of wool received at Darling Harbor, etc., during the week was 8120 bales, representing an increase of 3484 bales as compared with the corresponding…

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Dorrigo Butter Factory

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

"As some misunderstanding appears to have gone abroad as to the output or the Dorrigo Butter Factory" (writes the "Raleigh Sun." Bellingen), "we take this…

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Rise in Butter

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

The London "Dally Telegraph" states that there is likely in be a rise of 2d per lb in butter in England during the Winter. The "Telegraph" attributes the probable…

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Wheat Market Prospects

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

On wheat market prospects the well-known authority Broomhall thus reviews the situation : "A leading house in its Liverpool market…

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Canada's Wheat Output

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

The latest report states that the wheat crop of Western Canada will not be so large as was predicted earlier. Early estimates placed the yield at 100,000,000…

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Hard Butter and "Sleepy" Cream

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

Among the difficulties that makers of home-made butter have to contend against at times is the tendency of the article produced to come hard and brittle or…

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To Drive a Few Sheep

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

The following plan will perhaps be laughed at by some of those who have good dogs and clear country, but the great majority of farmers own dogs that have…

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Pure Food Act and Butter Factories

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

A sub-committee was appointed to wait [?]on Dr. Norris (chairman of the Board of Health, Melbourne) with a view to arriving at a complete understanding…

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Farm and Garden

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

a material is offered as a fertiliser at a price which appears temptingly low, it should be scrutinised with more than usual care. As a rule, high-grade…

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The Fruit Crop

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

The Government Fruit Expert (Mr. J. W. Allen) states that the fruit crop Is not nearly as good as that of last year. In conversation with a "Sunday Times"…

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"What Capital Do I Require to Start Farming ?" Answers Invited. The the Editor

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

In looking over the dally paper of Friday last I saw that at one of the agricultural colleges a prize had been given to the best essay on the subject. "How to…

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South Coast Farmers Criticised

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1907 · page 2

We take the following interview from the "Farmer and Settler":—I have revisited the South Coast after 15 years' absence, said a gentleman in…

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