Dairying and Grazing. Milking Machine Test
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 9
Messrs. Clift Bros., Breeza, the well known pastoralists are going in extensively for dairying. They are firm believers in the milking machine as the result of a three years' exhaustive…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Visit to Hawkesbury College. Letters to a Farmer. V.
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 12
Dear Old Bak-blox Bill,— I mean to have a talk with you this time, Bill, about the boys. We have an immense area of agricultural land on this…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Training of Farmers. Progress in America
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 12
Mr. R. J. Crosby, specialist in agricultural education in the Department of Agriculture (U.S.), has just concluded his study of the advance of agricultural education in the United…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Profitable Dairying
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 14
If we look at the dairy industry from any standpoint, it shows itself to be the most stable, most remunerative, and the least exhausting to the soil of any branch of farming. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 14
Splendid returns are being obtained from the harvest in the Scone district. The Minister for Agriculture is considering a suggestion for a conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm Implements
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 14
"One is very much surprised at the way many farmers use their machinery," said former East at a recent meeting of the Mallala branch of the South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farming Inventions
Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 5
Messrs Grimth and Hassel Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of 163 king-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Butter Market
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 7
Prescott, limited, report:— Much to the surprise of the trade on Monday morning, the price of North Coast butter was announced at 92/- and in consequence local…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Market
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 7
[?] and Co., Ltd., report:— The strike responsible for another lapse of a week [?] sales but they were resumed on Monday brought forward a catalogue of 2524…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Produce Sales. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 4
At this morning's market, the produce auction sales were oversupplied with chaff. Competition among a large attendance of buyers was devoid of animation and sellers had to be contest with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1909 · page 2
Mr. Searl, manager, reports as follows:—For the month of November, the above factory manufactured 34 tons, 3 cwt, 106lbs of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prize Sheep from Ireland
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 2
Messrs. Warden Harry Graves, Limited, have Just received a consignment of six owes and one rain, imported, by Mr. W.W. Killen, of "Meribee," Whitton, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Brefza. Wheat Crop Destroyed. Brerza
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 3
Disastrous bush fire are raging in the Breeza district. Mr. John Perry had the whole of his wh at crop destroyed, comprising over two hundred acres. Portion of the crop was stacked on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rise in Milk. Butter Factories Closing Down
Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 4
The Sydney milk companies have de cided to raise the price of milk from 4d to 5d per quart. The rise took effect from Sunday morning, and. will apply to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Irish Blight. Meeting of Farmers. New Bags to be Used by Singleton Growers
Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 3
A largely attended meeting of farmers and others interested in potato growing was held at the Elitc Hall John-street. on Tuesday, to con sider what means should be adopted to prevent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Cattle Sales
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 4
Messrs. Snape and Co. report having held a special cattle sale in the Scone municipal yards on 14th December. About 850 head were yarded, comprising good quality bullocks and steers, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Irish Blight. Meeting of Farmers
The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 4
A lARGELY attended meeting of farmers and others interested in potato growing, was held at Singleton on Tuesday, to consider what means should be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scone Co-operative Dairy Co. Commencement of Operations. the First Cream
The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 2
ACTIVE operations in connection with the newly-formed local Cooperative Dairy Co. commenced yesterday, when the first cream was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Butter Market
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 3
Prescott, limited, report :—Much to the surprise of the trade on Monday morning, the price of North Coast butter was announced at 92/, and in consequence local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Market
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 3
Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., report:—The strike has been responsible for another lapse of a week in the wool sales, but they were resumed on Monday. We brought forward a catalogue of 2524…
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