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Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 71

Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 2

The Singleton Control Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., report, for the four weeks ending June 15th, 1907, having manufactured 75,671 lbs butter, equal…

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The Sheep Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 4

There was an exceptionally large supply of sheep at the Homebush fat stock saleyards yesterday. No fewer than 56,800 sheep and lambs were advised for sale, but that number…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 3

Winchcombe. Carson & Co's. report :- We held our usual monthly wool auction to-day, this being the first sale for season 1907-8. Amongst our offerings…

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Farm and Field. Selection of Breeding Stock

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 6

The general principle of heredity is that "like produces like." There are departures from this rule, but it proves true in the majority of instance, and it…

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Farmer's Portable Forge

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 6

The portable forge illustrated is a light and easily handled appliance. Its princi­pal advantage Is its extreme portability. When a man is sent to perform an…

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Spray. a Goldfish Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 3

The original goldfish breeders were Americans, and in America the largest goldfish farms are to be found to-day. On these farms are a number of small…

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Succession of Wheat Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

Mr Prout, of Sawbridgeworth, Herefordshire, England, the "Mark Lane Express" states, has grown wheat year after year profitably, with the aid of…

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Cessnock Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 4

A representative meeting of the dairyfarmers of the district was held in the Cessnock Shire Council's Office for the purpose of considering the advisability of starting a co-operative…

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Footrot in Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

In the very old days, when the sheep were mostly merino, footrot was incessant, and men used to be turned on to cut the long hoofs off, with a mallet and…

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Co-operative Butter Factory for Cessnock. Proposed Purchase Local Butter Factory

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 3

There was a meeting of gentlemen interested in the dairying industry in the Shire Council Chamber, Cessnock, on Thursday forenoon, for the purpose…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 8

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—Judging by the firmness in prices in evidence at the Brisbane sales last week, more especially for all the better grades of wool, and the…

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Farm and Field. An Ohio Farmer on Potato Growing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

In a recent issue of the "American Agriculturalist" there is an article on potato-growing by one of the best potato experts in the State of Ohio. The…

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Farm Labourers As Immigrants

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

THE Government's immigration policy is maintaining a steady inflow from the United Kingdom of farm-labourers and strong, willing lads, who have by…

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Australian Farmers Should Be Satisfied

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 4

Sometimes a good deal is heard about Australian settlers being dissatisfied and making a change in their location. Not infrequently Canada is the chosen…

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The Farm and Garden. Rape As Food for Pigs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

Rape makes an excellent feed for pigs. They can be turned in to graze on the rape the same as sheep, and young pigs can be fed on a crop of rape and kept in good condition until they…

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Dairying in Denmark

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 7

During the early part of the present year the Agent-General of South Australia (the Hon. J. G. Jenkins) and the Commercial Agent (Mr. A. E. M. Norton) paid a visit to the Continent…

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Cure for Cattle-driving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 5

In the Land Judges' Court at Dublin Mr.Justice Ross. in sentencing six men to three months, imprisonment for interfering with the receiver in the management of an state at…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 4

Messrs, Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—Q[?]ness pervades the wool, market at present [?] ers acting with special caution in any [?] plated purchases of scoured wool, in View…

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A Good Wool Clip

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 4

There is nothing which adds more to the success of a business than a good striking advertisement inserted in a well circulated newspaper. And…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Annual Demonstration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 4

The second celebration of the above was held at the recreation ground yesterday. The weather was charm ing, hence a good attendance, there…

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