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Farming & the land, 1898

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The Bradford Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

The Bradford wool market is demoralised in consequence of two failures having taken place…

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Covering Wheat, Oats, and Barley

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 6

A correspondent asks which is the best method of covering wheat, oats, or barley— ploughing under, or harrowing in ? Tho general opinion is that if the…

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Presentation of Pastoral Staff to the Bishop of Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 7

On Monday evening, at Christ Church Pro Cathedral, Newcastle, a large congregation assembled, the occasion being the preaching of the special Synod sermon by the Rev.R.E. Goddard, late incumbent…

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The Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 5

During the earlier months of last year, and more especially towards is the opening of the wool season, we took occasion to refer at some length to the institution in sydney of the Co-operative Wool and…

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The Farm & Garden. Feed Your Horses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 6

Both young and old horses suffer more mischief from want of food than is supposed. The former, however, suffer most. Starvation checks the growth and destroys the shape…

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Wool and Wheat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

These two articles, though the foremost in the list of exportable produce, are in no sense rivals. It is true that in many instances, pastoralists have…

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Queensland Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

NEW SOUTH WALES and Victoria in have found it necessary to administer, through their Ministers of Agriculture, a sharp protest against the action of…

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Selection of Seed Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 4

WITH many farmers ono bushel of seed wheat is as good as another, and the same carelessness is often noticed with regard to every other kind of crop,…

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Store Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

ATTENTION is directed to the important sale of store cattle to be conducted by Mr. Edward Higgens (for Hill, Clark, and Co) at the Municipal Sale…

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Sheep Sale at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

MESSRS. Corbett and Simpson announce that they will offer at auction at Scone yards to-marrow (Thursday), 9th inst., 1900 store shoop. For…

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Inspection of Dairy Cattle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 2

The dairymen in the northern and southern districts, who recently saw the prosident of the Board of Health with regard to the inspection of dairy cattle, on…

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Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report, June 2nd : — Wool sales were resumed in Sydney market on Wednesday, 1st inst., when 1756…

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Crops for Ensilage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 4

Any vegetation that stock will eat in its natural state will make good ensilage, and it will be much improved by…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

MESSRS WEAVER and PERRY announce that they will offer by public auction at the local municipal sale yards, on Friday, 24th inst., 600 head…

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FARM & DAIRY Experiments with Lucerne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

with the object of determining the best time to cut lu[?][?]rne in order to conserve the maximum amount of digestible matter, experiments were recently…

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Dairy Stock for New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

The New South Wales Government has purchased 50 bulls and cows from the best dairy herds in England and Scotland. They will be shipped by the steamer Hawkes Bay…

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Mems. for Dairymen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 6

Endeavour as much as possible to breed and rear one's own calves for future dairy cows. For this purpose select as dams such cows as have proven themselves to be typical…

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The Farm & Garden. Feeding Pigs for Profit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 6

As soon as the pigs are large enough to-eat, provide a place where they can be given food apart from the larger hogs. If it is obtainable, milk is one of the best rations for…

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Interesting to Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

Farmers are specially reminded that, according to an advertisement which appears elsewhere, Mr J. L. Thompson, a travelling instructor in connection with…

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Dairy Pastures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

Although pasture is the main product of Australia, the grasses most suitable tor the soil and climate of the districts are but little understood…

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