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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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The Wool Sales

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

At the wool sales to-day there was an [?] demand. The top prices of the [?] were fully maintained. American competition was stronger. The following prices…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report:—The raw material continues in great request at firmer rates than ever; the position as to supplies is…

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The Food of Crops

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

Tho main object in a farmer's avocation is to convert soil and atmosphere into suitable food for food and domestic animals. The boundless…

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Butter Commission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Taverner, Agent-General for Victoria, in giving evidence before, the Butter Commission, advocated the stoppage of all manipulaton,'marking, and milk blending of…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

[?] the wool sales to-day there was strong [?]etition at the highest rates of the [?] The following prices were realised: [?] 8ld; White Rock, 12ld;…

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Farm and Field. a Co-Operative Society end Canadian Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 3

A deputation from the Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society recently visited the United States and Canada to investigate the buying and growing of…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

There was strong competition at the highest rates of the scries at yesterday's wool sales in London…

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Farm and Field. When is Land too Good to be Tilled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

Under the above heading, this problem is answered in an article in the "Journal of the Department of Agriculture," Ireland, in the following manner:—…

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The Farm and Garden. Pig Feeding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 11

The properly fed pig is as highly profitable an animal as the improperly fed one is the reverse, and pig-raisers, who complain of poor prices, have usually themselves to…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 6

During the past week 609 bales of wool were received at Darling Harbour, being an increase of 319 on the number received during the corresponding week of last year. The season's receipts up to date are…

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Wool and Wheat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

During the week ended. Saturday last 609 bales of wool were received by rail at the three depots Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and…

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Letter to the Editor. That CATTlE DISEASE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

Sir,—The disease from which those cattle are drying on the Manning is "Braxy," a [?] disease, now somewhat common. Large doses of salts and podophyllin is the best…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 5

A wool sales yesterday prices for the [?] were:—Waramen, 14[?]d; Na[?]: Christchurch, 13[?]d : Kawarau, Langridge, 11[?]d ; Belvraid, 10[?]d…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Senute, Bell, and Co., report, under the date May 21:—At the sales held in the Sydney market to-day a very good selection of wools was submitted.The…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 7

It would be better for the reputation of dairymen could the milkers be induced to milk with clean hands (declares H. O. Curtis, in writing to the "Jersey Bulletin.")…

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The Butter Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 3

[?] Lovell and Christmas, large butter [?] have arranged to amalgamate [?] and Company of Liverpool and [?] with a capital of about £1,000…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 3

[?] wool sales closed at slightly [?] but generally top prices…

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The Wool Sales London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day a, [?] irregularity in the prices prevailed but medium and good sorts realised the highest prices of the series…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 3

Daring the series now closed there was sold to home buyers 90,000 bales, to the Conti[?] 57,000 to America 9000, and there were held over 9000. The departure of the…

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Why Butter Goes Rancid

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

There is a peculiar form of bacterium which, when it finds a proper place in which to multiply, develops an acid with well-known and well-liked flavour. This…

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