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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

7,389 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Experimental Farms. What Is Being Done. Crops. Sheep, and Pigs

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 7

The experimental farms under the control of the Department of Agriculture are doing practical work, the benefits of which are widely appreciated by agriculturists…

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Salt in Dairy Cattle Feeding

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 2

Some experiments conducted by Professor Babcock—the inventor of the milk tester—in Wisconsin regarding tho giving and withholding of salt to cows are of interest…

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Consumption of Wheat

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 2

An official inquiry in Great Britain as to consumption of wheat places Franco at the head of consumers per capita with 7.8 bushels. Next in order is Belgium, with…

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Drake in Wheat Samples

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 2

The chief of the Agricultural branch in Victoria that is devoted to the inspection of grain intended for export expresses regret that careless methods of clearing…

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Farm and Garden

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 2

Feed horses with a view to give vigor and strength rather than to putting on flesh. Potatoes are now selling at £9 per ton…

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Farmers and Vegetables

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 2

Casino "Courier" draws attention to a strange anomaly—the Richmond, the richest agricultural district in Australia, importing tons of vegetables annually from…

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Farmers Emigrating to Ireland

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 8

FOR a century past tho "most distressful country" has been pouring out her manhood and womanhood to all parts of the world, and it has been chiefly through…

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Caged Like a Wild Beast. Swiss Farmer Imprisons His Daughter for 3 Years. Geneva, November 26

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 11

A wealthy former, named Thonncy, and his wife, living in the village of Beguins, near Nyon, have been arrested for torturing their daughter…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 9

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., will submit a catalogue of about 4000 bales on Tuesday, 8th inst, which will embrace a capital selection of both greasy and scoured. The following are some…

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The Wheat Yield

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

MOLONG.—The wheat yield in some of the ordinarily well-favoured portions of the district is far below expectations. At Cumnock Mr. E. Grimson had fully 40 acres from which…

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The Wool Clip

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

MOLONG.—Owing to adverse conditions some of the larger sheds in the outlying districts are but just completing shearing. Loombah (Mr. George Bruce) flocks returned…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the "Herald" Wheat Estimate. Area 1,976,000 Acres. Average Yield, 12 2-3 Bushels

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

Few wheat crops in the State have been more variable between sowing and bagging than the one which is now almost harvested. The winter, too wet in the south and a…

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The Crops

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

PENRITH.—The dry weather is playing havoc with the growing crops, maize, melons, and pumpkins. Fruit and vegetables, too, have been of the poorest, but the grape crop,…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. Is Bare-fallowing Best? Water Holding Power and Fertility. the Question of Cover Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 7

In the wheat-belt, which falls within the zone of moderate to low rainfall, perhaps the most noticeable improvement in the farm practice is the adoption, on an increasing scale, of the…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 5

The amount of wool received at Darling Harbor and other terminal stations during last week was 16,252 bales, representing an increase of…

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The Wheat Crop

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 4

The Victorian Cabinet is likely to seriously consider the question of improving the average wheat yield of that State. At present the average is only 9½ bushels per acre, while…

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Hereford Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

D.S., WINDSOR.--'The points to be looked for in a Hereford are thus set out by the Hereford breeders:--The color should be a distinct red, not too dark nor too light; white face and mane, also white breast and belly,…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

The opening produce sales of the new year were held this week, when we submitted very attractive catalogues and effected satisfactory clearance…

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Our Butter Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

Shipments of butter from Sydney last week, according to the Customs returns, were 17,919 boxes, against 22,277 boxes in the previous week. Of this total 17,746 boxes were…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 9

This day, Tuesday, Wincheembe, Carson, and Co. will submit a catalogue of 4500 bales wool, amongst which will be the following lines:—350 bales JM over New England, from Armidale: 240 bales Sylvia Vale,…

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