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Farming & the land, 1910

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 6

Schute, Bell, & Co., Ltd., report:—The firm tone which characterised the closing weekly sales in this centre has been fully borne out at the London sales, where merinos have maintained a…

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Letter to the Editor. Tenant Farmers' Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 6

Sir,—Respecting "Agrarians" letter in your issue of the 17th instant 1 venture to suggest that the day that rural pursuits are governed by an Industrial Act, he will have in very truth cause not only…

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My Australian Impressions. Money in Dairyfarming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 7

Ono of the most remarkable things about this country is the rapid development of new industries an the land. First of all came woolgrowing, then the discovery of gold, then the…

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Farmers to Farmers. Providing Feed for Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 6

An important problem which at this time of the year generally claims the attention of farmers, who include among their stock a substantial number of sheep,…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 5

[?] wool sales prices were:—Pian [?] 13d. 13[?]d; Wagin, 12½d; Willuna, 12½d [?] Langlydale, 11½d, 11[?]; Pahaun, 11½d, 10½d Tawapata, 10[?]d, 9¾d…

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London Wool Sales. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

At yesterday's sales the market for crossbred wools was a little harder…

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Farm Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 4

Norther sale:— Pumpkins from J. Kanter, Lochinvar, 25s per ton. The New Zealand Government has decided to control and develop the water-power resources of…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, March 24th. Farmers in Defence

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

The specious proposition of a graduated Land Tax has not been nibble[?] by the farmers quite as greedily as the manipulators of the Labor [?]…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 7

Prescott, Limited, report:—The market remains nominally 104/ for first grade, but outside local buyers concessions are being offered to effect sales. Unless the price is…

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Farmers to Farmers. Providing Feed for Sheep

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 11

An important problem which at this time the year generally claims the attention of farmers who include among their stock a substantial number of sheep…

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Wheat for England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The quality of the wheat at the Sydney Show this year was excellent, and a proposal has been put forward to ask the Government to purchase the champion bag at…

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Butter From Whey. a New Product

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

For a long time throughout the cheese-making districts of Canada (writes the "Toronto Globe") it was known that a considerable amount of…

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The Wool Sales. Closed Strong. London, March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 3

At the March series of the London wool sales, which closed on Wednesday. 78,500 bales were sold to home buyers, 45,000 to Continental buyers, and 8000 to the United…

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Farm & Dairy. a West Australian Experiment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 2

Mr Moore, the Premier of West Aus tralia, now in London, has been so much struck by the symmetry and beauty of the cattle of Switzerland that he is…

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The Dairy. Pig Breeding Hints. Tamworths and Berkshires

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

A New South Wales pig-breeder (Mr J. Barnes), discussing the merits of various breeds of pigs in that State, writes:—"Experience shows that, the…

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Mowbray Estate Farms, Paterson River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

We are requested to state that it is not true that any agent is authorised to quote prices or to sell any let beforehand, No price has been quoted for the lots by the vendor's authority, and the farms…

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Randwick Labour Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The annual report of the State labour Bureau gives four full page pictures of the Bunnerong Farm, near, Randwick. One picture illustrates the place ns it was," a…

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Farmers, Wake-up!

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

The Walcha branch of the Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association has been allowed to dissolve. An effort, however, is…

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Farmer Bleeds to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 3

In the absence of the Knowledge of the Principles of first aid by these about him, Thomas Howland, farmer, 50 years of age, bled to death on Wednesday at…

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Farm Training for City Lads. Report of the Director of Labor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 1

It has long been recognised that there is a growing difficulty in obtaining suit able labor for farms, particularly those where our rapidly-growing dairy Industry…

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