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Farming & the land, 1905

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Dutch Dairy Farms

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 14

The Dutch dairy farms have lest famous, but they require to be [?] thoroughly appreciated. To the Eng[?] the care bestowed on the cow hoses [?]…

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Farm and Field

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 4

Points in Favor of Lime. 1. It is of the greatest benefit to all soils, and is Injurious to none. 2. Lime Is good for burning up and…

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The Farm and Gard[?] Farm Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 14

Cabbages are well suited for feeding [?] classes of farm stock, particularly dairy[?] being regarded as superior in feeding [?] to turnips and rape. The do, [?]…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 3

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

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The Mortality Among Cattle at Muswellbrook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 2

WITH reference to the extraordinary mortality amongst cattle on Skellatar Estate, reported in our last issue, we now learn that Mr. Stewart (the…

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Failure of Russian Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 3

The authorities report that bad crops are expected in various districts of 26 provinces of Russia…

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Dutch Dairy Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 6

The Dutch dairy farms have long been famous, but they require to be seen to be thoroughly appreciated. To the English eye, the care bestowed on the cow house borders…

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Wybong. DAIRYING

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 2

This district suffered so severely in the drought that it has only recently become convalescent. But things are looking up now, and an air of prosperity is gradually…

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The Farm and Garden. Farm Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 6

Cabbages are well suited for feeding to all of farm stock, particularly dairy cows, being regarded as superior in feeding value to turnips and rape. They do, however, It would be inaccurate to say that a winter washing will do away with all insect and fungus troubles in summer; but it may be said with perfect truth that attention given then…

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Butter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 July 1905 · page 3

Mr W. Morrison, head butter salesman of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., has just returned from London, where several months…

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A Scotch Farmer's Grace

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 3

An old Ayrshire farmer used regularly to deliver himself of the following quaint, effusion as a grace before meat; "Tak" aff yer bonnets, honest men! Are they…

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Labor Farms

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 2

THE Government still cherish the chimera that they can solve the unemployed difficulty by finding employment for those who are out of work. They are about to…

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Butter Adulteration Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 5

Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Acting Agent-General for New South Wales, on behalf of the Agents-General, has written to Mr. Ailwyn Fellowes. President of the Board of…

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Wool and Produce

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 22nd July:—The first auctions of the new wool year were held on Wednesday and Thursday…

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The Quarter Sessions. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.) Friday, July 28. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 8

In the case in which William Henry [?] was arrainged on a charge of stealing a cow, at Bendolba, the property of George Neil, the following evidence was taken after the report…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 2

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

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, Sydney, report having sold a parcel of wool which was the product of sheepskins from the Sydney Meat Preserving Company's works at…

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The Wool Market. Uncertainty in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 6

A London correspondent, writing to the "Argus" on June 30, says:— The market is in a state of high fever, and there is apparently nothing near at hand to check it…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market. Edward Higgins, Parkinson and Co. Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 4

About 1600 cattle yarded on the 1st inst, comprising about 900 Queensland mature bullocks, balance young bullocks and steers. Buyers were only in moderate attendance and competition dull and…

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Poultry Farming on Great Lines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1905 · page 4

While it cannot be said that poultry farming is neglected in Australia, the vast possibilities of this branch of industry are not Adequately realised. For carrying it on successfully one does not require to…

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