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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 71

The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 6

Breed only from bulls whose ancestors were of deep-milking strains. One would think that this should be unnecessary advice. There are, however, (says the Sydney…

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Association for Breeding Dairy Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 6

In many farming districts of the American Union, dairymen's associations have keen formed for the purpose of distributing the risks and the expenses which are…

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Young Men for the Farm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 4

AMONGST the immigrants who are now streaming into New South Wales by every passenger steamer from the United Kingdom and South Africa…

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Baby-Farmer Sentenced. Five Years' Hard Labour

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 8

THE Criminal Court, Perth, was crowded on Monday when Alice Mitchell, who was found guilty of manslaughter of a child, was brought up…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 8

Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. report :—The wool sales, for this week totalled about 10,000 bales, and of this quantity a large proportion was made up of small parcels of…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 14

Messre. Schute, Bell and Co., wool and pr[?] brokers, Sydney, report:—Interest in wool circles centered in the revival of auction sales during [?] current week, when about 10,000 bales will be [?]…

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Young Men for the Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

AMONGST the immigrants who are now stroaming into New South Wales by every passonger steamer from the United Kingdom and South Africa…

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Improving the Dairy Herds

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Sternbeck, of Laguna, has just added to his dairy herd a fine red spotted bull, purchased from the Government Stud Farm, Berry, South…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

The number of bales of wool received during the past week at Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth was 102G. The receipts so far as the season has gone total…

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The Cattle Mortality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

Messrs. R. T. Keys and J.C. White took an active part last week in endeavouring to decide definitely the cause of the mortality amongst the cattle brought here from…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

THE Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsborough, Mori and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…

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A Flock of Black Sheep

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 1

Pastoralists at Narrabri are making preparations for shearing. On account of the recent splendid seasons heavy returns are expected. For a…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 7

Messrs. Schute, Bell und Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report:—A buoyant market was experienced during last week's auction sales, any description above medium quality commanding…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 3

At the Antwerp wool sales yesterday there was a fair attendance. Buyers were undecided and bidding was without, animation. Crossbrals were unchanged and merinos showed a…

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Muswellbrook. Dairy Stock Poisoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Blunt of Overton has occasion yesterday to change 22 dairy heifers from the paddock in which they has been grazing in to an adjoining one. Eighteen of them were found…

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Farmers and Politics Significant Remarks

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 4

The report of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to be presented to the annual conference on July-9 contains some significant…

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The Cattle Mortality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 7

Mr. Stewart, Government Veterniary Surgesn, arrived here this afternoon and proceeded at once to Overton to examine the cows which had died from the supposed dating of a poisonous weed. A number…

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Maize for the Dairymen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 6

Maize, says a contemporary, as a food for dairy stock, cannot be over-estimated. It is the all round best of food. Tests, both in Australia and America, both maize-growing…

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Butter Classification

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 11

When the compulsory grading of butter for export was proposed by the Federal Government under the Commerce Act very strong objection was taken to it by operators of…

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Cattle Byproducts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 5

Cattle furnish, besides food, no end of articles in common use. Your toilet or laundry soap is made from their grease; the curled hair in your chair…

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