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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 5

The wool sales yesterday were the firmest of all the series. All classes showed a hardening tendency. Prices realised were:—Llanillo, 9½d; Yanga, 11¼d; Tilltill, [?]…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 7

While cows need a variety they like it to come by having a mixture of feeds at each meal, and not by receiving one kind of feed at one meal, another at the next, and still…

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Wool and Wheat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

The number of bales of wool received at Darling Harbor, Newcastle, and Morpeth depots for the week was 8120, being an increase of 3184…

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Shipment of Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 3

The steamer Ashburton left Sydney to-day for FAlmouth with 52,475 bags of wheat…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., wool, grain and produce brokers, report: The second week of the Sydney wool sales in the new year has been notable for…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: We submitted 5300 bales this week to a good attendence of the trade. A firm market was experienced,…

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Danish Dairying Education

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

Little Denmark wends to the United Kingdom about four times as much butter as does huge Australia, the European country Supplying about 40 percent of the amount imported,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 4

Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—We brought forward a catalogue of 3.176 bales and to show the present condition of the market we may state that we were able to…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market. Dalgetyand Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 4

The second week of the Sydney wool sales in the new year has been notable for the high average selection offered, and for the extreme prices…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

At the sales yesterday prices for the undermentioned clips were:—Globe Hill, 9d; [?] Stonyhurst, 12¼d; Gear, 14d; Zarina, 16d; Golgol, 23d…

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Gloucester Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 5

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the local Batter Factory held on the 19th inst., the auditors report was received. After dwelling at some…

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A Sheep Proposition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

Several among the dairyfarmers of the Williams River district have of recent years kept a small flock of sheep on their holdings, for no…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised for the under mentioned clips:—Manutara, 8 7/8d; Koon, 9½d; Howlong, 11 5/8d; Canowie, 11¾d; Bungaree, 12½d;…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 19th january :— The offering during the past week were heavy, aggregating 42,000 bales and the…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

Schute Bell & Co. report under date 22nd January:—The easier tendency noticeable in lower quality wools at the closing sales of last week was decidedly less apparent at…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep Cheaper

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

At the Homebush fat stock sales yesterday afternoon there were 3200 sheep and lambs forward. There was a fair supply, split up into about 140 different…

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Farm Pars

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

It is a mistake to wash milk cans with hot water first; it only coagulates the albumen of the milk, causing it to stick more firmly to…

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The Farmers' Page. How to Keep Citrus Fruits

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

At a recent meeting of farmers at Moree, Mr W. R. Fry, manager of the local experimental station, exhibited apricots and lemons…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

At the wool sales there was brisk bidding, and prices were unchanged. Keen competition prevailed for finest mentions. The following prices were realised for the undermentioned…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 1

HARRISON JONES AND DEVLIN REPORT: Submitted a catalogue of 1712 bales which included a number of high class clips as well as a useful selection of…

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