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Farming & the land, 1910

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London Wool Sales. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 2

At the London wool sales yesterday, merino classes were slightly dearer, cross breds somewhat easier…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 2

Chaff formed the bulk of the offerings at the[?] duce auction sales held this morning. Ch[?] prime quality met with good support, and [?] values were well maintained, whilst other [?]…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 5

At the wool sales prices of fleeces of the clips mentioned were:—Kerarbury, highest 12d, average 10½d; Woolshed, 15d, 14¾d; Gas, 9d, 8d; Burenda, 14½d, 14d;…

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Maitland Fat Stock Sale. F. J. BLAXLAND & Co. report: Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 7

A heavy supply yarded, the bulk of which were made up of medium to prime light weight bollocks and steers. Heavy weights not too plentiful, with a strong representation…

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Farmers & Settlers Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 2

The Underbank branch of the Fanners and Settlers Association will hold a sport's carnival at Deard's Hall, Melbury, on…

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Losses in Dairying. the Separator Question

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 7

Where dairymen have failed to make dairying pay it will be found, invariably, that they put in a faulty cream separator. All successful dairymen use the…

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The Flavour of Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 7

In a recent publication of the United States Department of Agriculture, experiments by Messrs. L. Rogers and Gray upon the alteration of the flavour of butter on…

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Pastoral Conditions. Speech by the Premier

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 1

The Premier (Mr C. G. Wade) in de claring the national show open in Glen lanes on Wednesday, referred at length to the work of the Department of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—Our catalogue on Wednesday included several lines of good fleece and lambs, but the bulk of the greasies were mostly of a clearing up character. Scoureds were…

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Home Wool Buyers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 5

Two hundred and fifty English wool buyers and 350 Continental and 30 American wool-buyers have signed a protest against the proposed abolition of the draft in wool…

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Homebush Stock Sales. the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 2

About 50,000 sheep and lambs were penned. The demand was active, with values firm at last day's rates for all classes, Best merino wethers made to 14s, extra prime to…

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London Wool Sales. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 4

The wool sales yesterday were ani mated. Firm rates ruled for all classes of merinos, fine, and crossbreds…

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Branxton Dairy Farmers. the Price of Milk

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 6

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

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Farm & Dairy. Soda for Fruit Trees

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 2

The washing soda remedy for red scale, black spot and Maori on citrus trees has now been tried for a couple of years, and though the growers were slow…

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A Model Dairy Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 2

Mr Robert Scott, who works about 110 acres of the Raleigh estate, at Cen tral Raleigh, under lease from the owner, Mr F. T. Matthews, carries on farming…

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Losses in Dairying. the Separator Question

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 2

When dairymen have failed to make dairying pay it will be found, invariably, that they put in a faulty Cream Separator. All successful dairymen use the "Alfa-Laval" for…

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Farm Waggon Jack

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 4

A farm waggon jack may be easily made. Take a piece of 2-inch plank, 6 inches wide and 2½ feet long. Set this into another piece 8 inches wide and 2…

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The Dairy. the Pig Industry. Hints to Beginners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 4

Some excellent advice on pig-raising is given in an elaborate report on the subject which has just been issued by the Colorado Experiment Station, and…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 7

Mr. Wade and Mr. Perry visited the Wollongbar Experimental Farm, and were much impressed with the stud stock. The Piallaway and Walhallow estates have…

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New Milking Machines. a Warning to Dairymen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 10

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 superiority…

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