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Farming & the land, 1905

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Tee Farm and Garden. Apple Blight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 12

American blight is at once recognised by its wool-like appearance, as if bits of wool had floated from somewhere and settled on the shoots. When a tree is very badly infested it…

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Testing Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 12

The milk and butter trials of dairy cows at St. Louis, U.S., which lasted over four months and brought out numerous facts of interest, are discussed by "Merlin," in a recent issue…

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Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. Attention is directed to advertise

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 4

Attention in connection with the above company appearing in this issue, by which it will be Perceived that a dividend the first of 1/s Per share on all…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 3

At the sales yesterday there was a small offering. Prices were exceedingly firm. The undermentioned clips sold as follow:— Makonui, 9d: Tammu, 9d; Canowie, 9¼d;…

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Effect of Bluestone on Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 4

MR. R. W. Peacock, manager Bathurst Experimental Farm, reports in the "Gazette" some interesting comparative results of three says of treating…

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Sheep Struck by Lightning. a Remarkable Current

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

A singular occurrence took place at Powlett Victoria, during a heavy thunderstorm which passed over that district recently. A small flock of Eat owes, valued…

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Proposed Co-operative Butter Factory. a Successful Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

The meeting addressed by Mr Heffernan in the Victoria Hall on Saturday night in advocacy of the proposed co-operative butter factory was large…

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Overton Estate. Irrigation and Dairying on a Great Scale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 6

Muswellbrook has often been floridly and grandil[?]uently dubbed "The Athens of the North." That is a trifle more of artistic poetic fiction than romance, for the sung…

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When Socialist Turns Farmer. Extracts From the Diary of "Workers' Rest."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 6

Mr. Tom Mann, having found that preaching socialism to farmer produces no results beyond his own salary of £600 a year, has decided to abandon precept in favour of example. By…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

The Now Zealand [?] and Mercantile Company report :—At our sale yesterday supplies were small, Good general demand at prices about equal to last mouth's rates. japanese having superior secured at…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

REPORT for week ending March 11:— Wool.—The local market continues quiet and only a moderate amount of…

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Testing- Dairy Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 3

The milk and butter trials of dairy cows at St. Louis, U.S., which lasted over four months and brought out numerous facts of interest, ore discussed by " Merlin," in a recent issue…

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The Farm and Garden. Apple Blight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 3

American blight is at once recognised by its wool-like appearance, as if bits of wool bad floated from somewhere und settled on the shoots. Whon a tree is very badly infested it…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday prices realised for the undermentioned clips were:— Waihua 7½d, Kereru 9d, Tipapa 9 [?] d, Burroway 10½d, Hakaterama 10 7/8d, Trawalla 14 7/8d, searle…

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Fox-terriers Destroy Sheep Claim for Damages Dismissed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 2

In Sydney District Court on Tuesday, before Judge Gibson Thomas Eliott, of Sydney- carcase butcher, s[?] Edith Francis Hainke to recover £9)…

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Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 3

At the wool sales last evening competition was brisk, and everything was firm at improved rates…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Wincucombe, Carson & Co, Ltd, Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

We offered a email catalogue on Tuesday, comprising only a moderato selection of greasy and scoured wools, very few attractive parcels being…

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Dairy Herd Book Wanted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

Now that dairying has become one of the staple industries in this district, it behoves those engaged in it to look around and see in what way they can…

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Fodder for Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 7

The Live Stock Review" offers some hints upon the often unutilised, rusted wheat straw, that may be of interest to cattle owners in this and other…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 5

For the series of sales closed yesterday there were catalogued 165,000 bales. Of these 83,500 were sold to home buyers, 70,000 to the Continent, 6000 to American…

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