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Farming & the land, 1910

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Importation Op Dairy Cattle Into N.s.w

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 4

EARLY in the year the Minister for Agriculture made an offer to the dairy farmers of this State to assist them by undertaking to bring out, with…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales have closed. More business was done than on the opening day, but the prices were irregular, though the tendency was to remain unchanged. 6484…

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The Wool Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 12

Some remarkable facts in connection with the wool industry were given by Sir Francis Suttor at the Sheep Show luncheon in Sydney. The show, he said, was the largest exhibition…

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Successful Experiment in Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 1

Mr E Hannaford, so well known as one of Quirndi's most succssful exponents of intense oultivation, has made a most interesting experiment…

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Butter-producing Powers of the Jersey

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 12

It is well known that in the United States cows, are frequently tested by the officers of the various experiment stations, and that since the system of official testing commenced there…

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The Royal Horse and Cattle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society has every prospect of bringing oft another successful horse show in August. The jumping and trotting events and the grand parade will…

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Farmers and Taxation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 4

A meeting of farmers in the East and West Maitland Municipalities will be held in the School of Arts on Saturday evening next to consider steps to be taken to obtain an amendment of the Local…

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Three Important Factors in Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 12

There are many factors (said the manager of an American dairy farm the other day) in the production of butter, all more or less important, but the three factors…

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Farm and Field News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 12

The Minister, of Agriculture is initiating a course of lecture's for farmers sons and others on the principles of agriculture etc. Foxes are increasing in the Jamberoo…

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American Wheat Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 5

Mr. Heinzer, Statistician, of the New York Produce Exchange, making his calculations on the basis of the Government crop report, estimates the yield of winter wheat of the United…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 7

Prescott, Limited, report.—On Monday the price for choicest fresh was advanced to 122. This move has had the effect of checking the bulk of orders which were coming from…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 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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American Wheat Crops. Bad Reports From Canada. London, July 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 5

Owing to the shortage of crops in Canada the Northern Pacific Railway Company is dismissing 3500 of its employees. COpious rains have fallen in the middle…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 1

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

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 4

FOR week ending July 9, 1910: —Wool.—A quiet week has been ex perienced in this market. Some transactions in skin wools have been…

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Australian Pastoral Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 3

The Australian Pastoral Company, in its report recommends payment of a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 3

At the wool sales Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Thomas and Cook, and Charles Balme and Co. offered 7605 bales, including 5350 from New Zealand There was a…

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The Country Party. Farmers and Settlers' Platform

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 3

The enthusiasm displayed by the delegates at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in the formation of the new country party in the political arena continues…

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The Premier's Promises Mr Wade Talks to Farmers and Settlers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 3

Mr C. G. Wade. State Premier, addressed the farmers and settlers on Tuesday afteroon at the invitation of their conference, which is sitting at tlat…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

John Bridge and Company, Limited, Sydney, report. The following is our cable of the opening of the London wool sales on Tuesday, the 12 inst. "By comparison with the close of the last (May)…

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