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Farming & the land, 1906

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 3

The wool sales yesterday Baxton, Ron[?] Company, Joseph Balme and Com[?] and Jacomb, Son, and Company offer[?] 56 bales, nearly half of which were New…

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The Wool Sales [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

The london wool sales opened at an animated advance of from five to ten per cent…

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Tenantless Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 3

[?]ty thousand tenantless farms are for [?] New York State owing to the expan[?] of business towns denuding the rural [?]…

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Sheep and Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 2

Mesrs. Jacob and Guest, stock and station agents, Boggabri, report that the general rains experienced during the past three weeks have caused a tremendous boom in the sheep…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

BALGETY &, SYDNEY, REPORT. CO: A very brisk demand prevails for all wools available for sale by private treaty at very firm prices compared…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

[?]he wool sales prices for the undermen[?] clips were:—Fernlee, 11d; Mahia, [?] Weka, 11½d; Rosebank, 12¼d; Wai[?] 12½d: Naling, 13[?]d; Taylor, 13[?]d;…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 5

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 10th March:—A strong inquiry is in evidence, but owing to the meagre stock available, and…

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Great Cattle Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

No less than about 1600 head of cattle are advertised for sale at next Wednesday's weekly stock markets. Owing to the late beneficent…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday Banxton, Ronald, and Company, Joseph Balme and Company and Jacomb, Son, and Company offered 7866 bales, nearly half of which were New…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 5

Owing prices were realised at he [?] yesterday for the clips mention[?] 9½d Dandine 11¼d, Mangow[?] 14½, Gear 14½d…

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The Wool Sales. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

At the colonial wool sales to-day the competition was animated, and opening prices were often exceeded…

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Farm and Field. Selecting and Testings Seed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 5

The practical farmer buys, plants and grown seed for profit, and hence it is the beat economy for him to test them for their percentage of germination,…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Dairying Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 6

The dairying industry continues to make rapid advancement throughout this district, despite the drawback in the way of the drougrht that has held the place in its…

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Farming in Denmark

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 5

I have lately obtained the report of the Scottish Commission on Agriculture to Denmark, which is extremely interesting reading (says "Bruni" in the "Australasian.")…

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The Dairy Industry. Milking Cows by Machinery

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

Among the industries of the world dairying occupies a foremost place, and any schemes or auxiliaries for its advancement always command attention…

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Purchase of Dairy Heifers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. Carr, a buyer of stock from Maitland, has been on the Manning River during the past week purchasing poddy heifters of a good class for a Mr. Collier, of Queensland. The…

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An All-white Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 7

I would be hard to find a prettier fad than that of Baron Alington, whose great farm in Dorsetshire is stocked with beasts and birds of all kinds, every one of them snow-white…

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Farming in Denmark

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 4

I HAVE lately obtained the report of the Scot[?]ish. Commission on Agriculture to Denmark, which is extremely inter, sting reading (says "Bruni" in…

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Bloomfield Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 1

Captain Doyle, on behalf of the South African Government, has purchased from Mr. B. Haydon, of Bloomfield, near Blandford, three…

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