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Farming & the land, 1907

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Mortality Amongst Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 2

In addition to the losses of cattle reported in recent issues of this paper, we have now to record the most serious of all, namely, the deaths of 18 valuable…

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Mortality Among Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

Mr Thomus Blunt, of Overton, near Musuwellbrook, had occasion on Weduesday to change 22 dairy he[?] from a paddock, where they had been…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. Prices were unchanged. Crossbeds were neglected. 6570 bales were offered, and 1835 were sold…

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Selection of Seed Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

A bulletin of importance to the farming interests has been issued at the Agricultural College of the University of California from the pen of Professor G. W…

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Dryden's Famous Medicines for Horses and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 5

At the Royal Agricultural Society's Show in Sydney, Mr. A. Dryden was a warded the first order of merit for his horse and cattle medicines. A…

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The One-Crop System of Farming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

The one-crop system, wherever it is practised, means failure ultimately. This has been the story of agriculture since the world began. Of course, When the…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 6
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A very large per cent. of the spraying done is of little of no value, for the reason that the mixture is not combined properly or is not applied at the right time in…

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The Cooper Sheep-shearing Machines and Fair-bank's Morse Cil Engines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 5

A very fine display was made at the R.A.S., Show by the Cooper Co. Each day a number of sheep were shorn by the Cooper machines, the…

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Farm and Field. Bovine Tuberculosis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

In an address at a recent meeting of the Dairymen's Association of Maine (U.S.A.), Professor F. L. Russell, of the local University, discussed the question…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 2

During the past week 712 bales of wool were received at During Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth depots. The season's receipts to date number 731,032 bales, which is 78,303 bales…

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Butter Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 3

Deputations representing the Irish Butter hede Association and the Grocers' Federation of England have interviewed Sir Edward Strachyt (representative of the Board…

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Mortality Amongst Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 4

IN addition to the losses of cattle reported in recent issues of this paper, we have now to record the most serious of all, namely, the deaths of 18…

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The Wool Market. Prospects Bright

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

DALGETY AND CO., LTD., Sydney, report:—Since our last report transactions in wool have been mainly confined to Bales of withdrawn lots…

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The Cattle Mortality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 7

Mr. C. Brooks, the District Stock Inspector, who has been constantly engaged during the post eight days in the endeavour to trace definitely the cause of the mysterious mortality…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 3

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co., report:—The firm tone which characterised the Sydney auction sales earlier in the month was reflected at the Brisbane sales last week, when satisfactory clearances were…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 4

DALGETY AND CO. REPORT: Since our last report transactions in wool have been mainly confined to sales of withdrawn lots out of the last…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 7

An exchange says—One of the best formu[?]as for mild-curing hams and bacon is as follows When the meat is cooled, that is, wher[?] all of the animal heat has been eliminated…

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Farm Cheese Making

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 3

Professor A. L. Haecker, Nebraska, writes : —For cutting regular chcese-knives are best, one with horizontal blades, and one with perpendicular blades. In case it is intended to…

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Special Sale of Dairy Cattle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

Attention is invited to the special sale of really choice dairy cattle, advertised by the well-known firm of Messrs Weaver and Perry, stock and…

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