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Farming & the land, 1910

1,512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 76

A Farmer's Bad Luck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 6

Michael Bull, a farmer of Frederickton, who sequestrated his estate on July 18, told the Registrar in Bankruptey the story of his extraordinary bad luck, He used to mild about 60…

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Irish Blight. Eleven Victorian Farms Affected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 15

Elevon farms in Victoria arc affocted with Irish blight. In order to Rive some friendly assistance to growers whoso farms have been quarantined, the Minister of…

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Farm and Field News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 11

Buyers have been in the Manilla district tobacco crop. A good average price was realised. The Department of External Affairs has…

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Dairy Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 11

Caring for the cows, gathering food for them and the manufacture and sale of the product occupies the attention of the [?] to a degree difficult to understand…

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Salt for Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 11

The Wisconsin experimental station has conducted some experiments to determine the value of salt for milk cows and the amount that should be given to them…

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The Joys of Farm Life. Drought, Tuberculosis, and Irish Blight

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 3

Michael Bull, farmer, or Frederickton, sequestrated his estate on July 18 last. Examined by his official assignee (Mr C. F. W. J[?]loyd), before the Registrar in…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 4

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., report :—With the exception of sales of fellmongered lines, for which the inquiry remains firm the wool market is very quiet, and as…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Method in Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 7

Addressing the other day a meeting of the Nantawarra branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, Mr. Dale emphasised the necessity for methodical…

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Salt for Dairy Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 7

The Wisconsin experimental station has conducted some experiments to determine the value of salt for milk cows and the amount that should be given to them…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 4

Prescott, Limited, report:—There is no change to report in prices during the week, and the local demand has been sufficient to absorb all the choicest quality available at 112s. Seconds are selling well…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 4

THE Australian Mortgage. Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Gol[?]sbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison. Jones and…

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The Price of Butter. a Fall of Three Shillings per Cwt. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 2

At last the new season's butler sup ply has commenced, to conic forward in large quantities, and from now on de liveries are expected to grow larger…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 4

Schute. Bell, and Co., Ltd., report :— Daily arrivals of wool at Darling Harbour are steadily expanding in volume. So much so that a suggestion has been made by some…

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Scaring the Dairymen (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 3

Sir,—in your report of the Liberal Conference and demonstration, one or two matters mentioned which I would like to briefly touch upon. Mr. J. Searl…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 4

Messrs Griffith 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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Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 7

1355 cattle were yarded. The majority were from the northern and north-west[?] districts, with occasional lots from the west and south. The yarding showed…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 7

Dalgety and Co., Ltd, report.—The wool trade is now looking forward to the first large sales in the Sydney market, which are fixed to take place on the 26th…

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Cream Testing at Butter Factories

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 6

The Minister of Agriculture intimates that complaints have reached the Department that in some factories in the States suppliers are not paid full value…

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Canadian Wheat Harvest. Scarcity of Labour. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 5

The wheat districts are 10,000 men short [?] harvesting, and the growers' difficulty saving their crops is a serious problem, there is no source from which harvesters…

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"Wheat King's" Profit £400,000. Cost to the Public. £12.000,000

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 6

Sir. Patten's deal in May wheat being completed, I learn on authority that its profits will reach the comparatively modest sum of £700,000, of which £400,000 is Mr…

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