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Farming & the land, 1910

1,512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 76

Wool in Japan. Consumption Increasing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 3

The Premier has received from Mr. J. B Suttor, commercial commissioner in the East of New South Wales, a report concerning the consumption of woollen goods in Japan. He points out that during…

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Homebush Stock Sales the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 7

57,215 sheep and lambs were forward. Buyers were well represented, and the market opened firmer as compared with last day's rates for prime, which in some cases…

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Farm & Dairy. Rape and Barley

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 8

It Is now contended that sowing rape and barley In alternate drills gives a greater amount of fodder, say, from 10 acres mixed than from 5 acres each of…

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Our Butter Export Trade. Grading and Sampling. The Protection of a Great Industry. (Written for the Singleton "Argus.")

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 6

The immense importance of the butter industry to the whole of Australia, and incidentally to the Singleton district, is recognised by everyone. Butter is one…

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The Many Advantages of Steam on a Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

"Where wood and water are plentiful a steam boiler is the most suitable and economical form of motive power available and the farm is being improved at the snpie…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 6

The absence of rain is causing a great ideal of anxiety in the southern portion of the State. Irish blight has made its appearance…

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Dairying Notes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 8

If you have to set your milk do so immediately after it is drawn and strained. There should be a skimming, with results, about three times in the…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 8

The substitution of peas or horse beans for oilcake in the feeding of dairy cows has been the subject of some Dutch ex periments, the results being adverse to…

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Factory Managers' and Farmers' Opinions Wanted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 4

In reference to our special article on the Butter Export Trade, commenced in this issue, we invite factory managers, farmers, and any other persons…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 2

During last week the Railway Department carried 40,026 bags of wheat to the seaboard, raising the total carried during the season to 3,601,185 bags. As compared with the…

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French Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 6

professor Henry E. Alvard, of the United States Department of Agriculture, has been making inquiries with regard to French dairy cattle. He finds that France…

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Another Rise in Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 1

Owing to the shrinkage in the output of butter in New South Wales, and especially in Gippsland and other parts of Victoria, it has been decided to…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 4

THE Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…

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How to Tell the Age of Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 6

At 12 months an animal should all its milk (calf)incisors in place. Fifteen months.—At this age the central pair of incisors (milk teeth) may be replaced by a pair…

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Local and General. Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd. REPORT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

For April, 30tons 5cwt. 11lbs butter was manufactured, for which suppliers were paid cheques amounting to £2985. The whole of the…

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The Farm and Dairy, sFEEDING the Cow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 6

A good cow will cat about 25th. of dry matter per day. This should contain from two to two and a half pounds of protein. Farming without clear thinking, and logical reasoning will soon…

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King Edward's Rural Life. Farmer and Stockbreeder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 3

It is probable that if king Edward had been able to follow his own inclination, the life he would have mapped out for himself would have been that of a farmer. The important of the…

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Another Farmers' Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 4

The shareholders of the Singleton and District Co-operative Society, Ltd., are having the necessary buildings erected to enable them to conduct weekly produce sales, in addition to their general…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 4

A large supply of varied produce, amounting to 69 consignment was submitted at auction to-day before a moderate attendance of buyer Competition was spirited, and all commodities…

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Dairy Shorthorn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 6

According to the report of the Dairy Shorthorn (Coates' Herd Book) Association good progress is being made in pushing to the front the type Shorthorn which the…

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