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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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