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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Another Wheat Gamble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

The wheat market in Chicago is excited ty wheat lumped from 1.12 dollars a bushel the lowest point of the bay 1.16 dollars (4s 10d),reaching to within…

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The Wool. Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

[?]Ronald and Co Themas and Co yscemh Son and Co offered at the woel sles 7892 bates including 7000 ernssbreds There was a large attendance of buyers…

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Wool Sales in London (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 2

The London wool sales opened brisk at from par to 10 per cent, in advance on the closing rates of the last series…

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Butter Grading for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 3

The Minister of Agriculture has received a letter from a firm of importers in Vancouver. British Columbia which he thinks should go a long way towards breaking…

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Chicago Wheat Gamble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 5

[?] in Chicago yesterday sold at [?] (5/4[?]) and July wheat at [?] (4/10[?]) a bushel, an advance [?] Mr. Patten who made great…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 5

[?] wool sales on Wednesday prices [?] the clips mentioned were: [?] Minilya, 8[?]; Ruru, 8[?]d'; [?] Geurie. 10[?]; Nivo Downs,…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 3

SCHUTE, Bell and Co. report under date 4th May:— Our London agent's cabled us under date 26th ult. that prospects for the sales due to begin to…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON May 4

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 2

THE third series of wool sales opened to-day. Competition was brisk, and prices were from par to an advance of 10 per cent, on March…

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The Ages of Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 8

For the purposes of settling any disputes at any time that arise out of protests made against exhibitors who show animals out of their class, from…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 5

sales on Thursday prices rea[?] Gear 9[?] Tallerang 9[?]d; [?] Wharanul, Taylor 13[?]d; Ararat [?]11d; Kilancola,…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 7

Hill, Clark, and Co.'s report:—Wool: The auction sales held last week have left very little wool to be dealt with privately. There has been a good inquiry for the few lots that…

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FARM & DAIRY. F. O. Foster, in "Michigan Farmer."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

Domestic animals are of value to nan in so far as they supply His wants satisfy his desires, or gratiry his whims or fancies. They possess merit…

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The Farmers' Party. New Movement in Politics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 6

An Occasional Correspondent writes to the "Daily Mail":—This year is likely to be long memorable in the history of English farming…

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Winter in the Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 12

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

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 12

The Pool River lands will become available for application on June 7. A farmer at Bellington lost three cows in a strange manner. Some white lead had been tipped in a…

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Cleansing Dairy Utensils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 12

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 pall…

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Dairy Arm

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

A nice social was held at Pairy Arm at Mr J. Me[?]ullen’s a few nights ago in honor of the visit of Mr and Mrs Shaddock and…

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Peel River Lands. 232 Settlement Purchase Farms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 7

It is possible at last to be able to annonnce that the Peel River estate lands are about to be made available to the public. The settlement…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 3

In the wool sales prices realised for the clips [?] were:—Whataroa, 8d; Kaingsroa, 11d; [?] 11d; Widgiewa, 11 7/8d; Tennant, [?] 12d; Puketoi, 13 1/8d; Uloolchs,…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report:-there is no apparent change to report in tho market as far as Sydney is concerned. Buyers are anxious to got wool amt price previously quoted, and sales that have been…

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