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Farming & the land, 1909

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Chicago Wheat Gamble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1909 · page 3

[?] a decline in the prices of wheat at [?] and reports favourable to the new [?] there was a fresh break at [?] May wheat falling 4½ points, and…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1909 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report :—For our sale on Friday we submitted a catalogue of 546 bales, and sold 532, at auction and privately. The greasy portion was…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 7

Prescott, Limited, reported:—On Monday the market opened at 90s, and practically the only suppliers available were those from the railway, Clarence, and Macleay Rivers, the steamers from…

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[?]Lian Beef and Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 3

Mr. Kidman has returned firmly convinced that there is a big opening in England for Australian beef (says a contributor to the "Pastoralists' Review" in an interview with…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 4

THE Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…

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Chicago Wheat Gamble. Mr Patten's Departure. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 2

Mr Patten has left Chieago. Many ruined brokers are denouncing him as a coward. Owing to a decline in the price of…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, April 27th. Notes of the Day the World's Wheat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 2

In view of the prominence given to the dabbling in wheat stocks by an American speculator during the past few days, it is interesting to reflect…

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Oak Range State Farms. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 5

The above estate, as recently subdivided, situated at Jerry's Plains, about 21 miles from Singleton, was offered for sale by public auction' at Singleton this afternoon, by Messrs. Pitt…

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Wool Statistics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 5

[?] for the forthcoming series of the amount to 377,646 bales, of which [?] been forwarded direct to [?] leaving 177,500 available…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., report:—The advance in wool values recorded in the Sydney marker on Monday and Tuesday last was fully reflected at the Brisbone sales at the…

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Notes for Farm and Dairy. Soil Fatigue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 7

The continued cultivation of such fodder plants as clover and lucerne on the same land is accompanied by a progressive decrease in the crop. This phenomenon has…

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Late News by Cable. London, April 27. the Wheat Gamble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 5

[?] have been further fluctuations on wheat [?] May wheat has declined from [?] dollar, and July wheat from [?] dollar. It is estimated…

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Cleansing Dairy Utensils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 7

The moment the milk is drawn from the udder of the cow it is at the mercy of all and sundry and the least that the farmer and dairyman can do is to see that the pail…

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Winter in the Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 7

At this season of the your the shrinkage in the flaw of milk from the dairy cows is generally not only considerable, but quite abrupt. This means a rapid diminution of…

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Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 2

THE wheat market is weakening, but Sydney bakers have seized the juncture when Melbourne millers are marking down their flour by…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales there were nu[?] and the competition was good, [?] were mainly crossbreds Me[?] from par to 5 per cent. in advance,…

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Sydney Wool Market. Schute, Bell, & Co, REPORT

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 3

THE advance in wool values recorded in the Sydney market on Monday and Tuesday last was fully reflected at the Brisbane sales at the close of the week…

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Winter School for Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 8

Mr Sweaney, hon. secretary of the Dungog branch of the F. and S. Association, has received particulars from the Director of…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

Prescott, Limited, report:—This week's market opened at 100s, but the demand for shipment to Western Australia, combined with the local enquiry, was too strong, and prices on Wednesday…

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