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Farming & the land, 1909

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Commercial. the Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1909 · page 7

Schute. Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—Taking into account the exceptional volume of wool offered at Brisbane on Saturday last, It is a matter for congratulation, that…

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Homebush Stock Sales the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 October 1909 · page 2

About 62.000 sheep penned. The demand in the early part of the market was inactive and values low, but as tales progressed competition became briaker and values firmer,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1909 · page 2

The New Zealand Land and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— There was good competition at yesterday's wool sale. superior and good wools sold firmly at late rates; inferior and faulty lots…

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Farm Produce Sales. Sydney, Thursday [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1909 · page 2

Competition in this morning's produce auctien[?] sales was extremely dall and of the 33 trucks offered 14 failed to attract purchasers, whilst prices realised for all commodities were slightly weaker in…

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Cattle Droving

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 2

SOME of the most romantic incidents of Australian history are connected with the old droving days. Quite recently, large tracts of land in the west of Queensland…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report (by wire) :—There was good competition at Wednesday's sale, when superior and good…

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Farming and Dairying Interests

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 9

For the past week or two the weather has been considerably milder, with a warm sunshine, which is indicative of a rapidly approaching…

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Local and General News. Meeting of Dairymen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 4

A meeting of dairymen is to be held on Tuesday nest at 10.30 a.m., in the Branxton School of Arts to consider the milk and butter trade for the forthcoming year…

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Progressive Dairying. MACHINE V. HAND-MILKING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 5

The following letter received by Messrs Waugh and Josephson, of Sydney, has been forwarded to us for publication:— With a view to overcoming the labor…

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Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

As will be seen by advertisement, an important sale of cattle will take place at the municipal saleyards, Anmidale, on Tuesday next. Walter J. Hawke and…

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Cattle Breeding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 10

On the stock-breeding industry of the country the increased production of milk has exercise very considerable influence (says the English "Live Stock Journal")…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner, Limited, of Singleton, will offer for sale by public auction at the shire yards Singleton, on Friday, November 12, 1340 head of mixed cattle, and two teams of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 3

Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—We Submitted a catalogue of 2444 bales on Monday, comprising useful wools, without any superior lines, and effected a satisfactory…

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Store Cattle Sale at Scone

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 7

On the 22nd inst., J. A. Simpson and Co. report having held a most successful sale of store catle in the Scone yards. There was a representative attendance of…

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The Dairy. British Butter Trade. Imports for Ten Years. an Interesting Review

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 3

Messrs Weddel and Co.'s annual review of the London butter trade for the year ended June 30 last is to hand. IMPORT FIGURES…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 3

Hill, Clark and C. report:—We offered a catalogue of useful wool on Thursday without any particularly good lines. The market an compared with a week since shows good wools to be…

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Influence of Fertilisers on Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 10

A study of the influence of fertilisers upon the weight per bushel of wheat and the bulletin from the Minnesota Experiment character of the kernels is reported in a…

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Commercial. Store Cattle Sale at S[?]one

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 2

On the 22nd inst. J A. Simpson and Co. report having held a most succes[?]ful sale of store cattle m the Scone Yards. There was a representative…

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Dairy Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 2

An American retired school touched [?] started dairy farming, and managed [?] few years to Increase his income [?] acre farm from £200 to £-100. says:—…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. How to Use Manure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 10

The profitable application of manure to the soil is not generally understood. The dumping down of a pile of manure on a given surface, and the manipulation of it, may, or…

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