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Farming & the land, 1909

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 5

At the wool sales prices for fleeces of the [?]ips mentioned were:—Manganui, 7 id; Wal[?]nge 9 id; Bringelong, 11 id; Siapdash, [?] id; Casterton, 12 id; Auburn, 18d;…

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Dalgety's Annual Wool Review

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 1

THE Annual Review of the Australasian wool markets for the year ending on 30th June, which has been published by Messrs Dalgety and…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney Tuesday. Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 2

Mr. Patten, president of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, speaking on a motion for the adoption of the annual report at the Conference this morning,…

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Farmers's and Settlers' Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 4

The meeting convened by Mr. John Perry, a vice president of the abovenamed association, was held at the School of Arts, on Wednesday…

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Notes for Farm and Garden. Planting Potatoes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 8

The planting season for potatoes is now approaching, hence the advice to growers given by Mr. George Seymour, Government potato expert (say the "Australian"), will be timely. Mr…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 3

There were sold to home buyers 73,000 bales to the Continued 32,000, and to America 9000. Sixteen thousand bales were held over to next series. Average to superior greasy combing merinos fully…

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The Singleton Argus – Thursday, July 22. Notes of the Day Farmers in Conference

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers' Association, like the green bay tree, is flourishing, and its influence is being felt in the land. The sixteenth annual conference…

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Butter and Cheese Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 4

In a pamphlet just issued by the N.S.W. Government Statician, giving live stock and agricultural statistics for the year ended last…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 2

Schute Bell & Co., Ltd., report under date 19th July.—The most satisfactory feature of the current London sales is the continuance of…

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Farmers and Labour Party

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 5

Although the Farmers' Conference has been sitting all the week it has only disposed of 100 out of over 200 resolutions on the business paper. The conference carried a motion protesting against the…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 3

Prescott, Limited, report:—Supplies of choicest makes are just about sufficient for requirements, but anything in the way of seconds or cold storage lots are very difficult to dispose of. The…

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Butter Fat Production

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 9

In all there were 74 cows in the butter fat test at the St. Louis World's Fair, including Shorthorns, Jerseys, Dutch, and Swiss. Of these 33 produced sufficient fat in their…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 3

Trebeck, Sc[?], and Co. report :—London sales close this day. So far light conditioned wools have tarely hold their own ; burry lines and other sorts are 5 per…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 9

An agricultural training farm for women is to be established in this state. The Government purposes to acquire further states, aggregating 75, 114 acres, for closer…

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Farmers and Settlers Conference. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 3

The Farmers' and Settlers' Conference to-day curried a resolution empowering the Executive to confer with other political organisations to secure the return of…

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Milking Machines at the W.a. Government State Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 3

The West Australian Government, after delegating a special officer to make exhaustive enquiries throughout Victoria as to which was the best milking…

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Moisture in Butter

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

[?] "George" congratulates the New Zealand [?] on its decision to prosecute makers of ex[?] butter. Nothing. the "Grocer"[?] will de more to restere the confidence of…

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The Butter Market

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

Prescott, Limited, report:—The last advance to 132s per cwt. has put us out of the market in the way of export business to Western Australia and Tasmania, and this week it has been a difficult…

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The Wool Market

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

Schute Bell and Company, Limited, report:—London sales have closed, with prices showing, a slight improvement in most cases, as compared, with opening rates…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 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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