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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Strong Wool Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 9

Gratifying reports from a wool producers' point of view continue to be received from London. Here are some remarks received by last mail, dealing with the future of the…

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Argentina As a Cattle Country

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 10

A gentleman who went out from Ireland to Argentina as a judge of beef stock at the great national show, spoke on his return in glowing terms…

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Breeding Mountain Cattle. an Interesting Cross

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

"The best in the world," said Mr. Walter Mitchell, in reply to a query on the subject of the qualities of the progeny of Polled Angus cattle crossed with shorthorns…

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Wool. Pitt. Son & Badgery

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 7

Very little business has been done in the wool trade during the past two or three weeks, the buyers having availed themselves of the holiday recess…

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Hobart Wool Sales. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 9

The attendance of buyers at the wool sales to-day was considerably larger than on any previous occasion, several new firms being represented. The sales were the most successful that have been held in Tasmania…

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Bush Fires. Wheat Destroyed Near Junee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

TEMORA, Thursday.--Fires broke out on the Junee-road yesterday. May lost 130 acres wheat, which was insured, and T. Cartwright, 250 acres, which were uninsured. Hulm and Crawford…

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Wheat and Grass Destroyed. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 7

A bush fire started three miles south of Temora, destroying 800 or 900 acres of wheat and grass. Mr. E. Cartwright lost 200 acres of wheat, which was uninsured. Messrs…

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On the Land. Faem and Station. the Wheat Crop. the Temora-wyalong Line. Yields Above the Average

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

Along the branch line from Cootamundra to Wyalong and the new line building from Temora to Barellan the wheatgrower is making rapid progress. Between Cootamundra…

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The Wool Trade Dalgety & Company, Limited

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

Since our last report we have disposed of a fair quantity of withdrawn wools out of recent catalogues at slight increases on the auction bids,…

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The Dairy Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 9

Cultivate your smellers. Never leave a churn, after washing, until it smells as fresh as the morning dew. A ring placed in a cow's nose will…

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Who Wants a Dairy Farm?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 7

In these days of big monthly butter factory cheques, when even the wool kings are thinking of turning parts of their sheep walks into dairy pastures…

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Crops and Pastures

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

To get the best results with a silo it is important for the corn to be cut when it is neither too green nor too ripe…

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Ace Limits of Dairy Cows

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 9

A cow is at her best during her fifth and sixth years, up to which time the production of milk and butter-fat by cows in normal Condition increases…

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Is Share Farming "Abominable?"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

Mr. John Laugtry's letter in our issue of 27th ult., Mr. W. W. Killen says, was so one-sided and misleading that he could not allow it to pass…

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Farmers and Socialism

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

Commenting on the statement that many farmers voted socialism from love of it at the recent elections, a correspondent from a district in Macquarie…

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Dry Farming Facts. Some American Experiments

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

The production of crops without irrigation in regions having a limited rainfall is called arid or dry farming. As a rule, where dry farming is…

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Dairy Form and Pail Proof

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 9

It is just as important to know how to judge cows if one is raising his cows as it is if he buys them. Thousands of men keep poor cows because…

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Prize Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 6

Mr. G. M. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm, has made his awards in regard to the Wagga Show Association's prizes for the…

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Farm Produce. Harrison, Jones & DEVLIN. Ltd

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 7

Wheat.—Owing to the holidays business in wheat has been rather restricted, few lines changing hands, while prices can hardly be said to have…

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How to Breed Dairy Stock. a Noted Australian Breeder Cives Advice

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 8

There is great diversity of opinion amongst dairy farmers concerning the best breed of cattle for milk and butter producing purposes, each class…

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