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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Successful Dairying

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 1

Mr J. T. Small, of Kempsey, has shown us a letter from an old friend of his, Mr P. Walker, of Billinudgel, Brunswick River in which the latter…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report:—Although actual transactions during the recess have been confined to the sale of lots, oassed in at auction, and to locality scoured parcels, sufficient wool has been…

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Farm and Field. Device for Catching Pigs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 5

One of the hardest jobs on a farm is the catching and holding of large pigs for ringing or castrating, though the latter operation is usually performed…

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Farmers Union Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 5

Excellent supplies of produce wera available at the Farmers Union sales this morning, although green vegetables were none too plentiful. Hay remained firm, best samples ranging from £3 to £3…

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Government Model Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 2

One of the most, urgent needs of agricultural education throughout Australia is that the best attainable by the most thorough agricultural training at the present…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

Schute, Boll & Co. report under date 2nd January : Although actual transactions during the recess have been confined to the sale of lots passed in at auction and to…

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How Britain Gets Her Meat. a Glimpse at Life on a Cattle-boat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

Every day in the year the United Kingdom consumes nearly 3,000 cattle which have been important from abroad. In the same space of time…

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Farm for Sale

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

To those in search of a snug little farm we would direct attention to the advertisement of Mr. Thos. Meehan, which appears in another column of this issue, in…

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The Denman Butter Factory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 9

The Denman butter factory, to be brought into operation at an carly date, promises to develop into a large and important industry, and Therefore likely greatly to affect…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—Since our last report there has been a general demand for all descriptions of the staple and it is generally believed that the consumptive…

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Government Model Farms

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 5

One of the most urgent needs of agricultural education throughout Australia is that the best results attainable by the most thorough agricultural training at the present…

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Dairying at Overton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 12

Milking machines of the most advanced type are now in use at Mr. Thos. Blunt's extensive Overton dairy farm, and giving, the, greatest satisfaction to the proprietor Their…

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Good Dairy Cows

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 3

Lord Rothschild, (England) is a [?] breeder of good dairy cows, and what is more, makes them pay. Out of 36 cows, seven gave more than 500…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 4

During the past week 16,252 bales of wool were received at Darling Harbour, being an increase of 10,218 bales on the corresponding week last season. As far as the…

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The Farm and Dairy. Value of Ensilage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 3

When cows are on grass during the summer months there is never any question about dairying paying, because they have an abundance of succulent food, or what might…

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Intelligent Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 3

There is no line of agricultural work that pays better than dairying if done in an intelligent manner. Dairying takes practically no fertility from the soil. A ton of…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 3

DALGETY and Co., Limited, report:—Since our last report there has been a general demand for all descriptions of the staple, and ns it is generally believed that…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report: —Wool sales were resumed after the holiday to-day (Monday), 9000 bales being offered to a large attendance of…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 3

Delgety and Company Limited report:—The wool sales were resumed after the holidays to-day 9000 bales being offered to a large attendance of buyers. Practically the whole of the catalogue…

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