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Farming & the land, 1910

1,512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 76

Alleged Cattle Poisoning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 5

A young man, Donald Reid, was placed on trial at the sessions charged with maliciously killing five bulls, three cows, and four heifers. the property of Frederick Waley, at Picton. It was…

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Sydney Wool Market

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

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd. report:—From the inquiry for wools for private sale, there seems to be a rather easier tone than of late; this, however may to some extent be due to buyers holding off to…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Rare Profits From Sows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 7

Proflicacy from production is a most desirable quality in all utility stock, and as this trait is largely hereditary it is from highly productive stock that breeding animals should be…

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Business Methods and Dairy Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 7

It would be useful to know, what proportion of the farmers was sell milk keep complete records of the yield of every cow. Of course it is largely done by pedigree…

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Farm Houses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 7

Addressing himself to the question of farm horses at a recent meeting of the Kanmantoo branch, of the South Australian Farmer's Bureau, Mr. Hair made the sub[?]…

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The Dairy Herds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 7

Too many dairymen are holding on to the low yielding cows, to the deadheads of the herds. These ought not to be in the dairy herds at all. They charge unreasonable…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications fot patents…

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High-priced Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report having sold at Flemington on Monday, 22nd August, a consignment of extra prime bullocks and steers to £11 16s, the whole draft making the splendid average of…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 4

Trebeck, Son and Co. report:—Local auctions take place to day there is some uncertainty as to the market, though private sales show better prices are obtainable since the auction sales of a month…

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A Firm Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report a very firm wool market at their sale on Tuesday the 23rd inst. A total clearance was made at prices fully equal to the opening rates of last season, and the prospects…

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Dairyman Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 4

At the Paterson police court yesterday, before Mr. J. McKeasey, P.M., Edward Flarrety, a dairy man, was proceeded against under the Dairies Supervision Act for having supplied cream to the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co., Limited, report: On Tuesday we offered a small catalogue, and included in it were a few early shorn clips. The market was very firm at late rates, with particularly good…

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Cattle Poisoning. Strange Case at Darlinghurst Sessions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 4

At the Darllaghurst Sessions on Tues day, Donald Reld, a young man, was charged with mallciously causing the death of five bulls, three cows, and four…

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Immigrant Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 2

As a result of the mission to Great Britain of Messrs. McKenzie and Mead, Victoria will soon welcome to its rural population a considerable accession of farmers with capital varying from…

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Canadian Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

[?] agricultural expert of the Winnipeg "Frec[?] estimates that the western crops of CAn[?] be:—Wheat 102,250,000 bushels, cats [?] bushels, barley 7,000,000 bushels, flax…

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Tragedy at Rockhampton. Farmer Shoots His Wife

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

It was reported to the police by telephone from Wyarbah, Queensland, on Wednesday, that a farmer at Bushley had shot his wife, who was in a dying condition, and escaped into the…

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Clergyman Turns Farmer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

Rev. H. F. L. Palmer, rector of St. Mary's parish for several years, and or ganiser of the Sherbrooke No-licence League, who has been in indifferent…

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Sydney Wool Sales. First Scone Wool-realises 12[?]d

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 2

The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd., brought forward a catalogue including a fair display of new-clip wools from the early shearing districts. Greasy sold to…

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Dairying in Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 4

Mr. H. S. Gullett, of Sydney, writing to the journal "United Empire" on Dairying in Australia" has the following:—"Dairying in Australia is a very agreeable occupation. It seldom fails to give…

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Farmers and Co-operation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 4

A contributor to the "Bulletin" says:—"Roosevelt's N. Y. Outlook has a striking article on Denmark. The country is ruled by small farmers. A…

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