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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 3

The wool market is brisk. Everything is soiling at full prices, with an upward tendency…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 5th May :— A good inquiry still exists in this market for any available lines at values fully…

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The Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 4

In Sydney the wool market has undergone no change. The demand continues as firm as ever and all available parcels are bringing high prices…

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"Inferior Cattle."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

We have received a letter from Mr Andrew Laycock, of Putty, under the above heading. As no good result can be achieved by a controversy on this…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 5
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[?] wool market the following prices [?]:—Esperance, Is: Gear. 13d : [?]canterbury, 13d : woodbank. [?] Esher, 20d :…

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The Wool Market London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

The London wool market has a upward tendency…

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Poultry Farmers' New Premises

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 5

The Poultry Farmers' Co-operative Society, Limited, held their first sale of table birds in their new premises, Parker-street, Sydney, on the 6th inst…

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The Farm and Garden. Pruning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 11

It is not easy, even for one who knows how to prune, to write fully just how it should be done. Some general directions may be noted…

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Mudgee Labour Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 16

The idea of establishing a labour farm at Mudgee has not been abandoned; it is merely awaiting the necessary legislation to authorise its creation. The Minister of…

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Butter Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

E. J. W. Taverner, Agent-General for [?] in giving evidence before the Butter commission, advocated the stoppage of all [?]aton, marking, and addition blending of…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

The following prices ware realise :— Keil[?] end Felton. Idd : Bisdce and Sedge[?] Hid : Ugbrooke, 14fd : Rli[?]…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 6

The selection of a stallion that wilt form a satisfactory alliance for his mares is a subject, that has been, and very probably still, agitating the mind of many horsebrecders. Some leave this…

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Science in Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 4

A great many farmers somehow have taken on a great prejudice against the use of science and scientific methods in fanning. They have strange ideas as to what science is,…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 4

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

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 5

[?] wool sales to-day there was keen [?] from all quarters. All classes [?] realised the highest prices of the [?] The following prices were realised—…

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Latest Market News. Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 7

Messrs. Schute, Bell, & Co. report :—The rainfall experienced over a fair area of the State this week has been a great relief in many centres, although, as always, a heavier…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day there was been [?]tion for crossbreds, and prices were well maintained. American buyers operated a little more freely. The following prices…

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The Alleged Cattle Stealing Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 4

A number of persons interested, as well as the accused, in the alleged cattle stealing case, reported in the "Mercury" last week, left here by train yesterday to be present at the hearing of…

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Canadian Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for [?] Affairs, replying to the deputation [?] waited upon him from the Ontario [?]men's Association, predicted that a…

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