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Farming & the land, 1902

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The Farm & Garden. Gatling's Auto-plough

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 14

Diverse as the plough and the automobile would seem at first glance, Dr. Gatling, the famous inventor of the gun that bears his name, has hitched the two together and made…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 11

There was an unusually large supply of produce forward at the Farmers' Union sales at West Maitland on Wednesday morning, potatoes, onions, hay, poultry, and fruit constituting the principal…

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The Dairy Instructor. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 4

SIR,—In reply to Mr J. W. Pearse, I still maintain that a great many never knew of Mr Hanamer's visit to Jerry's Plains, Mr Pearse says he told my…

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Care of Dairy Products

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1902 · page 2

Writing on the subject of so-called food preservatives, the Scientific American remarks: "Most unfortunate of all is a tendency on the part of borax and boracic acid to develop…

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Not for the Farmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1902 · page 3

A railway company wanted to run a new line through a certain farmer's land against his wish. One day the farmer was not over-pleased to receive a visit from the company's…

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Prize Day at "Bl[?] School. a Crop of Presentations

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 December 1902 · page 4

AT the [?]mpernanes Hall, Georgestreet, on Friday afternoon, a distribution of prizes was made to successful pupils attending "Blenheim" School,…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 1

REPORT for week ending December 2):—Wool.—During the first three days of the past week the concluding…

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The Farm and Garden.. Stable— Anitation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 December 1902 · page 4

Whitewash will kill and hold all germs with which it comes in contact. It has the effect of making the barn or enclosure lighter and much more wholesome for the animals…

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THe Successful Dairyman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 December 1902 · page 4

A writer "in the Farmers' Review says that there are many cow—keepers, bat few dairymen. He distinguishes between the two rather sharply. He says that the men with…

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Eradicating Cattle Disease

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 3

Dr. Koch aud two assistants are about to proceed to South Africa with the object of eradicating cattle disease Their fees amount to £10,000…

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The Successful Dairyman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 11

A writer in the Farmers' Review says that there are many cow-keepers, but few dairymen. He distinguishes between the two rather sharply. He says that the men with…

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The Farm & Garden. Stable Sanitation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 11

Whitewash will kill and hold all germs with which it comes in contact. It has the effect of making the barn or enclosure lighter and much more wholesome for the animals…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 3

Produce was in a very large supply at both sales in West Maitland on Tuesday morning. Buyers were in good attendance, and prices were good all round. For poultry values were…

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Farms in the United States

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 6

A very interesting, not to say remarkable, census bulletin has been received from Washington, this giving a mass of summary figures on the imformation collected in 1900…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe Carson and Co's, Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 4

A holiday tone pervades the wool market. Maey of the buyers are taking a few days' rest in the country; others have availed themselves of the…

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