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Farming & the land, 1909

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

A special sale of store and dairy cattle was conducted at the Campbell's Hill saleyards to-day by Mr. E. W. Sparke, when about 800 head were yarded, consisting principally of small…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd, report:—On Tuesday we submitted a catalogue of 349 bales. The selection was not an attractive one, the bulk of the wool being skirty and burry, whilst a fair…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 5

[?]sales yesterday clips realised the [?] 8½d; Bowlands, 9½d, [?] By, 10d; Yarralumla 12 [?]d; 12½d: Goonoo, 13d; Euston,…

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Bursaries for Farmers' Sons

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture announces that nine bursaries have been arranged for each year, available at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Stud Pig Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 2

It is always pleasing to note the efforts of any of our farmers to improve the stock of the district Mr. Jos. Griffin, of Brookfield, has…

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The Dairy. Boric Acid in Butter. Its Preservative Action. Interesting Experiments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

With a view to ascertaining what the preservative action of boric acid in butter is, Mr M. A, O'Callaghan, the New South Wales dairy, expert,…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

The wool sales to-day continued strongly, and competition was keen, merinos being highest in the series. Continental buyers took the bulk of the supplies, and Americans bought heavily…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

[?] wool sales prices for the clips men were:—Toron 8¼d; Glenside, 9[?]d; [?] 9¼d; Leslie Hills, 11¾d; Saltern, [?]elgol, 21d; Belar, 21¼d; Maxwelton…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—We submitted a catalogue of 270 bales, and cleared at auction and privately 250. The greasy selection was made up of a few lines of good to medium fleece and lambs…

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COMMERCIAL Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe, Carson & Co. REPORT

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 1

After an interval of a fortnight we brought forward on Tuesday a cata logue of 1357 bales, comprising several lines of attractive wool in the…

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Farm & Dairy. Some Essentials in Dairying

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 7

At the Whyte-Yancowic branch of the South Australian Farmer's Bureau recently, Mr R. Ward, a practical dairyman, dealt with some essentials in…

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Horticultural Experiments. an English Fruit Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

Much has been written about the remarkable results obtained from experiments carried out at the Duke of Bedford s experimental fruit farm at…

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A Woman's Farm in Canada. "The Story of My Experiment."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 9

In the August of 1905 I bought my Canadian farm, of 320 acres. In the Autumn of 1908 I arrived at the end of my fourth wheat season with a cent. per cent. profit…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 12

The leader of the German immigrants who arrived at Fremantle on the way to settle in Northern Queensland said : "We want country, and to be our own masters, and…

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The Dairying Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 12

At the Whyte-Yancowie branch of the South Australian Farmer's Bureau recently, Mr. R. Ward, a practical dairyman, dealt with some essentials in dairying, as follow:…

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Dairying at Koroit Milking Machines Favoured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 6

The Milking Machines have passed the experimental stage in the Koroit district, Victoria, A great number of dairymen have installed them, and are well satisfied with the results…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

At the wool sales on Friday prices for the clips mentioned were :—Tawapaita, 5½d; Manga, 8½d; Balarang, 10[?]d; Narracourte, 11[?]d; Mount Bute. 14[?]d…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 6

Prescott, Limited, report:—The market is in a very peculiar position. Melbourne has ceased buying on our market, and they are overstocked with consignments from New South Wales and…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 5

India's wool sales were postponed on account of fog…

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