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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Homobuah Stock Sales. the Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd: Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 3

10,488 sheep and lambs were forward. The demand was good and values were from 6d to le per head dearer as compared with the rates…

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General Cables. London, Wednesday afternoon. Canadian Wheat Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 3

The Canadian Agricultural Department estimates the wheat crop of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta at 157,464,000 bushels to the end of July, as compared with 110,524,000…

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Wool Brokers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 4

Misapprehension having arisen as to the application of the new charges in the Sydney market, the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association explains that in the cases of wools offered by its members at…

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Border Wool Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 4

The railway rates on wool which have been agreed to between New South Wales and Queensland, and fixed to come into operation on October 1, are expected to terminate the…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

The fourth annual general meeting of shareholders in the above will be held in the Victoria Hall, Dungog, to-morrow night, to receive…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. a Committal Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 5

Thomas, Flynn, a stockman, recently employed by Mr. E. W. Smart, at Woodlands appeared before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., to-day, charged with cattle stealing. Mr. J…

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Notes for Farm and Dairy. Milk Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 6

The dairy industry, as far as it relates to the production of milk is rapidly undergoing revolution, and the changes demanded by the boards of health must…

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Canadian Wheat Crop

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 6

The Canadian Agricultural Depart ment estimates the wheat crop of Mani toba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta at 157,464,000 bushels to the end of July,…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 6

Prescott, Limited report:—Fresh made has been in very much better request this w[?] at unaltered rates. The colo weather is keeping supplies from increasing; combined…

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Our Export Butter Business

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 14

Our dairy expert, Mr. O'Callaghan, has an article in the current number of the "Agricultural Gazette" on the butter industry during the 1908-9 season, which both gives cause for…

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Sheep Worried by Dogs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Messrs A Bailey and Sons, butchers, of Singleton, suffered a serious loss dur ing Thursday night owing to the depre dations of wandering dogs. During the…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., Limited, report:—For daily manifests are showing a steadily increasing volume of consignments of new clip wool, so that fair-sixed catalogues should be available for the…

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Hints to Dairy Farmers the Care of Cream

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

At the 4th half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Cessnock Co-op. Dairy Company, Limited, held at Wollombi, on the 31st of July, Mr H…

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Farm & Dairy. Money From Pigs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 2

In a paper read by Mr Caldicott, of the Mount Bryan Agricultural Society, South Australia, it was shown that when properly handled keeping pigs paid. The…

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Young Sheep or Old. Question of Profits. a New Zealand Opinion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 6

A Canterbury farmer thus writes in the "Otago Witness":—" Wherever sheep-men congregate, there usually arises a discussion as to whether…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 14

That world-renowned breeder of Shropshire rams Mr. A. E. Mansell, of Mount Vernon, Tasmania, is sending 60 of his rams per the "Westralia," which arrived on Friday. Messrs. Trobock, Son and Co.,…

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Lucerne Farms for Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

To-day, at the Percy Hotel, Messrs H. York and Sons will submit to auction, on account of the executors in the estate of the late John Hobson, two lucerne…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 7

Prescott, Ltd., report:—The market has been brsik, with a good demand for all choice qualities at 132/. Seconds and stored lots are practically unsaleable. 1800 boxes of the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 3

THOMAS FLYNN, a stockman, I recently employed by Mr. E. W. Smart, at Woodlands, appeared before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at…

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