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Farming & the land, 1910

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Colic in Farm Horses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 11

Whenever a horse has an attack of colic remember it was caused by either watering warm, excessive drinking following extreme thirst, standing in a draught, and…

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Experiments for Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 11

Addressing himself to the subject of farm experiments, Mr. Summers at a recent meeting of the Freeling branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, said they…

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Insectivorous Birds of New South Wales. The Farmers' Friends. (Continued). Red-capped Robin

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 2

The little dandy of the west country, always seeking some conspicuous posi tion to show off his feathers. There is very little of real beauty in the dull…

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Winter School for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

The winter school for farmers at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College is to commence on the 20th June, and Intend ing students are reminded that…

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Farmer's Narrow Escape. a Victim to Misfortune

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 6

Mr M. Sullivan, a farmer In the Moe district, Victoria, added to the sensa tional experiences of his lifetime on Wednesday. He was ploughing near the…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1910 · page 2

With 1743 bales of wool bundled last week the quantity of wool curried by rail to the seaboard during the season stands at 789,322 bales, an increase of 42,287 bales, as…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 6

Prescott, Limited, report: The advance in price to 114s on Monday has had the effect of causing buyers to stand off the market, and in consequence sales have been slow, and arrivals have not all been…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 6

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd. report: Since the close of the London sales there has been nothing of importance to report in the wool trade. The absence or supplies causes a compulsory quietness here, and…

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Topics of the Day. Electricity and Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 2

Science has done, a great deal for agriculture, and will doubtless do much more (says the London correspondent of an Adelaide contemporary). The old-fashioned farmer sees strange things…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 4

Notwithstanding a largo attendance of buyers at this morning's produce auction sales, competition was devoid of animation and of the 80 consignments submitted, 30 failed to attract…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 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…

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Butter Making on the Farm. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 7

[?] of the first essentials is to get the best cows for butter (says a practical dairyman in the "American Agriculturist"). The more natural the article is to start…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 4

Trebeck, Son and Co. report:—Private enquiry is very good. No auction sales have been held, and With trade prospects improving, the market should contine good for some time…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 1

FOR week ending May 21, 1910:—Wool.—Business in the local wool market is restricted to dealing with scoured wools from the…

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Farm and Dairy Note. Pasteurising Cream

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 7

Farmers who supply cream to butter factories, and have not enough of it to justify the purchase of a pasteurising plant, may improvise an apparatus which will do as well as the…

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Straying Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 2

At the West Maitland police court this morning, before Mr. J.MaKensey, P.M. fifteen persons were dealt with for having allowed stock to stray within the Cessnock Shire. The cases…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 2

We have reived a printed copy of the report and balance sheet to be presented to the share holders at the half-yearly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and produce Company…

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Hevay Grain Crops in Russia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 3

The pro-pects of heavy grain crops in the Causes territory of Russia have necessitated the ordering of 2000 extra trucks to facilitate the export of the grain…

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Danish Butter Frauds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 5

The impeachment of M. Christiansen Berg in connection with the defalcation of M. Alberli, the late Dutch Minister, has commenced at the State tribunal at Copenhagen…

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Moisture in Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 5

Complaints have been received of excessive moisture in six brands of Victorian butter shipped by the steamer Narrung. Some, of the butter contained over 19 per cent of moisture…

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