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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 4

Trebeck, Son, & Co., report:— Owing to fa[?] weather in the northern and northwestern part of the State large quantities are to hand, and catalogues are full for the next…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Green Manures

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

In my judgement (says Professor EyeR, of the, Kansas Experiment Station, in the American Agriculturist") the soil does "wear out." or, at least, it is true that…

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Tho Dairy and the School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 4

Mr. School Inspector Kennedy has made a strong attack on the employment of school children on their parents' dairy farms (says the "Farmer and Settler") He…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

The wool sales opened at Antwerp on Tuesday. There was a largo attendance and competition was animated. Medium quality merinos were unchanged in price, and good…

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Water in the Milk Dairyman Fined £5

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 4

An Inspector under the Pure Foods Act, proceeded against Thomas Stewart, a dairyman ,of Bexley, at the Newtown Police Court, on Monday, on a charge of…

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"Scaring the Dairymen." (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 3

Sir,—With your indulgence I will, for I hope the last time, crave a portion of your space in order to answer the letters of Mr A. C. Forrester, of Branxton, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales. First Large Auctions. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 7

Dalgety and Company Ltd., Sydney, report under date 21st inst.—Advices have been received from our Brisbane house, that at the opening of the Brisbane sales…

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Co-operative Dairy Conference

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 3

A conference of representatives of cooperative butter factories In the Hunter River and Now England districts, convened by the Coastal…

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The Dairying Industry. Value of Co-operation. Increasing Export Trade. Direct Shipments to London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 8

WEST MAITLAND.—A conference of representatives of cooperative butter factories in the Hunter River and New England…

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Worms in Sheep

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 11

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

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The Butter Milk Craze

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 9

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 buttermilk—…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 8

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

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Homebush Stock Sales. the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd: Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 2

Sheep.—65,000 sheep and lambs penned; marketed 6d is per head lower for prime and is 6d lower for other sorts Lambs showed no change on Monday's values…

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Farm and Field News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 11

The lambing season in South Australia promised to be very satisfactory. The following applications for land lodged with the Crown Lands Agent…

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Important Dairy Conference. Gathering of Co-operative Representatives

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 11

All important conference of representatives of co-operative butter factories in the Hunter River and New England districts was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday, when a number of questions of…

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Co-operative Dairy Conference

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 4

An Important conference of representatives of co-operative butter factories In the Hunter River and New England districts was held at West Maitland on…

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Wool Sheds Burnt. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 2

Two wool sheds at Yancowinna station, near Broken Hill, were destroyed by fire last night. The sheds were 60 yards apart, and incendiarism is suspected. The…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 1

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

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Farm Butter Making

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 6

The following particulars of the method of farm butter making in use at the colourado Agricultural College have been furnished to the "Country Gentleman" by Mr…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 4

Trebeck, Son and Co, report:— Weekly auctions statrted on Monday, and prices were rather disappointing, especially for faulty parcels, which show a drop. Good free wools held their own…

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