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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Mr. Reid at the Farmers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

" In the older days of politics in Australia, men of all classes and of all industrial interests interests able to meet together on a common political platform on the broad basis of…

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Our Sydney Letter the Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 2

VICTORIAN farmers haven't gained a very high opinion of the Labour party. The president of their association, at their annual…

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Prime Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 3

Not with standing the dryness of the season prime stock continue to be raised locally, the butchers displaying from time carcases that indicate the nutritiousness of natural…

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The Butter Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 5

Sussex-street agents to-day decided upon an advance of one half-penny per pound in the price of butter from Monday next: The house of Hohenzollern possesses a…

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Mistaken Identity. the Butter-fingered Commander

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 3

The "Strasburg Courier" tells the following story:—In a little Alsatian garrison town, after the bugle "to quarters" had sounded, the commander, in mufti,…

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Sydney Wool Market. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 5

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. report :—At the auction sales of wool hold this week brisk, competition prevailed, and although offerings were. necessarily limited at this…

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Dr. Dairysz and the Law

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 1

THERE is an interesting development in the Danysz experiment scheme. The committee which has charge of the arrangements has received from a solicitor representing Mr. W…

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Farm and Field. Notes on Bone Manure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 5

— Nowadays bones are treated In so many ways before being made into manures that their proportions of nitrogen and phosphoric acid vary considerably when…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

Encouraged by the success of the summer school for teachers, the Minister for Agriculture has decided upon running a winter school for farmers for one month…

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A New Dairying Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 5

In another column we give a description of the method adopted for the production of dry milk powder in factories in New Zealand, Denmark and in various places on the…

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German Army Stud Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 5

At Trakehnen, in Eastern Prussia, ten miles from the Russian border, is the Government Stud Farm, founded in the eighteenth century by Frederick the Great. It…

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Our Sydney Letter. [From Our Correspondent.] Sydney, Wednesday. The Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 6

Victorian farmers haven't gained a very high opinion of the Labour party. The President of their Association, at their annual conference, pointed out…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 4

During the week 16,500 bags of wheat were received at Darling Island, being an increase of 2155 bags on the receipts for the corresponding week last year. For the…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 6

'A' practice largely adopted by pig-breeders in America, and one which ought to be general followed in Australia, is to provide means by which the animals can have…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 5

[?] arrivals of wool number 316,500 bales. [?] 166,000 have been forwarded direct, [?] manufactures, and there are [?] 157,500 for the next series…

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Store Cattle and Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 2

We have been requested to direct attention to the advertisements appearing in this issue,announcing that Messrs. Walter J.Hawke and Co., of Armidale, 1 offer by auction Albion Yards, Armidale…

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Pure-bred Durham Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 2

On Tuesday next an important sale of pure-bred Durham cows and heifers will be held at Campbell's Hill, when Messrs. E. W. Sparke and J. A. Mackenzie (in conjunction)…

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Inferior Cattle. (To the Editor of the Singleton ARGUS.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 3

Sir,—In your last Saturday's issue there appears a letter, or more like an insult, from Andrew laycock. In regard to the potting of our apola…

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American Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 3

The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 54,848,000…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 28th April:- The monthly auctions were held during two days of the past week, when cats…

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