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Farming & the land, 1904

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Salt for Sheep

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 12

The effect of salt on the health of the sheep is not generally understood. Its effect is to give tone to the organism. The ash of the blood of a healthy sheep…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

At the wool sales competition was brisk, and there was a strong demand for all sorts. The following prices were realised for the clips mentioned: Sandy Camp, 9 5-8d, Moa…

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Wool and Produce

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report underrate 17th instant:— Wool.—Wool sales of an important nature will be held in the Sydney market…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report as follows:—On Tuesday we submitted a catalogue of 1481 bales, principally northern and western wools, well…

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Wool Sales. London, Sept [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

The fifth series of wool sales of the year commenced yesterday. Messrs. Ducroz, Sen, and Company, Helmath, Schwartze, and Company, and Buxton Ronald and…

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The Tuberculine Test in Store Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 16

The application of the tuberculine test on store cattle is a matter that will be certain to exact a protest from fatteners and others in this State. The origin of the trouble…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 8

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—At our wool sale yesterday there was strong competition and a firm market, excepting very burry sorts…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.j London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day the market was brisk, with a strong demand for all classes of wool…

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Lot of the Farm Labourer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 4

Hard, indeed, is the fate of the poor farm labourer as depicted by Mr. Rider Haggard in his account of the "Farmer's Year" in "Longman's Since Free Trade…

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The Farm and Garden Prevention of Potato Diseases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 3

Before planting a [?] of potatoes east soak the seed in the corrosive sublimate solution (2 ounces of corrosive sublimate to 16 ounces of water). Even if the seed…

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The Farm & Garden Prevention of Potato Diseases

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 12

Before planting a field of potatoes first soak the seed in the corrosive sublimate solution (2 ounces of corrosive sublimate to 16 ounces of water). Even if the seed…

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Dogs Destroying Sheep

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

During Sunday night some prowling doge entered tho paddocks of Messrs. W. and D.Bailey, at Dunolly, killed five sheep and mutilated about a dozan more which…

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Fly-Blown Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. S. W. Moore, has received a report from Mr. Froggatt, Government entomologist, dealing with the sheep…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 5

The following prices. were realised at the sales yesterday for the undermentioned clips:—Milos 8 [?]d. Dunraven 9½dh, wooltana 20[?] Milo 8 [?]d, Kawa 8¼d. Dates for the…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 5

In thE wool market prices are fully maintained…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 4

REPORT for week ending September 17:— Wool.—Auction sales were held during the past week when the offer…

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The London Butter Market

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 3

In regard to the London butter market, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a cable from Mr Lance, Commercial Agent, as…

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Good Rains in Queensland. The Wheat Crop Saved

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 2

Splendid rain set in at Brisbane and over the Darling Downs during Monday night, and still continued yesterday. It will be productive of a vast…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Kynuna 20¼d, Mount Margaret 19[?]d. Woolahra 25d, Moa Flat 12[?] d, Cladbrook…

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Decline in Wheat. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 3

Owing to heavy realisations the Chicago Wheat marked has declined 2d Pet bushel…

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