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Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 71

The Dairy Bacteria and Dairying

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 5

Twenty years ago, practically nothing was known about the relation of bacteria to milk. During the two decades the whole, dairy industry has been more or…

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Farm and Field. The Best Potatoes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 5

The Question is often asked which is the boat potato to grow, and it is one that is difficult to answer. Of the hundreds of new varieties (or new names),…

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Good Crops in a Dry Season

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 5

The Director of Agriculture for New. South Wales (Mr w. S. Campbell) has received samples of some wheat crops grown at the Corowa Experimental…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report:—Superior quality wools are holding their own, and demand continues active for most lines showing fair length of staple, especially when free. For medium…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 8

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—Our catalogue on Wednesday comprised a splendid collection of both greasy and scoured, some very…

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Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

Mr. J. Lavis, the energetic manager for the above company (limited), reports that during the month of October there were manufactured at the original factory, Hinton, 49 tons 19 cwt. 51bs. of butter…

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The Shorthorn As a Butter Maker

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 12

The present month (says the "Mark Lane Express" of August 12) is always .somewhat plentiful of butter. tests and milking trials, and last week the results of several…

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Mortality Amongst Sheep. Disaster to Travelling Flocks

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 5

Remarkable mortality occurred among a mob of sheep belonging to Allan Brothers, of Bogamildi, when travelling from Walgett to Wallangarra. Out of…

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Great Loss of Sheep. 1600 Die at Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

Later particulars of the mortality among a flock of sheep at Muswellbrook show that 16OO perished. The sheep, numbering 2700, came from…

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The Dairy Bacteria and Dairying. (Professor H. W. Conn,In "Country Gentleman," New York.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 6

Twenty years ago, practically nothing was known about the relation of bacteria to milk. During the two decades the whole dairy Industry has bean more or…

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Good Crops in a Dry Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 6

The Director of Agriculture for New South Wales (Mr W. S. Campbell) has received samples of some wheat crops grown at the Corowa Experimental…

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Farm and Field. The Best Potatoes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 6

The question is often asked which is the best potato to grow, and it is one that is difficult to answer. Of the hundreds of new varieties (or new names)…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 12

The undermentioned applications for land have been lodged with the Crown Lands Agent at East Maitland:—S. Osland, annual lease, 100 acres, parish of Mulbring, county of Northumberland…

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Fodder Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 12

In his "Elementary Lessons on the Choosing of the Farm, Dairy, and Household," in the "Agricultural Journal," Mr. J. C. Brunswick, the Agricultural Chemist attached to the Department…

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The Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 12

The Maryland Experiment Station, alter testing formalin for calf scour, announces that it has found one, part of formal mm 4000 parts of milk will almost invariably…

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Dairy Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 12

A good cow seldom gains weight .while giving milk. The dairyman who wins out must study his business…

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Dairying in Denmark

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 12

The dairying industry in Denmark has been built up by strict attention to two most important factors—quality and cleanliness. The following rules have been issued by the…

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Milk-blended Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 3

In the discussion which took place in the House of Commons on the occasion of the third rending of the Butter Bill, on the question as to the allowance of 24 per cent. of water as moisture in…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 4

Arrivals of Australian and New Zealand wool number 154,000 bales. Of these [?] have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and there are available for the six…

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The Recent Sheep Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 3

Some very realistic views of the sheep which died in such large numbers here on Friday last were taken by the local photographer, Mr. "Jack" Luscombe, and they will probably be reproduced in one…

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