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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co's Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 6

Rather more activity in the local wool market during the past week. Considerable quantities of local fellmongered wool have changed hands at rates which are…

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An Electric Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

An American has a farm where electricity is used for "bringing along" the crops. The current is applied to plants in two ways—through the soil by means of wires buried about…

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The Farm and Garden. Molasses As a Stock Food

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 6

One of the most pronounced features in live-stock husbandry at the present time in Europe is tho prominence given to molasses as a stock fodder. It is used not only as a…

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The Farm & garden. Molasses As a Stock Food

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 3

One of the most pronounced features in livestock husbandry at the present time in Europe is the promincnce given to molasses as a stock fodder. It is used not only as a…

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Duckenfield Co-operative Dairy Co., Limited

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 12

The first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Duckenfield Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., was held it the company's office, on the 14th inst. The report and balance-sheet for the half-year…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 14

Fairly large supplies and high prices, with the exception of a corple of instances, were the child characteristics noticeable in connection with the Farmers' Union Sales conducted in west Maitland…

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The Very Latest. South African Farms. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

There is an increasing difficulty in obtaining native labour in South Africa, and much uneasiness is caused thereby in Johannesberg. The…

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The Very Latest. London, Sunday. Cattle Plague in Rhodesia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1902 · page 3

The Morning Post has a letter from Johannesburg, saying that the cattle plague in Rhodesia originated with cattle imported from Australia by the Chartered Company. The Company has sent to the…

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Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

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

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Wool, Hides, &c

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 4

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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A Big Wheat Harvest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 3

The Manitoba wheat crop is expected to reach 65 million bushels. Twenty thousand harvesters have gone there…

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The Cattle Plague in Rhodesia. [By Cable London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 3

The Johannesburg correspondent of the Morning Post states that the cattle plague in [?], originated from the importation of Australian cattle…

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The Butter Market. Fall in Value. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 3

[?] sufered a fall to[?] of 2d lb on best creamery, and other grades lowered pro[?]…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, August 28Th 1902. Local News. Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 2

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

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Dairying on the Lower Clarence

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 2

As an inevitable consequence, the supply of cream to the Maclean Refrigerating Works has shown a further decline in quantity for the month of…

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Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 4

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

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Wool

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Winchombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under date 27th instant:— The Sydney wool market remains item for all classes of scoured wools, though buyers are…

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Sheep. Fine-combing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 2

Ram four-tooth and over, P. Mullins; 2 entries Ram, two-tooth and under four, P. Mullins, Fetwyn Valley. 2 entries…

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Fat Stock. Fat Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 3

Durham ox, A. W. Alford, Singleton; W. and W. York second. 2 entries [?]ford ox, W. and W. York. Only [?] ox, W and W. York. Only…

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