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Farming & the land, 1910

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Agricultural Statistics. Wheat Yield of Southern Zone. London, Jan. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The International Institute of agriculture has divided the countries of the world into geographical zones in order to facilitate the compiling of statistics. The north zone…

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Lucerne Cultivation. Feed for Dairy Cows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The following practical essay by Mr J. K. Wilson won first prize at the recent New York State Fair in America:—"The subject of growing and feeding…

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The Dairy. Profitable Dairy Cows. Improving the Herd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

There are two methods of Improving the productive capacities of the dairy herd. These are the subject of a paper recently issued by the State Dairy and…

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Handy Smoke Chamber. Suitable for Farm Use

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 3

An ordinary packing case may be made to serve as a smoke house, as shown herewith. A hole about 30in. deep is dug In the ground for a fire pot…

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The Dairy. Silage Fob Cows. the Taint Objection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 3

During a recent discussion on dairy questions before the dairymen of Maine, U.S.A., the subject of silage tainting milk was brought up. There had been…

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1,000 Dairymen's Views. on Machine Milking

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

In every dairying district in the Commonwealth will be found successful dairymen [?]sing milking machined. There are over [?],000 "L.K.G" Machine users, many of…

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Sale of Agricultural Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

At his rooms this afternoon. Mr. O. K. Young disposed of by public auction, on behalf of Mr. D. J. Hickey, a, farm of 25 acres 3 roods 19 perches, all under…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 13

The following applications for land have been lodged with the Crown Lands Agent at East Maitland:—Thomas Henry O'opplewell, homestead selection, portion 275, 21…

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Dry-land Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 13

The dry-land farmer must continually bear in mind that is order to succeed he must study the physical characteristics of his soil and take advantage of every possible…

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Work on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 13

It is astonishing how much can be done by using, up the stray' moments on the arm, said Mr. McCallum, at a meeting the other day of the Morland branch of the South…

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Lonely Farm Crime. Eleven Persons Murdered in One Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 9

Two atrocious crimes, the one at Marseilles and the other at Jully, a hamlet near Tonnerre, in Burgundy, were reported on Sunday, December 12…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

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

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Wool and Grain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 2

Railway haulage is indicative of what at bumper yield this season is producing in wheat and wool. The carriage in the seaboard for the week ended 29th ist. shows…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

At the wool sales there was a good selection of merinos including choice Geelongs Competition was spirited, and prices showed a hardening tendency in merinos…

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Dreadnought Farms. London, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

Mr. Gynne states that has is ready to arrange to send youths to the Dresionought training farms in Australia. He has sixty youths of the better class ready to proceed…

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Wheat and Wool

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

The total quantities of wool carried on the railways of the State for the week ending on Saturday was 6500 bales, an increase of 1937 bales as…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

"Prescott, Limited, report:— On Thursday, not until considerable pressure had been brought to bear, the market was advanced by the North Coast Co. to 100/. At this figure the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

Hill, Clark, & Company, Ltd., report:— We submitted a catalogue of 2335 bales on Tuesday mid a good clearance was made. The selection was of medium to good wools, showing…

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Farmers and the Pure Foods Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

His Worship the Mayor (Alderman Cracknell) writes:— "The following provisions of the Pure Foods Act should be carefully read by all persons offering for sale fruit and vegetables at the…

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Cessnock District News. Co-operative Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 8

The fifth half-yearly, meeting of the Cessnock Co-operative Dairy Company was held at the Cessnock Hall on Saturday evening at which the chairman of the…

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