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Farming & the land, 1909

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Milk and Butter Tests. New Milk Record by Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 10

In the milk and butter tests first honors rested again with Mr. A. Wedlock's cow Success, which won last year. Success gave during Tuesday,…

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Farm & Dairy. Agricultural Bursaries

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 7

In connection with the improved scheme of agricultural education, arrangements are now being made for the granting of annual bursaries In the Hawkesbury…

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Our Special Illustrated Report SYDNEYS R.A.S. Easter Show Cattle Judging. Judging Horses the Royal Easter Show, 1909. Record Total of Entries, 7000. Horse Entries, 1100. CATTLE, 800. Five District Societies' Exhibits. a Magnificent Display

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 9

To the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is due the credit of saying that the Royal Easter Show of 1909, in several essential and…

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The Royal Easter Show, 1909. Record Total of Entries, 7000. Horse Entries, 1100. Cattle, 900. Five District Societies' Exhibits. a Magnificent Display

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 1

To the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is due the credit of saying that the Royal Easter Show of 1909, in several essential and…

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Bursaries at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Wagga and Bathurst Experiment Farms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 6

IN connection with his new scheme of agricultural education, the Minister of Agriculture has now completed arrangements for the granting of several…

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Collection of Farm Produce

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 10
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

First p[?]ize, £35; second prize, £20; third prize, £10. No factory-made [?]oods or fresh meat permitted as part of exhibit. J. Pravost, 240 points,…

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Russia's Enormous Sugarbeet Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

The Russian sugar-beet crop for 1908 yielded the enormous product of 9,285,488 short tons (2000lb.). The average yield per acre was 14001b., the percentage of…

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Clydesdales (Active Farm)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 9

Stallion, 3yrs old and aver, best adapted for producing active farm horses: J. B. M'Kenna's Vice-Patron, I; Maurice Hcarno's Lord Kyle, 2;…

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Dairy Champions of the Ring. Milking Shorthorns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 9

Bull, 4yrs old and over: Alick Frederick Warden, Sunny Vale, 1 and ck.; Camden Park Estate, Ltd.,Belisarius (imp.), 1; George Tate's Aristocrat of…

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Manilla Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

Particulars are given in an advertisement elsewhere in this issue of the sub-division of the North Cuerindi Estate, comprising over 20,000 acres, and situated within six miles of the…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 14

Excellent progress is reported to have been made during the summer with the works in connection with the Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme…

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Successful Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

With commendable enterprise the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association (Wagga Wagga) issued a pamphlet in connection with their district exhibit at the…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report:—Although a tone of quietness has characterised the market this week, this must be attributed to wants of wools for sale. If supplies were a available there would not be any…

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[?] American Corner in Wheat. Patten v. Public. London, April 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 3

[?] the Chicago wheat specula[?] that before many months [?] of Europe will be struggling for [?] queues. He has…

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Wheat Corner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 5

[?] Secretary to the Department [?] at Washington, States that [?] be sutlicient wheat in America [?] prices for bread-making [?]poses…

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The Butter Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

The butter market advanced 2/- per cwt to-day. Superfine is now quoted at 90/-, and other grades in proportion…

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A "Wheat Corner. Patten v. the Public. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

Mr Patten, the Chicago wheat speulator, prophesies that before [?] months the people or Europe will be struggling, for bread in famine-strict…

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Peel River Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 3

Preliminary sketches of the 100,000 [?] of the Peel River Estate, re[?] under the Closer Settlement Act, have reached Tamworth. The…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co,report:—Larger catalogues were offered at Monday's sales than had been expected, arrivals from Queensland having come in freely during the past few weeks. The total…

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