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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 71

Wool Sales

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

Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Jacob Balm[?] and Co., and Jacomb, Son, and Co. submitted 9609 bales, including 7189 from New Zealand—a mostly inferior selection. There…

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Australian Butter. London, May 1

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

Sir William Lyne visited Tooley-street, and inspected the landing of butter. He was interviewed by several importers respecting grading. They stated that they had no objection…

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The Wool Sales [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 3

The colonial wool sales opened with a quiet market, and prices were firm from par to 7½ per cent., a decline compared to the closing sales of last…

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The Mortality Among Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 8

Mr. C. Brooks, the District Stock Inspector, who has (says the Mercury's Muswellbrook correspondent) been constantly engaged…

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Young Men for the Farm

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 6

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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Farm and Field. Waste in Seed Sowing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 4

It is said of a famous mustard mater that he made a fortune—not out of mustard consumed, but out of that left uneaten on the plates. In like manner If…

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Sydney Wheat Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 11

Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery report.—Since our last report, dated 17th instant, the local wheat market, in sympathy with London, has steadily advanced, present prices for prime milling grain…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday bidding was spirited, and prices were very firm at the opening rates. Quotations: Clarence, 10½d; Wainui, 10½d; Mooaki; 11½d; Gunnuangrah,…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 11

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—Since our last report transactions in wool have been mainly confined to sales of withdrawn lots out of the last auction catalogues, which have been mostly…

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Australian Butter. London, May 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 3

Sir william Lyne visited Tooley-street, and inspected the landing of butter. He was interviewed by several importers respecting grading. They stated that had no objection…

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Wheat Report. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 8

Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery report:—The wheat market has steadily advanced since we reported on the 25th ultimo. Millers are active operators at the enhanced rates now…

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The Wool Sales [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

The wool sales yesterday opened very firm at the first opening rates…

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Farm and Field. Waste in Seed Sowing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 4

It is said of a famous mustard maker that he made a fortune—not out of mustard consumed, but out of that left uneaten on the plates. In like manner if…

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The Farm and Garden. Poultry Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 12

Poultry should be taught to forage for themselves. Where space is available there is no reason why the ground should not be turned over either by spade or plough, and…

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The First Scientific Farmer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 12

The first really scientific farmer history gives any record of was Jethro Tull an Englishman, born in 1680. A writer in the "New York American" gives the, following account of this…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 2

Though the season has well advanced, the railway traffic in wool and wheat continues to maintain the increase as compared with last year's business which has been gratifying feature of 1907. Last…

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The Wool Sales. London. May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 3

At the wool sales on Friday there was a brisk sale. Merinos were very firm, and there was improved competition for Crossbreds The following prices were realised…

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Successful Dairy Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 5

The following extraordinary returns relating to a dairy farm on the Walmate Plains, N.Z., are vouched for by the Hawera "Star":—It appears that in August, 1901, a fanner…

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A Tyrolese Giantess From Farm to Stage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 6

The Tyrolese giantess, who has just arrived in London, has been interviewed by a representative of the "Daily Chronicle." Mariedl is lodging in Leicester-square, and…

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Bloomfield Stud Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 3

A BUYER acting on behalf of tho Transvaal Government visited Mr. B. Haydon's well-known Bloomfield stud of sheep during last week, and purchased…

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