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Farming & the land, 1909

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A Sale of Sheep. Interesting Commission Case

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 3

A ease of some importance to com mission agents was heard in the Small Debts Court at Gundagai on Tuesday, when S. A. Smith, auctioneer, sued J. H…

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Cattle Sale at Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 4

Particulars may be found in our advertising columns of the auction sale of 550 bullocks and steers by Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Co., auctioneers, at the municipal saleyards,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 3

Hill, Clark, and Co., report:—We submitted a catalogue of 2,444 bales on Wednesday, comprised of useful wools without any superior lines, and effected a…

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Farm Fertility

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 6

Every man who becomes possessed or a block of, farmland should make it his first business to realise that it is his interest to maintain the fertility of the soil, and…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 6

Prescott, Limited, report:—As far as the local market is concerned, there is no alteration to report in prices, which have been maintained at 104s for a few of the choicest brands. Outside these the bulk…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 5

No less than 9494 bales of wool arrived at Darling Harbour this morning from all part of the State…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Co., Limited, report:—At Tuesday's sales there was a rather healthy reaction after the depressed tone of last week. Values cannot be quoted higher, but…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. the Cultivator

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 3

The corn plant will not thrive among weeds, nor in a hard packed, dry soil (says an experienced com grower in "American Agriculturist.") The object of cultivation…

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Farm & Dairy. Agricultural Bursarees

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 2

In furtherance of the policy of the Minister for Agriculture to extend ag ricultural education, and give oppor tunities to those who cannot…

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Progressive Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Robinson, Roseneath, Casino, writes:—With a view to overcoming the labour trouble I determined last year to go in for machine milking, and I feel so…

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The Dairy Bull

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 3

The bull at the head of the herd should not only be pure pred, but should be a good pure—bred. The time has gone by for paying high prices for animals simply…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 14

The divining-rod has proved successful in locating water on Gralta station, in the Barrier district. The Netherlands-India Government is…

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Ten Gommandments for Buying a Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 14

A conference of Jewish farmers was held an New York recently. There was a number, of communities in the Eastern States where Jews have been induced to settle…

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Farmyard Manure

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 14

Farmyard manure is one of the most valuable fertilising agents at the disposal of the agriculturist. Not only is it rich in the three most essential requirements of plant life—namely,…

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Keep Farm Accounts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 14

It may be well believed that no other business in which men engage is conducted with so little attention to the accepted rules of business management as is the…

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Sale of Stud Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 4

Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited, in conjunction with Mr. E. W. Sparke, will offer for sale at the Campbell's Hill yards on Thursday afternoon next. 36 pure—bred Durham cattle, including…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 7

Hill, Clark, and Co report :—We submitted a catalogue of 2111 bales on Monday, comprising useful wools, [?] any superior lines, and effected a satisinctory…

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English Farming Co—operation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 3

From time to time during the last twenty years I have been asked to leave my work in ireland and talk to meetings of English farmers upon agricultural co—operation. The…

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Successful Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 4

It is not simply newspaper writers, but eminently practical dairy farmers, who assure these who wish to make a success of dairying that they must systematically test their cows…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, October 26th. Notes of the Day Farmers and Their Dairies

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 2

There appears to be a good deal of interest, if not excitement, throughout the State of Now South Wales just now regarding the new dairy regulations…

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