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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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A Third Farmers' Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 5

The Co-operative Farmers' Union at South Singleton, making the third auction mart in the town, has been completed. The timber in the structure comprises narrow-leaf [?]…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 5

Competition for all classes of produce at the auction sales held this morning was fairly active, and of the 63 consignments submitted only 27 failed to attract purchasers. Prices realised…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic. Increased Deliveries in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 1

The quantity of wool received at Dar ling Habor, Morpeth, and Newcastle dur ing the week just ended was 2203 bales which compared with the quantity which…

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Fraudulent Butter Selling. a London Prosecution. London, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 3

E. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New Wales, had presented Coopman Bros. [?] in a small way, for selling inferior [?] boxes which had been used for New…

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Minimbah Estate. Experimental Wheat Plots. Many Varieties Tested

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 2

Resultant from the visit some weeks ago of the Minister of Agriculture and by execution of the promise then made by Mr Perry a number of experimental…

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Experimental Wheat Plot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 7

A number of experimental wheat plots have been put in on Mr. Slyvester Browne's Minimbah estate under the supervision of Mr. W. r. Fry, an inspector of…

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Butter Selling Frauds. the London Prosecution. London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 5

The Agents-General for Victoria and Queensland are associated with Mr. Coghdan, Agent-General for New South Wales, in the prosecution of Coopman Bros., who…

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The Cattle King. His Properties and Taxes. Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 4

In the course of an interview to-day, Mr. Sidney Kidman said:—"The people of Australia don't know how well off they are. They have no…

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Does Your Dairy Pay?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 2

Have you considered the importance of knowing the profit derived from each individual cow in your dairy? The cost of of feeding a profitable cow…

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Does Your Dairy Pay

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 2

HAVE you considered the importance of knowing the profit derived from each individual cow in your dairy? The cost of feeding a profitable cow is no greater than…

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Butter Making on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 11

One of the first essentials is to got the nest cows for butter (says a practical dairyman in the "American Agriculturist"). The more natural the article is to start…

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Water in Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 11

With respect to the excess of moisture in Australian butter to which reference was recently made in a cable from London, the following extract from London "Grocer" will be read…

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Slump in Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 11

Reference has already been made to the fact that within a few weeks the market value of the milling wheat stacked at the country railway stations of New South Wales had declined no less than…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 6

Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—For our sale on Thursday we offered a fair sized catalogue for the off season and included a few lines of the new clip, those, being of…

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"The Pat of Butter" Actress's Libel Action

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 5

Comments by a newspaper on the performance of Miss Daisy Jerome, the well-known music-hall artiste, gave rise to a libel action against the…

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A Cattle King. His Proterties and Taxes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 5

In the course of an interview, Mr. Sidney Kidman said:—"The people of Australia don't know how well off they are. They have no idea of the conditions under which people in other parts of the…

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Homebush Stock Sales the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 7

52,000 sheep and lambs penned, and the demand was active, with market very firm for all descriptions, especially for prime, which sold well readily…

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Slumps in wheat. Australia Loses a Million

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 1

Reference has already been made to the fact that within a few weeks the market value of the milling wheat stack ed at the country railway stations of…

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Sydney Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson, & Co Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 7

Our Wednesday's catalogue Comprised 2700 bales, and included a number of early shorn clips, amongst others, the Kooroogama clip, 372 bales; Q/…

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Our Butter Export Trade. a Singleton Manager's Opinion. Mr Lockyer's Recommendations Reviewed. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 2

Sir,—In complying with your request to furnish an opinion on the recommenda tions made to the Commonwealth Go vernment by Mr N. Lockyer, Assistant…

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