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Farming & the land, 1910

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 3

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report.—Fairly substantial catalogues will be submitted at next week's sales, and there is every likelihood, of a buoyant market prevailing. Judging in fact by London…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 3

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—There is practically nothing fresh to report in regard to the Wool market. Sales for the time being are confined to scoured parcels, the demand for which is firm at…

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Tariff Reform. Farmers Want Protection. London, Monday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 5

The "Westminster Gazette" calls attention to the fact that several farmers on the Tariff Commission opposed the free admission of colonial corn, The lenders of the tariff reform movement…

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A School for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

At the N. A. Association's meeting on Saturday, a copy of the syllabus for the winter vacation training class at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College was…

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Arrivals of Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 5

A arrivals number 431,500. of these [?] bales were forwarded direct to the [?] and there are available for [?] series 170,000 bales…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 1

FOR week ending April 16, 1910: —Wool.—The market is without chenge. A fair-quantity of fellmon gered wool has been sold during the…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. There was a large attendances and competition was animated. Prices advanced five centimes all round. 3278 bales of he Plata wool were…

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Handling of Wheat, the Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 3

At a meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, Mr. S. J. Laverack complained of shortage in the wheat delivered by the Railway Department…

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The Mowbray Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 2

An important sale which should engage the attention of dairymen, horse buyers, and others is that to be conducted at Mowbray Estate, near Paterson, to-morrow, by Carr Bros., auctioneers…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 5

Antwerp wool sales have closed. Prices of merinos and fine crossbreds were unchanged. Ordinary crossbreds were neglected, 6784 bales of La Plata wool were offered and 1747…

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Aportheosis of Wool Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 3

Kaitted wool garments for hats and gowns we the latest eccentricity of fashion. There is something very early victorian about their appearance, they suggest horsehair sofas,…

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Great Sale of Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 4

A remarkably successful clearing-out sale of high-class dairy cattle was held at Mowbray, near Paterson, yesterday, when Messrs Carr Bros, disposed of Messrs, W. A. and…

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Reduction in Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 5

Sydney merchants have decided to further reduce the prize of butter by 2s per cwt. com Monday next…

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Colonial Wheat

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 3

London, "Wednesday.—There is likely to be a protest against Mr. Balfour's pro posal to admit colonial wheat free. Mr. Broomhall, corn. trade statistician,…

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Pastoral Players. Quaint Historical Drama. Gives Way to Burlesque

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 4

The Hildenborough village players, who have for many years made their village widely-known by giving quaint historical dramas, have this year,…

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Farm & Dairy. a Large Litter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 7

Mr. G. R. Freeman, Stock Inspector, informs us that a Berkshire sow, the property of Mr. W. M. Loder, of Ayton dale, had a litter of 20 on Tuesday…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 4

The auction sales held this morning were poorly attended by retail merchants. Competition was fairly animated and prices realised for all commodities remained…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 6

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

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Suggestions for Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 7

Keep a record of the breeding of eacn cow, so you will know when she is due to calve, and then allow her to go dry six weeks before calving…

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Not a True Farmer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 7

Every considerate man realises that a true farmer feeds his soll as well as his cattle. The soll feeds the plants which are grown for the stock, and, of course…

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