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Farming & the land, 1910

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan & M. Agency Co. Ltd., report that at their wool sale held on the 4th inst., good wools barely maintained last week's rates. Medium…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency co., Limited, report that at their wool sale held on the 4th instant good wools barely maintained last week's rates. Medium descriptions were easier…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd. REPORT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 2

Our output for September was 25 tons 13ewt. 351bs, an increase over August of 6ton, and an increase over September, 1909, of 13ton. Suppliers…

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

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 4

At the Homebush sales yesterday 48,493 sheep and lambs were penned, to a full attendance of buyers. Sales opened extremely dull with values lower, especially…

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Dry Farming Congress. Mr. Roosevelt Denounced. Vancouver, Oct. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 5

At the Dry farming Congress at Spokane, Washington, Senator M[?]Coll, of Australia, was elected an international vice president…

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Farmers and Settlers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 2

Speaking at Gresford on Wednesday night last, the Hon. W. Bennett, said there were 84,000 farmers and settlers in New…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 8

Prescott, Limited, report:—There have been good rains in the southern part of the State, and it will mean increased supplies from that direction, but weather reports from the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 8

Hill, Clark, & Co., Ltd., report:—For our first weekly sale we submitted a catalogue of 2260 bales of Western and North-Western wool, the selection being medium to good sorts. From…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Saturday afternoon. Price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 5

The wholesale price of butter will be re[?] on Monday by 4/ per cwt…

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The Actual Facts. the Labour Party and the Dairy Farmer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 2

Some little time ago we made statements in our columns that the Federal Government had been approached with a view to the imposition of an export duty…

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Bot Fly in Horses. Valuable Discovery by a New Zealand Farmer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 3

It is a well-known fact that many valuable horses are lost annually through this action of the Bot Fly, and it will, therefore, be good news…

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Farmer Orator. Tells a Good Story

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 6

James E. Martine, the "farmer orator," of New Jersey, told (says the New York "Tribune") the following story on himself at a dinner recently…

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Farming for Pleasure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 7

A CITY-REARED man would probably assume an expression of derision if one directed his attention to the pleasures of farming. The school-boy, however,…

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Dairying in Italy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 12

During their recent visit to Italy Messrs. Mead and McKenzie, the Victorian Emigration Commissioners, saw much to interest and in struct them. The Minister of External Affairs…

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Shall the Farmer Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 11

Certainly—with brain, and hands. Who succeeds without York. The question is, how much physical labour should he perform We all know that mental labour is of first importance,…

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A Fine Dairy Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 11

There are only a few Ayrshire cows at the Government Dairy Farm at Turretfield (says the South Australian "Journal of Agriculture"), but one of them,Blue Ribbon of Turretfield, is the…

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Farm and Field News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 11

The sales of the Pool River estate business residential, and suburban loss realised £8330. A cate farmer in New Jersey has…

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Developing a Dairy Herd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 11

If we would produce good milkers we must have good stock to breed from, as well as the proper barns and conveniences for caring for them. It matters not what…

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Farmyard Manure

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 11

Present-day conditions of agriculture rentier it more than ever necessary that every agriculturist should consider his position with regard to the use of manures. A great…

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Late Cables. British Dairy Show. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 2

At the Dairy Show there were 41 exhibits in the Colonial butter competition. The awards were:— Salt Butter.—lpswich (Q.), 1; South…

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