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Farming & the land, 1907

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The Butter Market

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has received a cable from the AgentGeneral's office, dated London, February 1, in which it is stated that the…

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Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 3

The seventh annual meeting of the shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., was largely attended. Mr.James G, Dight, chairman of…

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Co-operative Dairy Company Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 4

The seventh annual meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held in the Elite Hall, John-street, on Tuesday…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

James Donnelly,a young man, was charged at the West Maitland and Police Court this afternoon, with that he did, at Clarence Town, on or about the 4th instant, steal…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date and February:— The market during the past week ruled very firm for all wools of good quality and…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

HARRISON, JONES, & DEVLIN REPORT:—We submitted 3549 bales, being a widely-assorted selection. Competition was very keen for best quality,…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. report :—We brought forward a catalogue of 2500 bales, and as showing the very satisfactory sale which we had we can report a clearance of 2336 bales. At this time of the year most…

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Gloucester Butter Factory Meeting Revelations of the Special Audit. The Secretary Resigns

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of the shareholders and suppliers of the Avon and Barrington Co-operative Butter company was held in the Gloucester School of Arts. There was a large…

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Narrabri. Fire on a Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

A disastrous fire took place at the homestead of John Sto[?]erberg, farmer, on Killarney Station last night, over 260 tons of hay being destroyed, together with a…

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Consideration of Farm Yard Manure

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

Experiments made by the late Dr Voelcker showed that five tons of fresh farm yard manure are reduced to four tons if allowed to lie until the starw is…

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Farm and Field. Quality and Vitality of Farm Seeds

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

Recent advances in seed-testing have caused a good deal of attention to be paid to purity and germinating power, which are rightly appreciated. It may…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

HARRISON JONES AND DEVLIN REPORT: We submitted on Thursday a catalogue of 3549 bales, which included soveral very attractive clips, also many that were heavy in…

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The World's Wheat Supply

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

The maintenance of the world's wheat supply is one of immense importance. Connected with it is the tremendous problem of the keeping up of the necessary supply of nitrogenous…

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The Farm and Dairy. Anthrax

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 12

Messrs Pottie and Sons, Veterinary Surgeons, of Sydney, write:— Those who have cloudy watched the character of modern malignant diseases…

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Farm and Field. Quality and Vitality of Farm Seeds

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

Recent advances in seed-testing have caused a good deal of attention to be [?]aid to purity and germinating power, which are rightly appreciated. It may…

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Consideration of Farm Yard Manure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

Experiments made by the late Dr Voelcker showed that five tons of fresh farm yard manure ore reduced to four tons if allowed to lie until thes[?]raw is…

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Important to Dairymen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 10

With the view of making the various country Agricultural Societies throughout the State more distinctly educational in their work, the Government made the promise of additional…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

The wool receipts at Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth, for the week just closed represented 5026 bales, being an increase of 2642 bales on the quantity…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited [?]port :—Since our last report the wool [?] ket has shown increasing firmness, [?] substantial offerings each day [?]…

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Butter Frauds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

"Advertiser, who has lost employment as working manager by refusing to adulterate butter, desires work in any responsible position." The above advertisement, which…

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