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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Farming at Muswellbrook. Neglected Opportunities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 8

With the exception of one farm, or perhaps it would be more correct to term it an estate, for the property I have in mind consists of about 6000…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Singleton branch of the above organisation was convened for Sales day last, but as only three members— Messrs. John Hayes (president), J. E. Shepherd,[?]…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above, which was called for Saturday last, at 11 a.m., lapsed for want of a quorum. There were only three members in…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 1

The railway authorities supply some interesting statistics with regard to the wool and wheat traffic over railways during the season now partially…

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Converted Colonial Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 5

Large quantities of colonial butter are being shipped to Holland where it is mixed with about 58 per cent. of a new adulterant which hitherto could not be detected by…

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The Wheat Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 2

THE wheat crop recently garnered in this State, in spite of the damage done by bush fires, amounted to 16 million bushels. The year before it was 27…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

So far as the operations of the Railway Department are concerned, the present wool season is practically ended. The record shows that up to the 31st March…

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Wool and Produce

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report under date April 1st:— Wool.—There has been a good inquiry during the past week for shipping lines of…

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Review of the Wool Trade

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

We have received from Messrs. Golds-brough, Mort and Co., Ltd., a copy of their Annual Review of the Australian Wool Trade for the year 1904-5. The…

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The Farm and Garden. Doubling the Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

Experiments carried out daring the past season by Mr. Ernest Parke and Dr. Dyer on the farm of the former at Kincton, in Warwickshire, again demonstrate the responsive power…

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Dairy Inspection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 3

The principle of selfshelp amongst farmers has been adopted in Scotland, where the Highland and Agricultural Society has been testing the cows of…

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Mixed Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

A writer in the "Australasian" says :—It is not a good policy for the farmer to direct his attention exclusively to the growth of farm produce. In all countries mixed…

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Wheat Cultivation

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. E. Kelly, a South Australian farmer, condemns the growing of wheat in stubble land as unprofitable. An he puts it, it costs quite as much…

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Sydney Price for Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

Under the above heading the writer of the "On the Land" column in Thursday's "Sydney Morning Herald," writes as follows on a matter of…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

THE Australian Mortgage, Land & Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge & Co., Ltd., Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and…

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Special Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

Attention is directed to a special sale of store cattle that is Advertised by Messrs H.Bailey and Sons for tomorrow, at Foster's saleyards."- As will…

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American Wheat Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 3

The Federal Department of Agriculture at Washington reports that the general condition of winter wheat is 91.6. On this [?] the New York Produce Exchange…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

The first annual meeting of the recently formed farmers" and Soltlers' Association in this district, was held at the Club House. Hotel en Tuesday…

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