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Farming & the land, 1897

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Butter Flavour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 11

Butter may look nice, have the correct grain, and be salted to taste, still if it lacks flavour or has a bad flavour it sells at reduced price if at all. It is the fine flavour in butter…

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The Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 5

Sir George Tumor, Premier of' Victoria, in the coures of a speech at Manchester last Might, said he desired that cattle-breeders of Australia should make another effort to establish the live meat…

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Opening of a Butter Factory at Singleton. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 3

At noon to-day, Messrs. Moore and Company's new creamery and butter factory was formally opened by the Hon. A. J. Gould, M.P., the Minister of Justice, who broke a bottle of champagne over…

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FARM & DAIRY. The Average Yield Per Cow

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 1

The average yield per cow in the United Kingdom is estimated at 450 gallons milk, or 180lb of butter per annum. Sir John Bennet Lawes…

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Singleton Butter Factory Opening of Messrs Moore and Co's New Works. Gala Day for Singleton. A Brilliant Gathering of Representative People. The Proprietors Complimented on their Enterprise

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 2

THE extensive creamery and butter factory works, recently established by Messrs James Moore and Co., Ltd., were formally opened on Thursday. The…

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The Farm & Garden. Revolutionising Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 11

There is no question, says the Christchurch Weekly Press, but the drain plough' and lime are revolutionising farming in Southland, and proving of the utmost benefit. The…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, June 19Th, 1897. Advent of Dairying

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 4

WITHOUT the least exaggeration in referring to tbe occasion, and without lavishing any undue flattery upon the spirited proprietors, it can be candidly…

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Share-farming in Franco

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 1

A feature of French agriculture that attracts many travelling Australians is the almost universal adoption of the system of farming by shares…

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Farmers' Defence Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 June 1897 · page 3

A mooting to form the Farmers' Association, which has been before the farmers of the district for some time, was held in the School of Arts, Large, on Saturday evening. There was a small…

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The Butter Factory Opening

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 2

We have been shown some excellent photographic pictures, of a large size, which Mr H. B. Solomons, the local artist, succeeded in obtaining in connection with…

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Price of Butter Down. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 2

The butter-sellers of Sussex-street have lowered the wholesale price of beet creamery butter from 1s 6d to 1s 4d, and other grades proportionately…

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The Wool Duties in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 3

The United States Senate has increased the duty on first-class wools to 10 cents per lb…

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Albury. Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 3

At the court to-day Hurry Schultze, a German farmer on the halves system at Mundawaddera station was charged with killing 29. sheep, the property of the Scottish and Australian Mortgage…

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A Good Sheep Fodder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 11

Thousand-headed kale has for the past few years ben advancing steadily in favour with British farmers, and it is regarded as being much more beneficial to the stock-feeder than…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

In connection with the forthcoming stud sheep sales in Sydney, the Railway Commissioners have arranged for a special cheap train to leave Singleton at 12.30…

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Letter to the Editor. the Butter Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 4

SIR.—The establishment of Messrs. James Moore and Co's Butter Factory in Singleton is most assuredly a step in the right direction, and cannot fall to be a direct benefit to the district. This…

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FARM & Dairy. a Scientific Plough

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 3

A new style of ploughs has created a considerable sensation in the Numurka district, Victoria, owing to the remarkable success it has achieved…

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The Farm & Garden. Remedy for Potato Scab

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 11

The chief cause of scabby potatoes is a fungus of bacterial origin. This fact seems to have been abundantly demonstrated. Certain conditions of soil and climate are…

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Singleton Farmers' Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 6

The extreme mildness of the season is causing demand for produce to slacken considerably, and it is also very noticeable in the incroased supply of butter, as in…

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The Dairying Industry. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argue.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 6

SIR,—At a time when the above heading occupies much of the attention of the dairying mind of this district, would ask you for space for some…

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