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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 69

What Dairy Farmers Should Know. I

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

The cost of production of milk. That there exists a strong need for pure typical dairy sires. That the development of the milking capacity…

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The Farm and Dairy Clean Milk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

The Kew York Homoepathic Medical Society at its semiannual meeting in Brooklyn was addressed by Dr. Ellis M. Santee, the dairy expert of the United States…

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Topics of the Day. Wet Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 7

The importance of thoroughly testing the system of soil culture known as "dry farming" cannot be over-estimated in a country having large areas of semi-arid regions to…

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Butter Making on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 7

The principles of waking butter are easily understood. When studied from the standpoint of present knowledge, most of the formerly surrounded the…

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Stud Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Limited, announce in this issue their sale of stud cattle at the Sydney Show sales, commencing on "Wednesday, April 15th, the catalogue of which will embrace consignments…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 7

Schute, Bell and co. report :—The present condition of the wool market can most antly be described as weary, flat, state and unprofitable. There is no indication…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 1

FOR week ending March 28, 1908: —Wool.—Cabled intelligence of the slump in wool values in London had a demoralising effect on the auctions…

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A Proved Dairying Centre

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

There are various spots in Australia which have come by the law of external connection to be always associated with some particular…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 3

The wool sales are brisk, with a hardening tendeney for crossbreds…

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The Price of Dairy Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 4

Notwithstanding tho bountiful season the people are now enjoying, high prices continue to ruie for daily produce. to the great surprisse of housewives. In fact, it…

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Warkworth Model Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 2

The Warkworth Model Farm, about 11 miles from Singleton, comprising 1030 acres freehold, will be offered for sale by public auction by Mesrs. Trebeck, Son, and Co., of Sydney, in…

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Special Dairy Classes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 3

Three dairy hoifors, S.V. Smith. Dairy cow, any breed, S. S. Kingston…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday the following paces were realised for this clips mentioned: Can, 11½d Loombah, 9½d; Yalobia, 7½d [?] 6½d…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

The wool sales closed more animated. Bidding for all sorts of wool was keen and prices wore about 5 per cent, above last rates…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 2

SchutE, Bell and Co. report under date 31st March:—The present condition of the wool market can most aptly bo described as…

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Branding Travelling Sheep. Conditions Modified

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 2

THE circular from the Department of Agriculture, published below, formed to subject of a discussion at the last meeting of the local P.P…

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Dairy Cattle Ayrshires

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 5

Bull, 2 and under 3 years, G. King. Bull under 2 years, R. W. Alison, Cow 3 years and over, R. W. Alison. Cow 2 years and under 3, R. W. Alison, Heifer calf, R. W. Alison…

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Dairy and Store Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

Dairymen, graziers, and others arc advised in our advertising columns by Messrs Weaver and Perry, of Sydney, that 1530 head of high class dairy and…

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Cattle—durhams

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 5

Ball, 3 years and over, G. A. Mackay, Bull, 2 years and under 3, W. H. Abbott 1. Ditto under 2 years W. Jupp. Bull calf, J. Jupp. Cow 3 years and over, G. A. Mackay. Heifer, 2 years and…

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Horse and Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

At the Campbell's Hill saleyards on wednesday next, Mr. O. K. Young will held a special sale of horses, when 120 head from , owners and breeders in the Upper Hunter…

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