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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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The Free Selectors and Farmers Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 11

On Tuesday, July 8, the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association was opened in Sydney under the presidency of Mr. J. McInerney, South Gundagai. We give…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 11

On account of the late rains supplies of all kinds of produce at the Farmers' Union sales at West Maitland on Wednesday were rather on the small side. The downfall has proved a timely blessing to the…

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Farmers and Settlers on Local Government

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 12

At the session of the Farmers and Settlors Conference on Friday, Mr. W. A. Ewers moved, "That the present time is in opportune for the institution of any general…

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Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 3

WOOL—Winchoombe, Carson and Co Ltd., report:—The new wool year opened with a very firm market for all descriptions. Our sale was…

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Blackleg in Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 2

Mr Andrew Smith, of Six mile Greek, Pambula, writing about blackleg in cattle, says :—"I always inoculate with garlic for blackleg. I have…

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Local News. Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 2

Good, Clean, Fresh Dairy Butter can be obtained daily at E. J. HEAD'S, Johnstreet…

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A Complete Butter-Making Machine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 2

At the Harbor street factory of the Fresh Food and Frozen Storage Co. there are working exhibitions of the Radiator butter-making machine, a…

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Wool, Hides, &c

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 3

The Australian Mortgage Agency Co. Ltd., John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd , Hill, Clark, and Co., Pastoral Finance…

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Farm and Garden. Dairy Breeding Essentials

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 6

At a recent meeting of the Pennsylvania dairymen's union, E. A. Sibley, of Prospect farm bill, stated that his experience along breeding lines had been almost exclusively…

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Local News. Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 2

Good, Clean, Fresh Dairy Batter can be obtained daily at E. J. Head's, Joanstreet…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 3

In the wool market sales are brisk, and prices unchanged. The visible supply is 28,166 bales…

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The Canadian Wheat Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 3

Canada's immense wheat crop is requiring extra barvesters. England is sending 20,000…

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The Choicest Factory Butter

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

Have you tried the BUSHMAN Brand of BUTTER, [?] from the Singleton Factory GRAINGER a FALKINER, Sole Agents for North—Adult…

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The Canadian Wheat Crop. 20,000 Harvesters Wanted. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

IN consequence of the immense wheat crop in Canada, requiring extra labour for the harvest, twenty thousand harvesters are being sent…

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London Wool Sales. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

AT the wool sales to-day prices were firm. Some lots were withdrawn owing to the high reserves fixed…

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Farm and Garden. Swedish Dairy Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

A type of dairy cow has been evolved in Sweden by crossing the Shorthorn and Ayrshire breeds, the proportion of pure blood in the crows being about three-parts of the latter to…

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The Farm & garden Swedish Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 3

A type of dairy cow has been evolved in Sweden by crossing the Shorthorn and Ayrshire breeds, the proportion of pure blood in the cross being about throe-parts of the latter to…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 10

Fairly large supplies of produce wore forward at the union sales in West Maitland on Wednesday to an excellent attendance of the trade. Late light rates were well maintained. Hay was in larger…

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Local News. Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

Good, Clean, Fresh Dairy Butter can be obtained daily at E. J. HEAD'S, Johnstreet…

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Aberdeen Butter Factory What the Drought Has Done

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 3

THE total amount paid to suppliers of cream at the A.C. and F. Company's factory shows a great decrease for the last six months. The figures are:— Amount…

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