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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

1,512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 76

Farm and Field News and Notes

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

An application for o.c.p., conversion of is parish of Allandale, county Northumberland, has been lodged by Herbert Lo[?] with the Crown Land Agent at East…

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Dairying Machines of the Highest Merit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 9

It is an oft-repeated statement that there is no friendship in business but there is sometimes a very considerable amount—the result frequently of many years of trading together, the…

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Dairy Caitle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 2

Pen of Three Dairy Cows, dry, J. If. Nichols, J; R. S. Reynolds, 2. Pen of Three Dairy. Cows, in milk, Alex. Robinson, 1; M'Gregor Bros., 2. Pen of Three…

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Farm Produce. Judge: Mr F. Hain

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 3

A new pavilion has been provided for the larger products of the land, but the display made therein was rather disappointing. However, what was lacking in…

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The Export Duty and the Farmers. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 6

Sir,—In a letter appearing in your paper of September 9th, written by Mr P. J. Malley, re export duties on wheat and butter, wherein information is asked for…

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Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 3

1911 cattle, yarded, comprising good fresh useful trade quality bullocks, and a fair proportion of cows. There was a good attendance of the trade, and market…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 4

Prescott, Limited, report.—There has been no change to report in this week's market, and supplies are maintained at about the same level as during the past fortnight. Choicest quality is in…

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Worms in Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 3

A large sheep breeder in America is said to have found that whilst he at one time lost a great number of lambs from intestinal worms and internal parasites, he has not lost any since…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:— The continued dry weather has allowed shearing in the early districts to proceed without interruption, and wool consequently coming forward much…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:—The demand for wool has been on such a large scale during the past fifteen months, that there…

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Homebush Sales. Harrison, Jones & Devlin's Report. Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 3

At the Homebush sates yesterday 18,717 sheep and lambs were penned, consisting of good useful trade quality merinos, occasional lots of prime, and a sprinkling…

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Our Wheat Exports. Some Suggestions for Growers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 4

The Premier has received the following letter from the Agent-General for New South Wales in London (Mr T. A. Coghiau):—…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Virtues of Paspalum

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 3

Consensus of opinion is that Paspalum should be kept out of land intended for cultivation. On the subject of superiority there is difference of opinion expressed by farmers in Southern…

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Important Dairy Conference. Gathering of Co-operative Repre-sentatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 5

An important conference of representatives of co-operative butter factories in the Hunter River mid New England districts was held at the Town Hall to-day, when a number of questions of…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, September 20th. Farmers in Danger

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

In every electorate throughout the State a pledged caucus candidate, assisted by paid organisers, and with the combined help of trades unionism at his back,…

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The Export Duty and the Farmers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

In the letter from Mr J. Searl, on the above topic, which we published in our last issue, an error occurred in one of the sentences, the words, "it does matter."…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 3

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

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 5

Arrivals of Wool number 132,000 bales. Of these there have been forwarded direct to the manufacturer 40,500, and with the number left over from last sales, there are available for the next…

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Earthing Up Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 7

During the last year two agricultural lit[?] many references to what calls the [?] system of growing that [?] a [?] asserted that…

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The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd: Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 1

Having submitted large and attractive catalogues of all descriptions of furred skins at their sales on 14th instant, and effecting very satisfactory…

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