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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Will Ensilage Fatten Cattle?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 10

Australia seems to be in the matter of ensilage making where America was some 20 years ago, that is, silos are only resorted to by long-headed, enterprising men, not…

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Wool and Produce

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

The Associated Wool brokers report under date 1st July:— The local market remains quiet, and although a very strong demand is in…

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Annual Wool Statistics

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

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have issued their annual "Review of the Australasian Woo Trade," which, as usual, contains statistics of great value and the…

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The Wool Sales. London, July 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 7

[?] the wool sales, which opened yesterday, [?]ob Balme and Co., Buxton, Ronald, and [?] Son, and Co. offered 9822 bales. [?] inferior crossbreds…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 5

At the wool sales on Thursday the bidding was animated and keen General competition prices had occasioned an upward tendency…

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The Farm and Garden. the Babcook Test

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 14

A Richmond River newspaper publishes the following for the benefit of dairymen: There are very few farmers that don't lower their own test a point or two every week because…

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Cane Crop Spoiled Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1905 · page 3

It is considered that at least halt the young cane crop on the Clareuce will be lost as the result of the heavy frost on Thursday morning. The loss, which will amount to about [?]15,000, is the most severe…

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The Farm. Salt in Butter-making

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

IT has frequently been pointed out that salt batter at times does not keep as well aa unsalted. This is accounted for by the contamination of the salt…

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The Butter Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 3

Three members of the House of Commons have given notice of their intention to move that that Butter Bill be rejected, while others purpose to refer it to a Select Committee…

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"Bobs" Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

To the editor.—It may be of some interest to your readers to know my results ingrowing "Bobs" wheat. On June 25,1904, the Department…

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The Overrun of Butter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

"A Trader" presents a new point of view:—A great deal has been said on this subject from the dairyman's point of view, and I think it is about…

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Gold in Sheep's Teeth

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 1

Mr Brown, of Branston Station, has brought into Dubbo the jaw of a sheap, the teeth of which are plated on the outside with gold. Some time ago a…

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The Butter Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 2

Butter has advanced a half-penny per 4b, and best brands are quoted at 10½d…

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The Butter Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 5

A. J. Balfour, the Prime Minister, has [?] to Mr. Ailwayn Followes, President of [?] of Agriculture, stating he regrets [?] to find time for discussion…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 5

At the wool sales the following prices realised for the undermentioned clips :—Er-whon, ll[?] Brajar, ll[?]d ; Torlesse, 11¾ ; Yarran, 14[?]d ; Strathbogie, 19[?]…

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Care of the Farm Machinery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 6

Those who have gone about much [?] forma have frequently been pleased tice the groat care that is taken of the chinery, and the many evidences of [?]…

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The Wool Sales

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

At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Gear, ll[?]d; Hill, 11[?]d; Barcaldine 12d; Howard, 12¼d; Culverden, 12¾d;…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 2

At the wool sales on Tuesday merinos were very firm. coarse, crossbreds slightly easier, and medium and fine unchanged…

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The Dairying Industry

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

The Parliamentary select committee recently appointed to in[?]ire into the dairying in[?]try sat for the first time at the commit[?] room, Parliament House, on Wednesday…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 6

At the wool sales on Thursday there was an animated demand for merino wool at the highest prices of series Crossbred are unchanged…

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