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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 4

REPORT for week ending February 28:— Wool.—A good enquiry has been in evidence during the past week, and a…

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The Most Successful Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

THE Farmer's Review says the most successful farmers pay some attention to the beautifying of the farm home. The man that takes no interest in the…

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Manitoba Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 12

An interesting experiment has been successfully conducted at Mount Gambier, South Australia. About three years ago Mr. T. H. Williams, owner of the local Telegraph Flour Mills,…

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Sheep for Hilly Sections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 1

A large section of billy and mountainous country embracing several counties of Southeastern New York and Northeastern Pennyslvania, is devoted almost exclusively…

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Sheep Fob Hilly Sections

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 1

A Urge section of hilly and mountainous country embracing several counties of Southeastern New York and Northeastern Pennyslvania is devoted almost exclusively…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

The Associated Wool Brokers report under date 28th February A good enquiry has been in evidence daring the past week, and a number of lines have been cleared by private…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday with still less animation than on the opening day. Tuesday's fall in prices was fully maintained. There were offered 5429 bales of La Plata wool, of which 1877…

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Wool Market. Winchcombe,carson, and Co.'repopt

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

The wool market continues firm on the basis of values current during the last couple of weeks, bnt a considerable volume of business has passed through our hands…

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The Australian Farmer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The steady migration of small capitalists from Australia to South Africa points to the circumstance that matters in these States have…

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The Farm. Wood Ashes on Vegetables

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 1
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The ashes from timber burned in clearing up a wood lot, and now stored under a shed, ore in the best possible condition for applying to the vegetable garden. It will not do…

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The Farm and Garden. Feeding and Weeding Pigs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 6

Bran is not considered a valuable feed for hogs unless mixed with other feeds. If fed a connection with ground corn, barley, peas or oil meal, it answers very well. Its protein…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 10

Considering the dry state of the country satisfactory supplies of produce continue to reach the produce sales. Supplies at West Maitland on Wednesday consisted principally of melons, pumpkins,…

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The Farm & Garden. Feeding and Breeding Pigs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

Bran is not considered a valuable feed for hogs unless mixed with other feeds. If fed in connection with ground corn, barley, peas or oil meal, it answers very well. Its protein…

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Applications for Seed. Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4

The Government have decided that all applications for seed wheat must be in by March 31, otherwise they cannot be dealt with. An effort is…

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Hand-Feeeing of Sheep. the Jemalong Experiment. More Than 75 Sheep Per Acre. (D. Telegraph.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

A [?]RACTICAL demonstration of exceptional value to pastoralists and others, tending to solve the problem of stock feeding under adverse conditions, and…

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Sydney Markets. the Farmrrs' and Nettlers' Co-oprrative Society Ltd., Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

Butter.—We have experienced a good demand for all brands of good quality butter. Unfortunately however, owing to the close, sultry weather that we have lately experienced, several brands are…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

REPORT for week ending March 7:— Wool.—Private enquiry continues active and during the past week a…

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Colonial Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 3

THE colonial wool sales opened brisk, at prices from par to 5 per cent. below January Sales,…

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