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Farming & the land, 1910

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 4

Prescott, Limited, report:—Local sales have been brisk 94s, owing to the extra demand for Christmas trade, but outside buyers have been extremely shy, and a considerable surpius is being…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 4

Schute, Bell, and Co., Limited, report:—The most encouraging feature of recent sales has been the re-entry of United States operators into the field of competition. Although as yet their…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 4

THE Australian Morigage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Hartison, Jones and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 2

Dalgety & Co. report.— There have been no wool sales in the Sydney market throughout the past week in fulfilment of the arrangement made in the early part…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 4

Messrs Griffith 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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Argentine Cattle Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 5

A decree has been issued permitting cattle, certified sound, to be exported to Europe…

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A Bird Shepherd's Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 4

The yakamik of South, America, is, so far as is known, the only "shep herd bird " anywhere. We have all known, of course, of dogs that…

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The Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 3

Sheep,—56,000 yarded, Heavy rain fell right throughout the sales, the market ruled very firm for all lines of good wethers, but medium sheep were easier. There was a full…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 1

FOR week ending December 10, 1910: Wool.—No auction sales have been held during the past week, owing to the absence of buyers at the Brisbane…

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German Colonisation. Anxious for Wool Lands. Berlin, Dec. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 5

Herr von Lindequist, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, delivered the colonial statement, in the Reichstag. The Colonial Secretary said that…

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Depth of Sowing Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 3

What is the best depth to sow wheat ? According to an expert's report, farmers who are wise and given to investigation do not sow as much wheat per acre as they formerly…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Thinning Fruit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 3

The subjoined article from the pen of Professor W. T. Clarke, of the California University, is reproduced from the california Exchange," and will be of interest to…

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Dairying Is Nova Scotia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 3

It seems that the dairying industry is receiving considerable attention at the hands of the Nova Scotia Government. In the winter of 1904-5 a good herd of Holsteins…

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Flood in the Hawkesbury. Farms Under Water

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen In the Huwkesbury district. On Tuesday meaning [?] points were registered at Windsor, whilst advices from up the watershed show that…

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Big Store Cattle Sale

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

During the week Messrs. H. York and Son sold privately a large number of store bullocks and steers. Included in the total were 615, purchased by Messrs. Frost…

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Sydney Wool Market

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

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—On Wednesday we submitted a catalogue of 2,189 bales, the selection being chiefly spinning wools with a few superior clips included. Competition was scarcely…

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The Dairy. Ripening of Cream. the Use of Starters. Instructive Hints

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 December 1910 · page 5

Ripe or partly-soured cream has been found to yield butter with a better flavor and having better keeping qualities, with less loss in churning, than…

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Correspondence. MR. H. G. Bowden and the Dairy Company. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 December 1910 · page 2

SIR,—I beg space to expose to shareholders and suppliers some of the nonsense the above gentleman is going on with. Following is a…

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Store Cattle sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 4

Messrs Tindalo and Co., Muswellbrook, notify a sale" of 1000 store cattle for Tuesday, 10th January, 1911…

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Wool Classes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 4

Mr J. Dunlop,- headmaster of the Superior Public School, is in receipt of a circular from the Technical Education Department, with reference to the…

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