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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Wheat Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 4

SAYS the Evening News:—Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide prices are about identical, namely 2s 11d per bushel f.o.b. for choice qualities…

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Dairying in New Zealand

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 6

The Rev. R. Fairbrother has supplied us (the "Armidale Chronicle) with the following from a New Zealand news…

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Export of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 5

The mail steamer Ophir, which sailed to-day for London, took away 10,000 boxes of butter…

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Wheat Traffic

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 4

THE railway authorities received a largo consignment of wheat at Darling Harbour and Darling Island on Wednesday, amounting to 28,188 bags, as…

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Wheat Traffic

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

A day or two ago the Railway Commissioners reported there are now no less than 600 truck loads at Darling Harbour waiting to be dealt with…

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Russian Eggs and Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 5

The Odessa correspondent of the London " Standard" says that Russia is much given to using leading European export countries as a sort of " middleman" for the purpose of…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

The railway authorities reported on Monday last that there were 38,000 bags of grain at Darling Harbor station that morning. These had been accumulating…

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Japan Wants Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

The Agricultural Department received a cable yesterday from Mr. Suttor, Commercial Agent in Japan, staling that he had just received -an offer of £6 per ton…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under date 30th December :—The Sydney wool market is quiet, though business continues to be done at prices…

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The Wool Traffic

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 5

THE Railway Commissioners have compiled a statement regarding the wool traffic from July Ist to date, which shows that 308.098 bales were…

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Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 3

The Sydney wool market is quiet, though business continues' to be done at prices which are fully equal to the boat rates which wore ruling when the auction sales…

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Singleton Co-Operative Dairy Coy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 4

Attention iS directed to an advertisemeat in this issue drawing attention to the fact that the annual mooting of the Singleton Co-operative Dalry Company…

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Interesting to Farmers. The Climbing Cut Worm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 7

In the December issue of that excellent magazine,"The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales,"is a wellwritten artiole from the pen of Mr H…

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Interesting Wheat Experiments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 3

Mr. John Ferry, secretary of the Quirindi branch and vice-president of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, is nothing if not practical. This season he has been carrying…

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Gold and Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 5

The mail steamer Himalaya, which sailed to-day for London, took away 10,650 boxes of butter and treasure valued at £101,000…

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Interesting Wheat Experiments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 3

Mr. John Perry, secretary of the Quirindi branch and vice-president of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, is nothing if not practical. This season he has been carrying…

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The Wool Traffic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

The railway authorities have compiled a return of the wool traffic from July t to December 31, 1903. This shows that 311,368 bales of wool were receive at…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 5

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report under date 6th instant:—We sold 6000 baies of wool to-day. The market was very strong; French, German and…

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Great Sale of Aberdeen Angus Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

The largest and most extensive trans action in Aberdeen Angus cattle in Australia has just been effected by Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd. Sydney,…

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The Farm & garden. Feeding Calves

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 7

In the feeling of young calves it is all-important not to over-feed them on milk. Far more calves are rained by over-feeding on skim-milk than by underfeeding. The calf's stomach is small thus it can…

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