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Farming & the land, 1906

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 4

Messrs, Hill, Clark, and Co.'s report:—Wool matters generally are in a very unsatisfactory state, and values have fallen heavily, being generally quoted at about 12½ to 15 per cent., and even at this…

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Farmers" and Settlers' Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 4

At the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday, a discussion on subsection A of section 37 of the Pastures…

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The Wonderful Farmer!

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 6

We had a fine season last year, and you heard your farmers say they crew 35, 40, even 50 bushels to the acre. Your farmer grew 50 bushels to the acre? He grew 30 bushels? He grew…

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Pastoral Progress and Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

New South Wales, the premier sheep-producing State of the Commonwealth, is so dependent upon the number and the welfare of sits flocks, that the stock-taking returns,…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, Carson, and Co., Ltd., report:—The past week has been quiet on in the Sydney wool market, though there are not wanting signs of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market News. Maitland Stock Sales. Monday's Market

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 28th July:— The market continues quiet, but the reports of brokers for the first week…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 2

At the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association last week, Mr. John Perry, M.L.A., was unanimously reelected President; Messrs.J. Wetherspoon…

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Pastoral Progress and Prospects

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

New South Wales, the premier sheep-producing State of the Commonwealth, is so dependent upon the number and the welfare of its flocks, that the stock-taking returns,…

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The Stud Sheep Fair

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

The oldest wool firm in Australia, Messrs. Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., have had the satisfaction of recording another great success in…

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Market Reports. Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co.'s report -Wool matters generally are in a very unsatisfactory state, and values have fallen heavily, being generally quoted at about 124 to 15 per cent., and even at this…

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Sydney Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson & Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 7

The past week has been a quiet one in the Sydney Wool Market though there are not wanting signs of returning aoafidence. The Russian troubles are still exercing a marked…

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Farm and Field. British Agricultural Statistics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

Complete returns of the agricultural produce statistices of the United Kingdom for the year 1905 have recently been issued. The totals for the United…

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Bowthorn Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

The committee selected last week at thoroughly representative meeting of dairy farmers to further consider the offer of Mr. Lavis to convert his extensive works into a…

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Farmers' Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 7

The Farmers' Conference agreed to the establishment of a State land bank. They reasserted that closer settlement was the only policy that could bring prosperity to the…

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Rabbit Extermination. Farmers Believe in Dr. Danysz

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 3

The general opinion of the members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association appears to be in sympathy with the work now being carried out by Dr…

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Butter Dearer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 5

The price of butter was raised a penny per lb. all round in Sussex-street this morning…

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The Gambling Evil. an Archbishop's Pastoral Letter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 5

Archbishop Clarke, with the Bishops of Ballarat, Bendigo, Wangaratta, and Gippsland, last week addressed a pastoral letter to the clergy of Victoria on the subject of…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 3

Striking evidence of the value of superphosphates for wheat-growing is, the Victorian Director of Agriculture (Dr. Cherry) points out, shown by the results achieved last year between…

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Dry Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 4

A remarkable article appears in the recently received issue of the "The Century Illustrated," on the subject of "Dry Farming or Scientific Soil Culture," which should receive…

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Dry Farming, or Scientific Soil Culture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 3

What Western people have become accustomed to call "The Campbell system of dry-farming" consists simply in the exercise of intelligence, care, patience, and tireless…

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