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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Farm and Garden. Cause of Cream Ripening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 6

Professor Conn, in his new work, entitled "Bacteria and Milk," says:—The chief agency in cream ripening is the growth of bacteria. The bacteria of milk collect in the cream and…

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Experiments With Wheat. Some Successful Results

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

When inspecting recently the work carried on at Lambrig, near Queanbeyan, by Mr. W. Farrer, the Wheat Experimentalist of the Department of…

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Wheat Still Arriving. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

WHEAT is still arriving at Darling Harbour in very large quantities, and 81,000 bags were received this morn ing, which is a record number handled…

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The Land Tax Assessment. Farmers' Meeting at Quirindi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon last a meeting was held under the Farmers of the Farmers nod Settlers' Association at the Central Hotel for the purpose of protesting against the increased Land Tax…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 4

REPORT for week ending January 16:— Wool.—Sales have progressed very satisfactorily during the past week…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 3

At the wool sales, yesterday, Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Chas. Balme and Co., and Ducroz, Sep, and Co. offered 7560 bales, comprising a good and representative selection,…

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American Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 3

The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 63,571,000 bushels…

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Danish Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 13
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

It was quite evident that the reputation made by Danish butter is being traded upon by the other Continental nations. Some letters have recently appeared in a daily paper of…

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The Butter Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 8

The butter manufacturers are threatened by a serious fall in prices, the competition of Canada and the European producing countries having…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

The Associated Wool-brokers report under date 16th instant:—Sales have progressed very satisfacterily during the past week. The selection of greasy wools on…

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London Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

The first series of colonial wool sales opened in London on Tuesday afternoon last Biddings were brisk, and prices were from par to 15 per cent advance upon the…

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United States Wool Clip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

The National Association of United States Wool Manufactures estimates the number of sheep in the United States on April 1, 1903, at 39,284,000, against 42,184,122 head on the same date in 1902,…

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Wool Sales. London, Jan. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales, yesterday, Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Chas. Balme and Co., and Ducroz, Son, and Co. offered 7560 bales, comprising a good and representative selection,…

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The Wool Sales. London. Jan 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

The following prices were realised for the fleeces mentioned:—Narrung, 8 5-8d; Humanocks, Afton, Cybool, Carrol, 9 3/4d; Aratula, 9 7-8d; Burrabogie, 20 3-8d…

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Farmer Fined by 'Phone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 3
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The town marshal of Elnora, in Indiana was called to the telephone recently by John Ketehem a farmer, who lives eight miles away. "You…

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the farm & garden. Dry Feeding for Poultry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 13

The poultry world is very enthusiastic just, now about the system known as dry feeding, which has been introduced from America, and is being developed a great deal by…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 6

Extremely large supplies of produce came forward at the Farmers' Union sales in West Maitland on Wednesday morning, potatoes being represented in such large quantity that the market…

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The Farm and Garden. Dry Feeding for Poultry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 6

The poultry world is very enthusiastic just now about the system known as dry feeding, which has been introduced from America, and is being developed a great deal by…

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