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Farming & the land, 1910

1,512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 76

Local and General. Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 4

Mr. H. H. Holden, of Penshurst, Gresford, announces himself as a candidate for the directorate in the above company, in the place of Mr. A. G. H. Lawrie at the…

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Farm and Dairy a Hard Collar Is Best

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

There is a striking analogy between the shoulders of a horse and the hand of man. Each is respectively the lever by which the power is applied. Broadly speaking every…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Rearing Calves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

In the course of a lecture delivered before the Borris Agricultural Society in Ireland Mr. J. Kelly submitted the following observations on the subject of, rearing calves…

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Farm Economy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

Speaking on this subject at a meeting of the Tatiara branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, Mr. E. W. Milne said:—There are lots of little things about…

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Advantages of Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

Dairy farming has many advantages. The dairyman has an income the year round, giving him the advantage of having cash on hand every month of the year, and thus…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

Messrs Gri[?]ith and Hassel, Patent, At torneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 4

Prescott, Limited, report:—There has been a brisk local demand this week for choicest quality, which has been selling freely at 112s. Supplies from the northern river districts so far do not…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 4

Trebeck, Son, and Co. report :—A healthy tone prevails, and private sales are taking place for odd lots equal to the best rates, On the 22nd and following days some good lines of the new clip will be…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Effect of Food on Quality of Milk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 7

The question—has the kind of food any effect on the yield of milk and its fat content? has been made a special study by Professor Hanson, who replies that:…

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Jerry's Plains Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 5

From January 13th to July 2nd—that is in 145 working days—the Jerry's Plains Butter Factory turned out 2257 boxes of butter, which, together with the quantity consumed by local…

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The Butter Factory. Satisfactory Progress

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 2

DURING the past two or three weeks, there has been a gratifying increase in the quantity of cream coining to hand at the local Co-operative Company's Butter…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 7

DALGETY and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney report:—The wool season may now be considered to have been fully entered upon, substantial consignments…

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Sheep Maggot Fly in the West

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 6

IN compliance with a communication from the Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of Trangle, and another from the Secretary of the…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 8

Prescott, Limited, report:—There has been a brisk local demand this week for choicest quality, which has been selling freely at 112s. Supplies from the northern river districts so far do not…

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Sheep Maggot Fly the West

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 6

In compliance with a communication from the Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of Trangie, and another from the Secretary of the…

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Taxation of Farming Lands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., during the week addressed a letter to the Premier (Hon. C. G. Wade) with reference to the municipal taxation of agricultural and pastoral areas, and has…

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Farm and Field News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 11

There is a rush for the Goonimbah blocks of land on the Tweed. Irish blight in potatoes has been found in 1 different spots in Victoria…

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Farm Economy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 11

Speaking on this subject at a meeting of the Tatiara branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, Mr. E. W. Milne said :—There one lots of little things about…

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Advantages of Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 11

Dairy farming has many advantages. The dairyman has an income the year, round, giving him the advantage or having cash on hand every monts of the year, and thus…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 4

Prescott, Ltd., report: The market has been very brisk throughtout the week at 112s for choicest, and there has been a better opportunity of placing lower grades at satisfactory prices. Until supplies…

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