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Farming & the land, 1910

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Important Sale of Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 4

Attention is directed to the advertisement in this issue announcing a highly important clearing-out sale at Maitland Vale on Friday, April 1, when Mr. O.K. Young…

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New Milking Machines. a Warning to Dairymen

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 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,…

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The Dairy, Milk and Butter. Influence of Feed. Interesting Facts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 4

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

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Byron Bay Butter Factory. Record Month's Business

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 7

Last month's business of the North Coast Co-operative Company was in volume the largest yet handled. For the four weeks 663…

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Wild Sheep in New Zealand. Hunting Experiences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 14

It can be readily realised even by a layman that the task of gathering merinos on the high, broken, unfenced country that forms such a large proportion of the pastoral runs…

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Successful Dairy Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 7

A recent report from a dairying centre on the North Coast stated that many dairy farmers were of opinion that, owing to neglect of testing, they were afraid that they had been keeping in…

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Farm & Dairy. Red Clover for Cows

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 7

As a general rule, the business man who carries his business methods into the arena of agriculture succeeds; he keeps careful records of his dealings from day…

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Co-operative Movement Among Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 4

A well-attended meeting of farmers was held on Wednesday evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, Miller's Forest, when Mr. W. T. Hourn, of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, gave an…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 4

The general routine of a Saturday morning's sale was experienced at the auction sales held this morning. They were poorly attended, and competition was devoid of…

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Losses in Dairying. the Separator Question

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 4

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

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 3

Messrs Griffith and Hassel Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 2

During last week 1700 bales of wool were received at the depots at Newcastle, Morpeth, and Darling Harbour. This is an increase of 127 on the receipts for the same week last year. The…

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Wheat and Wool Returns

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

The wheat returns are now. approaching three million bags, and shortly it will be possible to record the receipt of that quantity by train during the season…

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Importation of Dairy Cattle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

The demand by the dairy farmers of this state for the use of the Government [?] bulls is so great that the Minister of Agriculture has decided to give…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

Prescott, Limited, report:—The market was advanced on Thursday to 104s, but at this price only local buyers have been operating. Melbourne purchased about 1200 boxes for shipment by Tuesday's…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

Hill Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—On Thursday the weekly sales of the season were brought to a close and the market right up to the last has proved an excellent…

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Farmers' Tribulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 4

When Mr. C. R. Garnham arose from his seat at last evening's social in connection with the H.R.A. and H. Association in order to propose the toast of "Parliament," his customary smiling visage…

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Strike in Harvest Field. a Determined Farmer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 4

Striking is making itself prominent in the harvest field. An Instance was given a few days ago, at a farm close to Bathurst. A threshing machine…

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Prosperous Farmer Suicides

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

Richard M. Nancarrow, 18 years of age, a prosperous farmer at Wyagdon, near Bathurst, was found hanging in a shed at the rear of his residence on…

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The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 2

29,396 sheep and lambs forward, Best merino wethers made to 17s 3d, best merino owes from. 13s 6d, best crossbred wethers to 17s, a few higher,…

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