Farm and Field. News and Notes
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 14
Replying to a deputation the Minister of Lands was emphatic upon the pressing need for closer settlement. The large landholders, he said, must assist, or else the inference was they would be made…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 14
The farm waggon, before painting, should be cleanly washed and sandpapered to remove all roughness. Every bolt and river should he looked after to see that they are…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 10
After twenty-eight years of incessant toil Mrs. J. H. Berney, a well-known Bathurst dairywomans will, on providing proofs, which she says she is certain she can…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 4
In the 'Legislative Assembly on Thurs day evening Mr Moore (Minister for Lands) declared that the farming of the future which was going to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Butter
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 3
[?] "Times" publishes a letter form Mr. [?] Cameron. Produce Commissioner in [?] for the Dominion. giving details of [?] taken by the New Zealand…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 3
[?] At wool sales prices for the [?] the clips mentioned were:—IIastings, [?] 9¼d Kawaru 10 ¼d. [?]…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 6
Prescott, Limited, report:—As anticipated, the market was reduced on Monday to 108s, but at this figure there is a slight surplus, which is being placed in cold storage for export. The value of…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 2
Mr. Geo. Robinson, of Callaghan's Creek, Upper Manning, put 191 head of good quality Durhams (rather low in condition) into the hands of Messrs…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 4
Schute Bell and Co., Ltd., report [?] vices from London continue to report buoyant market, with keen competition [?] rent from America whenever suitable [?]…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 6
Hill, Clark and Co. report:—The September series of the London sales were opened on Tuesday The 21st instant, and our agents report merinos from 5 per cent. to 10 per cent. higher, and fine…
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The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 2
WOOL buyers and wool selling brokers are at loggerheads again. The latter inflict fines on those of their number who transgress certain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Experimental Farms. the Calendar
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 4
The mischievous, but popular fallacy of expecting that a Government experiment farm should be carried on with an idea of immediate profit making, has recently been vigorously attacked…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 2
33,152 sheep and lambs penned. The supply was above requirements and the market was 6d per head lower as compared with last sale day. Best crossbred wethers…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 5
[?] on Monday prices for the [?] of the clips mentioned were:— [?] kilemmnen, 14½d; Aubarn, [?] 21½d; Cob, 22½d:…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 7
Trebeck, Son, and Co. report:—The auction sales could not be held on Monday owing to a difference between buyers and the Wool Selling Association. London sales are going strongly, and the advance at…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 4
FOR week ending September 25, 1909: Wool.—The weekly series of wool sales are fixed to commence next week and the inaugural week's offering will…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 3
At the wool sales on Tuesday prices of the bees of the clips mentioned were:— ber 9½d; [?] 10½d; Clonagh, 11[?] Co. 12½d; Corwena, 14½d; Marlow, 22¼d…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 7
First-class butter cannot be made from a poor quality of cream, no matter how careful or skilful the buttermaker (says a practical dairyman in an exchange). If the separater is kept clean…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 6
At a meeting of the Whyte-Yarrowie branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, the Hon. T. Pascoe gave an interesting address on this subject. Every year, he said, the methods of…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 5
[?] sales prices for the fleeces [?] nation[?] were: Titi, 12½d; [?] 12½d; Wellshot, 14½d: Wool[?] Manningham, 23½d, There…
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