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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 5

A firm tone characterises the market and we continue to put through a fair amount of business at full rates. Transactions are practically confined to secured…

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The Farm and Garden. How to Grow Mammoth Squash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 3

A writer in the "American Agriculturist says:—The first thing is to get the right seed. It must be one of the mammoth varieties, plump and heavy. A hill is made by scooping out a…

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The Farm & Garden. Now to Grow Mammoth Squash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 7

A writer in the " American Agriculturist' says:—The first thing is to get the right seed. [?] be one of the mammoth varieties, plump [?] heavy A hill is made by scooping out a…

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Farmers and Settlers Conference

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 4

IRRIGATION AND CLOSER SETTLEMENT.—A debate on water conservation and irrigation took place at the farmers and settlors' conference at Narrandera…

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Farmers Co-operative Co. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 3

The fourteenth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hunter River Farmers Co-operative Company, Limited, was held in the committee-room of the West Maitland…

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The Ages of Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 4

SPEAKING of the age of sleep as defined by the teeth, "Lana," in the "Sydney Mail," says:—"The facts are these:—A sheep has twenty-four…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., reports:—The wool market is very firm, and there is better demand for merinos than at last month's sale. We sold Queensland…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 4

THE Farmers and Settlers' conference concluded its business at Narrandera on Tuesday, after a session lasting a week. The conference was well…

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Demand for Dairy Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 4

With the advent of Spring and the improving conditions of pastures there is an increasing demand for stock and dairy cuttle in particular, to replace the gaps in…

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The Farmers and Set­tlers' Conference

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

The steady and persistent growth of the Farmers and Settlers' Association not only shows that body to have special functions to perform, but would also point…

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Farm and Garden. Use and Value of Skimmilk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 6

Professor Heaker, writes in the Agriculturist:—Nature has seen fit to mix the skimmilk and cream, and because the law of gravitation divides them or centrifugal force…

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farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 5

States. vegetables, and hay formed the the of the supply produce forward at the [?] Union sales this week.Buyers in excellent attendance, but in several…

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The Farm Garden Use and Value of Skim[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 6

Professor Heaker, writers in the American Agriculturist:— Nature has been fit to mix be skimmilk and cream, and become the law gravitation divides them or centrifugal[?]…

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Sxtraordinary Rains. Crops Spoiled. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 5

IT has been raining incessantly for 35 days in the west of Ireland, and the bulk of the crops has been left rotting in the fields…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge & Co., Ltd., Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and…

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The Butter Market Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 3

THE wholesale price of butter has declined a penny a pound all round to-day…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 4

REPORT for week ending August 22:— Wool.—The monthly series of public auctions were resumed on…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 2

In the matter of John and Alfred M'Taggart, charged with cattle stealing at the lato sitting of the Singleton Quarter Sessions, and admitted to bail to appear…

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The Very Latest Cables London, Thursday afternoon. [?] Pastoral Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 3

[?] visitors to the Argentine Republic report at the sheep badly diseased with football and lungworm. Healthy sheep are in…

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A Valuable Fodder Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 4

Mr. F W. A. DOWNES writes:—"The value of the gramma pumpkin as a fodder crop is not appreciated as it should be in this State. I have grown…

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