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Farming & the land, 1910

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Plo[?]ghing in Green Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 2

Plants of rapid growth are often cultivated for no other purpose than that of being ploughed into the soil while yet green. The advantages to be gained by…

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Farm Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 6

Cob maize (large). Camden Park Estate, Ltd., 1, R. S. Reynolds 2. Cub maize (small), W. Waddell 1, Alex. Robinson 2. Cob maize (small dark) Alex. Robinson 1 and 2. White cob maize, Geo…

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Scaring the Dairymen. (To the Editor). Sir—A letter appeared in your columns of Thursday last under the above heading, to which I would like

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 3

Sir—A letter appeared in your columns of Thursday last under the above heading, to Which I would like to briefly reply…

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The Wold's Wheat Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

According to the official estimate of the United States Department of Agriculture, the acreage under wheat throughout the would is larger than last year, but the yield is smaller, though the quality is better…

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The Dairy. Export of Butter. the London Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

Messrs Weddel and Coy's annual report dealing with the London butter market during the season which ended on June 30 is to hand…

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The Butter Milk Craze

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

Our women, and men, too, for that matter, have gotten the new craze, One does not meet an acquaintance or friend these days who is not talking of…

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Well Braced Farm Gate

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

The accompanying, illustration from the "Breeders' Gazette" shows how gates are braced and made firm in parts of Ireland. The method has much to…

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SHEEP. Judges: Fine-wool, Mr R. R. Danger. Coarse wool, Mr Alfred Hawksworth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 2

The sheep sections were not so worthlly filled as the other agricultural and pastoral stock classes. However, the display of sheep was about equal to that…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 8

Prescott, Limited, report;—The price of choicest was reduced on Monday to 109s. At this figure the local demand has not increased, but it enables those factories who are shipping to be on a…

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The Dairy. Export of Butter. the London Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 6

Messrs Weddel and Coy's annual report dealing with the London butter market during the season which ended on June 30 is to hand…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The wool season of 1910 promises to be the earliest on record. Shearing has progressed almost without interruption. Immense quantities are arriving at Darling Harbour…

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How to Tell the Age of Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 7

At 12 months an animal should have all its milk (Calf) incisors in place. Fifteen months.—At this ago the central pair of incisors (milk teeth) may be…

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Wool Brokers and Stock Salesmen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 4

In the front rank of the great woolbroking houses of Sydney stands the 40-year-old firm of John Bridge and Company, Limited, of Circular Quay whose palatial…

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CATTLE Judges: Beef Durhams. Mr C. H. Tindale. Here-fords, Devons. Black and Red Polls, Hon. J. C. White. Jerseys, Mr H.O. say. Dairy Durhams, Mr H. L. Frederick. All other dairy cattle, Mr A. W. Anschau

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 2

The cattle classes generally showed a good improvement. In cases the entries were small, but taken generally the quality was of a more even grade, and of a…

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Encouraging Wheat Growing. Proposal From the Royal Society

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 10

A movement has been vigorously initiated by the Royal Agricultural Society which has for its object the encouragement of wheat growing throughout the State, and the…

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Farm & Dairy. Dairy Shorthorn

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 7

According to the report of the Dairy Shorthorn (Coates' Herd Book) Association good progress is being made in pushing to the front the type of Shorthorn…

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Well, Braced Farm Gate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 6

The accompanying illustration from the "Breeders' Gazette" shows how gates are braced and made firm in parts of Ireland. The method has much to…

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Ploughing in Green Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 13

Plants of rapid growth are often cultivated for no other purpose than that of being ploughed into the soil while yet green. The advantages to be gained by…

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Dry Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 13

At a meeting the other day of the Arden Vale and Wyacca branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau, Mr. Griffin gave some interesting facts concerning the dry farming experiments…

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