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Farming & the land, 1906

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 5

[?] wool sales there was keen competition [?] for all descriptions, and prices were [?]. The prices realized for the crips [?] were:—Goonambil, [?]d…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday prices for the [?]mentined clips were:—Marrar, 13½d; [?] 13½3; Goonoo, 14[?]d; CY. 12[?]d; [?] 11[?]d; Yalluna, 14[?]d, Tauroa, 14[?]d…

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The Wool Sales [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 2

The wool sales opened yesterday with animated competition, and prices were the highest recorded this season…

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Cheap Dairy Farm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 2

We are requested to draw attention to an alteration in Messrs Binney and Co.'s advertisement re cheap dairy farm on the Darling Downs,…

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Bloomfield Sheep

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

Captain Doyle, on behalf of the South African Government, has purchased from Mr. B. Haydon, of Bloomfield, Blandford, three merino stud rams and seventeen…

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American Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

[?] supply of American wheat, ac[?] to "Bradstreet's," is 69,756,000…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

[?] wool sales last evening there was [?] competition for crossbreds. American [?] were operating heavily at the highest [?] of the series…

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The Sheep or the Rabbit, Which?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 4

IT is almost inconceivable that there are any who can uphold the rabbit against the sheep. Surely there ore none such who have made anything…

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Farmers' Produce Market. East Maitland Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

There was a fairly large supply of produce forward at Messrs. Swan and Murray's Union Sales, which were held at East Maitland this morning. Buyers were in good…

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Big Sale of Dairy Heifers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

On Monday last Mr. J. S. O'Donuell reports having sold to Mr. L. Want, for Queensland, 500 dairy heiters, while yesterday he sold 520 more to Mr. McArthur, of Toowoomba (Q.) These…

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Dogs Amongst Dairy Cows

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

On a well-conducted dairy farm dogs are kept away from the cows. Some men think that, provided the milkers are not "heeled" up by…

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A Butter Exhibit

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

The Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. were exhibitors at the Newcastle Show in the competition for export butter, and were awarded second…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 5

At the wool sales everything catalogued was sold at the highest level of the series. The following prices were realisd for the clips mentioned:—Mundara, 15[?]d; Ardachy,…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

The highest prices were maintained at yesterday's wool sales…

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Farm and Field, What Chemical Manures are Doing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 5

An interesting paper on "The Value of Artificial Manures" was read by Mr Hall at a recent meeting of the Farmers' Association at Yallunda, South Australia…

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Immigration. English Farmers on the Way. London, March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 5

Mr. T. A. Coghlan, the Agent-General, is receiving many inquiries from intending emigrants for New South Wales. Seventy emigrants are sailing in the next…

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The Farm and Garden Darkened Honey

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 11

It has always been a moot point whether old combs cause darkened honey. There is probability it might do so if allowed to remain in the hive for a year or two; but if…

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Advanced Methods of Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 13

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

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 4

During the past week 1164 bales of wool were received at Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth, being an increase of 400 bales on the receipts for the same period last…

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The Pastoral Interests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 4

The value of the sheep to the State is little realised by the people generally. A brief study of statistics indicates clearly the relation of the pastoral interests to the…

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