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Farming & the land, 1911

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Farm and Field. Notes and News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 14

The present utilize crop in the Darling Downs (Q.) is expected to be a record. A farmer at Bairnsdale (Vic,) claims to have found a cure for potato blight…

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Co-operative Dairy Co

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

The annual general meetig of shareholders of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd., will be held at the Oddfellows Hall on Tuesday next,…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Pure Bred Bulls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 7

There are too many mongrel bulls used by dairy farmers. People go on breeding their cows to mongrel bulls for the reas that they have them and because the use…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

During last week- the Railway Department carried 2629 bales of wool to the seaboard, raising the total lor the season to 761,879, bales. As rompared with last…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4

Prescott, Limited, report:—There has been very little animation in the market this week, and sales have been slow at 90s. Supplies continue to show an increase, and with the shorter space available in…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4

Sehute, Bell and Co, Ltd., report:—A decidedly better tone was in evidence at last week's sales, good to superior quality wools, especially when flue in the fibre, commanding general and animated…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4

THE Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 3

The[?] seventh half-yearly meeting of sh[?]ers of the above company was [?] in Victoria hall on Saturday night last. Mr. R W. Alison…

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Handling the Wheat Harvest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4

The matter of the efficient handling of the wheat harvest is one of great and growing importance to us in connection with the development of our resources. The west summer…

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Floods in Victoria. Heavy Losses in Wheat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

Considerable damage has been done in the country-parts of Victoria by floods. It is estimated that the total damage sustained by the Mildura fruitgrowers is…

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The Uses of Experiment Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. J. J. Hill, speaking at the Fourth Day Farming Contest at Montana, U.S.A., in October, 1909, said that "Modern scientific agriculture calls for as high an order of…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 3

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

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Ethel Leneve. To Marry a Wealthy Farmer. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 1

Ethel Leneve is to be married after all. since her unfortunate association with Crippenshe has bad hundreds of offers. many of them from men in positions of…

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Weather and Crops

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

After the "Argus" went to press for last issue, some showers fell, making the streets very uncomfortable for people [?]ing their week-end shopping, the total fall…

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Our Singleton Letter. Co-operative Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. David Faulkner, chairman of directors,…

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Milk and Water. Dairyman Heavily Fined

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

A Leiehhardt dairyman named Frank Bourke pleaded guilty at Globe Police Court on Tuesday In two charges of selling adulterated milk, An inspector…

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Co-operative Dairy Co the Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

The annual meeting of shareholders of [?]Sinsleton Central Co-operative Dairy [?]mpany, Ltd was held at the Oddfel[?] Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Mr…

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Australian Butter. Grading Essential

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 4

Messrs Weddell and Company, the London butter experts, draw attention in their annual report, a copy of which has reached the Minister for Customs,…

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Sheep-shearing Contest. World's Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

The first sheep-shearing contest for the world's championship ever decided in Australia took places in the Austral Hall. Toowoomba on Wednesday evening. The rival…

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More Sheep-Stealing. Losses at Homebush Yards

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

FURTHER losses of sheep were reported at the Homebush lat stock saleyards on Monday. It was stated that on Thursday last on firm of carcase…

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