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Farming & the land, 1901

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A Century of Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 4

The century has witnessed a complete reversal of Great Britain's position in wheat consumption. In the year 1800 England exported wheat and…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd.; Hill, Clark, and Co.;…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips: Trawalla 10[?]d; Austin, 8[?]d; Haddon Rig, 7[?]d; Momba,5[?]d; Bungaree, 8[?]d…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. the Nineteenth Show. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 2

The members of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association were fortunate to-day, nasmuch as their animal show opened in fine weather. They were also fortunate in other…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 3

The dosing rates at the wool sales were the highest of the series. Home buyers continued operating freely. Compared with the opening sales, best merinoes and fine crossbreds' were 10 per cent…

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Farm Produce

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

Except in a few classes, the competition in farm produce was weak. Messrs. W. R. Wallace, of the Edinglassie irrigation farm, and Mr. Jos…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. the Nineteenth Show. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 7

The members of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association were fortunate to-day, [?]much as their annual show opened in fine other. They were also fortunate in other…

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Section Iii. Sheep. All Comers. Rams—merinos. First prize £1, except where otherwise specitied

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

Ram, over 2.½ years—R. W and C. E. White, Blam[?]ford, 1; 4 entries Ram, 1½ years and up to 2½ years—R. W. and C. E. White, Blandford, 1; 4 entries…

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The Farm & Garden. the New Fertiliser

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 11

The title of "the new fertiliser," winch agriculturists are now giving to electricity, would seem from the results of the experiments concluded by Professor Lemstrom at…

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Farmers' Produce Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 6

There was a good supply forward at Wednesday's sales in West Maitlandof farm produce. The general tone of the market was healthy, and prices generally were firm at last week's rates. In one or two lines…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

The arrivals for the next series of London wool sales number 256,000 bales. Of those 50,000 have been forwarded direct to the manufactures, and there are available for the auction 264,000 bales…

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Store Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

ATTENTION is directed to the notification in our business columns re auc[?] tion sale of 450 head of store cattle to be conducted by Mr. Edward Higgens…

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Sydney Wool Sates

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 3

Messrs. Winchoombe, Carson and Co., report under dale 2nd April, as follows:—The wool market shows signs of revival. Buyers to-day were keen, and prices s farthing to a…

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The Farm & garden. Mushroom Crowing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 11

Perhaps in no department of kitchen-gardening have so many failures boon made as in attempting to grow mushrooms. There have been far more disappointments than successes…

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Rearing Dairy Calves

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 11

Some time ago I noticed in the columns of the Australasian a system of rearing calves practised in a large dairying district in England, where it has become a separate industry…

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A Farmer's Collapse

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 1

Mr William Long, a farmer, pursues has daily toil at Warkworth, near Singleton. "He is," remarks a contemporary, "now of middle age, hale, hearty and vigorous."…

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Rearing Dairy Calves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 5

Some time ago I noticed in the columns of the Australasian a system of rearing calves practised in a large dairying district in England, where it lias become a separate industry…

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Muswellbrook. Store Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 3

Edward Higgens (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) reports—About 1300 yarded on Wednesday last, Buyers were in good attendance, and late rates Were well maintained throughout, the market closing very…

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Dogs [?]rrying Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 2

As Mr. Frar Clark, the lessee of Show Ground [?]ad sheep to the value of£5 destroyel by dogs, the autho[?]ties have deened it right to officially…

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?uswellbrook Store Cattle Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 8

Edward Higgens (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) reports:—About 1300 yarded on Wednesday last. Buyers were in good attendance, and late rates were well maintained throughout, the market closing very…

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