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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 7

Some butter factories still continue to discountenance use of the home separator. They allege (says an exchange) that first-class butter cannot be made from home…

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Dungog Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

Messrs. Carlton and Abbott, the well-known auctioneers, announce in our advertising columns that on Saturday next, at their yards, Dungog, they will offer about 1000…

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Tenant Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 3

Lord Carrington urges that tenant farmers should show they were deadly in earnest about the Land Tenure Bill, otherwise the House of Lords might reject the measure…

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Wool and Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

The wool received by rail last week at the three shipping depots—Darling Har­bor, Newcastle, and Morpeth—amounted to 19,397 bales, a decrease of 24,175 as…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 5

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 13th October:— During the past week the market has reflected all the best features of the opening…

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The Wool Market. Schute, Bell and Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

Light catalogues were again forward last week, competition well sustained for all descriptions of the staple. Arrivals promise to be on…

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Farm and Field. The Cultivation of Lucerne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 4

Lucerne is essentially a crop for dry climates ana dry soils. Although a calcareous soll is not essential for its successful growth, the crop thriven better…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 3

Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. report having held a special sale of cattle on 16th inst., yarding 900, and selling 800. Buyers were in good…

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Narrabri Butter Factory. £10 for a Pound of Butter. Narrabri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 11

On Saturday morning the Hon. J. A. Hogue, Colonial Secretary, accompanied by Mr. Collins, member for the district, and Messrs. Donaldson, Davidson, Henley, and J. Perry, representing Tumut,…

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Store Cattle Sale at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 4

In our business columns of this issue may be found advertised particulars of a sale of 1600 head mixed cattle at Foster's Yards, Singleton, on November 16, when H. York…

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Sydney Wool Sales [By Telegraph.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 4

At the wool sales Messrs Dalgety and Co. report another satisfactory week's business transacted in the wool market. Each day's sales have passed…

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Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 11

Some butter factories still continue to discountenance use of the home separator. They allege (says an exchange) that first-class butler cannot be made from home…

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Farm and Field. The Cultivation of Lucerne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 6

Lucerne is essentially a crop for dry climatos and dry soils. Although a calcareous soil is not essential for its successful growth, the crop thrives better…

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The Dairying Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 6

It is stated a large grazier in the district is about to engage extensively in dairying, and thus open up additional avenues of employment…

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Local and General. Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 4

During last week 34,249 bales of wool were received at Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth depots. this represents an increase of 4739 bales on the receipts for the same portion of last…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage, Land & Finance Co., Ltd., report:—Wool.—The market during the past week has continued to rule strong…

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The Wool Market. Dalgety and Co. REPORT

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

ANOTHER satisfactory week's business baa been transacted in the wool market, each day's sales having passed off with good spirit, and under the…

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Experimental Farmiat Pilliga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. W. S. Campbell, Director of Agriculture, leaves Sydney to-night for Pilliga, where he intends to spend several days inquiring as the the most suitable locality in the district for the establishment of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—Last week passed without special incident, so far as the local market is concerned, offering being again very light for the middle of…

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Farmer and Company, Limited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

An advertisement elsewhere in this issue announces that Mr. E. G. Fletcher, representative of Farmer and Company, Limited, of Victoria House, Sydney, will be in town…

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