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Farming & the land, 1908

1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 69

Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 3

The wool sales continue very good, and the increased animation is unchanged…

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Sydney Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report:— We offered 4800 bales at our sales on Monday, 7th Inst., Including a few super lines. Owing to increase in oversea…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday prices realised for the clips mentioned were:—Waitari, 8½d; Kerarbury, 9¾d; Manfred, 18[?]d; Hadkonrig 10[?]d; Bangate, 10¾d; Napna…

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Boric Acid in Butter

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 4

SOME months ago the Minister of Agriculture approved of the Dairy Expert undertaking a series of experiments to determine the best quantity of boric…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under December 8:—In the wool trade on the Continent there is a better feeling in which France is…

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New South Wales Butter for South Africa

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 4

THE attention of the Minister of Agriculture has been drawn to the fact that considerable quantities of butter are arriving in South Africa from the…

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Farm Hands For Dairy Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 8

DR. ARTHUR, M.L.A., the President of the Immigration League of Australasia, has received the following letter from Mr. James Leadbeater, of…

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The Dairy. the Care of Cream. Conditions for Ripening. Three Distinct Methods

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

In the production of sourness or a ripe condition of cream there are at least three well-known methods, which are subject to variation. The…

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Farm and Field Food for Pigs

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

The pig is a universal eater, capable of turning to good use a wide variety of foods. This is not to say that all sorts of food will do so long as they satisfy…

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Dairying In Japan

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5

There was a time when milk was regarded in Japan with the same abhorrence as cheese in China. Recent statistics, however, show that time has…

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Boric Acid in Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 6

Some months ago the Minister of Agriculture approved of the Dairy Expert undertaking a series of experiments to determine the best quantity of boric…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 5

There was a good sale at the Wool auctions, with rather better competition. Prices were unchanged. The following clips were sold:—Castlehill, 6 [?]d; Gear, 8 ½; Wellshel,…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—Our catalogue of 2590 bales, of which 2467 were cleared at auction, was comprised of some very good wools, reaching the high figure of 14d for ALN/Whissonsett, from…

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New South Wales Butter for South Africa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 6

THe attention of the Minister of Agriculture has been drawn to the fact that considerable quantities of butter are arriving in South Africa from the…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales. Dalgety and Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 8

We offered 4800 bales at our sales on Monday, 7th instant, including a few superior lines. Owing to increase in oversea freights prices were slightly…

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The Silo for the Dairy Farmer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 9

Major Onslow Thompson related Camden Park experiences on silo construction, ensilage making, etc., at the recent annual reunion of members of the Camden A. H…

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Dairying in Japan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

There was a time when milk was regarded in Japan with the same abhorrence as cheese in China. Recent statistics, however, show that time has…

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The Dairy. the Care of Cream. Conditions for Ripening. Three Distinct Methods

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

In the production of sourness or a ripe condition of cream there are at least three well-known methods, which are subject to variation. The…

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Farm and Field Food for Pigs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 3

The pig is a universal eater, capable of turning to good use a wide variety of foods. This is not to say that all sorts of food will do so long as they satisfy…

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Dairying Expert's Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

Mr. Chapman, Government Dairy Expert, gave an instructive address on cream and milk testing on Monday morning last at "Caergwrle," Allynbrook (says an…

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