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Farming & the land, 1907

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 3

The seventh annual meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union of New South Wales was held in Sydney on Wednesday, Mr. Downes, M.L.A., occupying…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 5

The wool sales closed firm at highest prices of the series…

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The Farm and Dairy Value of Vegetables

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 15

There is not a single garden vegetable that has not a medicinal quality aside from its food value. Asparagus is valuable in all kidney complaints, and a most delicious dish…

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Income From an American 160-Acre Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 15

A rather remarkable list of figures has been printed by the "Register-Leader" of Iowa, showing something of the agricultural wealth of the farmer. It appears that…

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Applying Farmyard Manure

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 15

When farmyard manure is carted from the heap to the field, it is best, if possible, to distribute it over the land without delay, and care should be taken to spread it…

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Those Liberated Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 2

In reference tot he paragraph which was published in the CHRONICLE last week bearing upon the matter of the cattle which were alleged to have…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Shows. Are They Sufficiently Educational

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 6

Mr. R. T. Keys, Bengalla, Muswellbrook wrote thus in the "Agricultural Gazette" for June, 1904:—When the Governments of the colonies (now States) first began to…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 4

brokers, Sydney, report:—The March series of sales in London closed with strong demand current, and every prospect of a firm market continuing. Mail advices as to the rapidity with which arrivals were…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 6

Butter 400 years old has been found in an Irish peat bog. Its origin is unknown, but it is thought to be ordinary butter buried in the peat for preservation and afterwards…

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American Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 3

The shipments of American wheat to Europe last week from Atlantic ports were 137,000 quarters, and from Pacific ports 25,000 quarters…

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Wrinkles and Folds on Merino Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 6

"For years past," writes Mr W. H. Webb in the "Sydney Mall," "It has been shown that the best sheep are the most wrinkly. They win the prizes under our…

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Coming Clips and Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 3

Australasians are proud of Australasian institutions, and an institution peculiarly Australasian is the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company…

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The Farmers' Page. Some Impressions of New Zealand. II

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

In my last contribution I referred to the wealth that was yielded by the primary industries of New Zealand. I would now like to…

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The Buckscraper. a Useful Implement on Farm, Orchard, and Other Work

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 3

I HAVE been struck in the course of my visits to many parts of the State by the absence of good scoops for levelling land for orchard and other purposes, and I have had many inquiries us to where such an implement could be obtained. The several sketches which I herewith give will serve to illustrate…

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Wheat Report. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 7
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., report:—The market this week opened quiet, at values on a par with those ruling prior to the Easter vacation. As is usual at this…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 13

The seventh annual meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union of New South Wales was held in Sydney last week, Mr. Downes, M.L.A., occupying…

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Wrinkles and Folds on Merino Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 4

For years past," writes Mr W. H. Webb in the "Sydney Mail," "it has been shown that the best sheep are the most wrinkly. They win the prizes under our…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Shows. Are They Sufficiently Educational. [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 7

Mr. R. T. Keys, Bengalla, Muswellbrook, wrote thus in the "Agricultural Gazette" for June, 1904:—When the Governments of the colonies (now States) first began to…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 8

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report:—The March series of sales in London closed with strong demand current, and every prospect of a firm market continuing. Mail…

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