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Farming & the land, 1910

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New Milking Machines. A Warning to Dairymen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 2

Milking Machines are becoming as plentiful as blackberries on a bush. The marvellous success of the "L K.G" has raised quite a crop of imitating machines, all claiming…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 7

Pitt, Son, & Budgery Ltd., report:—Our catalogue on Tuesday included a few parcels of greasy above the average, but the majority comprised medium wools, more or less faulty, and remnants…

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Freights on Butter. Preference to Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 6

The statement made by one of the speakers at the opening of a butter fac tory in the Glen lnnes district in regard to railway freights on butter operating…

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Influence of Feeding Stuffs. Milk and Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 7

Every year the requirements of householders with regard to the quality of the milk and butter supplied to them become more exacting, and farmers and dairymen who…

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A Fatal Collision. Dairy Farmer Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 6

William Glasheen, a well-known dairy farmer of Knockfin, near Lochinvar, while driving home from the Maitland produce market on Wednesday, collided…

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Farm & Dairy. Farm Labor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 2

When perplexed by the everlasting trouble to secure efficient labor, few farmers recognise it is in this direction that the future Influence of the farm…

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Five Killed. on a Lonely Farm. Atrocious Murders

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

A revolting crime, planned and executed by youths of precoclous criminal inclinations, was. (says "Lloyd's News") reported from Burgundy on Sunday,…

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Farm Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 5

The market at this morning's produce auction sales was exceedingly dull. A number of offerings failed to attract purchasers, and prices realised were considerably weaker in comparison…

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Blacksmithing on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 13

[?] farmer should have a forge and annual few necessary tools," said Mr. Ward meeting of the Coomooroo branch of Australian Farmers' Bureau. "He…

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New Milking Machines. a Warning to Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 2

Milking Machines are becoming as plentiful as blacberries on a bush. The marvellous success of the "L-K-G" has raised quite a crop of Imitating machines,…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1910 · page 2

The haulage of wool over the railways is gradually easing off, but wheat, continues to improve. In respect to wool the carriage to the seaboard for the week ended…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 3

Prescott, Limited, report:—The market is without change as regards local prices, but for export we have made sales at 98/ for first grade butter, and seconds up to 95/ per cwt. Supplies…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 3

Hill, Clark, & Co., Ltd., report:—Our catalogue on Thursday was made up principally of medium wools from the south, but also contained a few new clips from the west and New England. The…

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Closer Settlement. Piallaway and Walhallow Farms

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

With reference to the opening up of the Piallaway and Walhallow Estates for closer settlement out of the 3S farm blocks 33 were made available last…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, March 8th. the Farmers, Vote

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

There is an Eastern fable that tells how, one day when it was raining, a camel came to the hut of a dervish. Put ting his head in at the door, the camel…

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Wooing the Farmers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

When Mr Johnson, the Labor candi date, was speaking from the balcony of the Caledonia Hotel on Friday evening he caused no litle sensation by. reading…

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Meeting of Branxton Dairy Farmers. the Price of Milk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 8

A meeting of dairy farmers was held in the Branxton School of Arts yesterday. Mr. A. R. Taylor presided over an attendance of 45 dairymen who are…

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Our Singleton Letter. Share Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 4

Share farming is making rapid advancement in this district, and the results generally are satisfactory. For both dairying and agriculture the opportunities are good, owing to a fair annual…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 3

Merchants are advised that the price of button has advanced by 4s per Cwt owing to the strong demand in London, and the falling off in the output of local factories…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 3

At the wool sales Thomas and Cook, Buxton, Ronald, and Co., and Charles Balmo and Co,, offered 7698 bales, including 5725 bales of New Zealand wool. There was a large attendance…

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