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Farming & the land, 1909

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Improving the Dairy Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 13

Professor P. A. Campbell, of the University of Maine, in the course of an address at a meeting of the Maine Dairymen's Association the other day, said that while the…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 13

Mr. J. B. Suitor thinks the projected philippines carnival next year opens the say to make Australian horses favourably known there…

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Motor Car Fatality. a Farmer's Testimony, London, Sunday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 3

At the inquest on the body of Lord de Clifford, who was killed at Horsham on Wednesday by the overturning of his motor car while he was endeavouring to avoid a cart, a farmer…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

Prescott. Limited. report:— Although supplies all round are showing a marked in crease, sales have been brisk this week, and all lines of choice quality have sold at…

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Store Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

We wish to direct attention to the ad vertisement of Messrs Nathan Cohen and Co., Ld., of Tam'worth, which ap pears in our issue to-day. As1 will be…

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A Year's Wheat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

The preliminary results of the final compilation of the crop returns show that the yield of wheat during the 1908-8 season was 15,483,406 bushels…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Company, Limited, report:—Showery weather inland is retarding shearing in several districts, and although first instalments of many clips are coming forward each week, it is…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. the Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 7

Addressing a meeting of the washing on Dairymen's Association recently a [?] of dairy stock laid down the following essentials necessary to be observed in the…

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English Hop Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 5

Owing to the prevalence of aphis blight the English hop crop is estimated to the poorest since 1892…

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Co-operative Conference. Butter Factories Represented

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 September 1909 · page 2

As a result of invitations issued by the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative So ciety, Ltd., a large number of men in terested met oil Tuesday morning at the…

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Margarine and Butter. Disputation to the Minister Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1909 · page 3

A large doputiition interviewed the Chief Socrolnry to-day. They represented delegates from the Co-operative Butter Factories' Conference together with eight Members' of…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co,, Ltd., report:—The firm tone of the market remains unchanged, whatever movement there is at times, is…

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Shipment of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 5

The Aberdeen liner, Marathon, left Sydney, to-day for South Africa and England. She takes away 2231 boxes of Queensland and 2000 boxes of New South Wales…

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Water in Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

The amount of wutor that remains in tho butter depends to a great extent on tho "surplus water sus-rouiidiug the butter during the worlsiug. • Tho longer tlio…

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The Price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 5

Sussex-street merchants have decided to reduce the price of butter by 4s per cwt. all round from Monday next…

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Margarine and Butter. Deputation to the Minister

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

A large deputation interviewed the Chief Secretary on Thursday. They represented delegates from the Co-operative Butter Factories'…

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Farm & Dairy. Bacon Curing on the Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

"" Tho practical experience of a successful farmer with pigs, Mr'ft. Richards', of Dawson, in South Australia, is thus submitted, upon-bacon curing:—"A pig at…

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Was Christ a Farmer?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

That Christ was a carpenter is the generally accepted view, but it is supported by one text only, and is based on the fact mainly that Joseph, His…

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Farmers' and Settlors' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

Mr. John Perry, ex-President of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, will deliver an address in the Church of England school-room, Woodville, on Friday evening next,…

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Farm Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

A large supply of varied produce totaling 56 consignments, was submitted at auction this morning before a small attendance of buyers. Competition was dull…

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