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Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 71

Japanese Cattle Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

The Japanese Government is buying pedigree cattle in Switzerland for an experimental farm in Tokio…

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Paterson District Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

At a meeting of shareholders of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, on Thursday, the proposal to build a branch factory in the Paterson district was endorsed by the…

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A Cattle Buyers Risk

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 8

A case of considerable interest to, cattlemen, agents, auctioneers, butchers, and all who have to deal with meat, was dealt with at the Burwood…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 2

HARRISON, Jones, and Devlin Co., Ltd., report:—We submitted at auction on Thursday 3200 bales, which met with excellent competition; superior…

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Dairy Legislation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

[?]mina attended the agricultural [?] the Hague yesterday. Sir E. Strachey [?] of the British Agricultural [?] Mr. W. P. Reeves (High…

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Gresford Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

For the past six months the Gresford Butter Factory has been worked in conjunction with the Bowthorne Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, but difficulties had to…

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The Butter Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

The Butter Conference at the Hague has conducted the nations represented to pro[?] the importation of butter from countries [?] the obligations regarding…

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The Cattle King

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 7

Some idea of the yast business done by Mr. S.Kidman, who is styled throughout Australia the "Cattle King," is given by the report of the…

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Pedigree Cattle. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

The Japanese Government is buying pedigree cattle in Switzerland for an experimental farm at Tokio…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 3
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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—Our catalogue on Monday comprised a capital selection of greasy wools, chiefly from the west…

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Sydney Wool Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 8

HARRISON JONKS AND DEVLIN REPORT: Submitted at auction on Thursday, an important catalogue of 3145 bales ousisting almost entirely of new clip…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 8

Messrs, Schute, Bell and Co. report :—The market continues, to exhibit buoyancy, and all sections of the trade expect to find values most satisfactory at to—day's and subsequent sales…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 11

All the ingredients in milk are in solution except the fat, whimch is in finely divided suspension, so fine, indeed, that a drop of milk contains 5,000,000 globules of fat…

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Clearing His Name. Determined New Zealand Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

The Meikle Acauittal Bill was circulated on Thursday afternoon in the New Zealand House of Representatives. It is designed to give effect to the report of the Meikle…

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An Alligator Farm. Novel Australian Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 12

The steamer Elbing, which arrived in Melbourne a few days ago. has on board 75 alligator eggs which have come all the way from the hot springs, Arkansas, United…

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Farm Labourers Wanted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

Attention is directed to the advertisement relating to farm labourers required for North Queensland, with particulars as to wages and food, etc. All…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 5

Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. Biddings' [?] increased animation, and Tuesday's [?] were well maintained. Crossbreds [?] some favour. 10,957 bales of La Plata…

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Dairying in Denmark

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 3

As has been pointed out, the dairying industry of Denmark has been built up by strict attention to the two most important factors of quality and cleanliness. The…

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Explosion in a Rabbit Burrow. Farmer's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 7

An accident of an unusual character has occurred at the Rock, Wagga Wagga. A farmer named Seidel was fumigating some rabbit burrows on the Flowerpot Valley Farm. Some…

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