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Farming & the land, 1911

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Meeting of Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

The public meeting of farmers at Woodville re Rural Workers' Union, has been postponed until Friday evening next, owing to the inclemency of the weather…

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Foot and Mouth Disease. Brooklands Farm, Surrey. London, Friday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 5

It is officially reported that six cattle and four pigs are suffering from foot-and-mouth disease at Brooklands farm, Chobham, Surrey…

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Common Farm Leaks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 11

Machinery in open-air sheds rests out more than we wear out while using it in the fields. Or course, new machinery costs [?] money, but the use of poor…

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The Anti-book Farmer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 11

Whenever our anti-book farmers can show us better crops at a less expense, better flocks, better farms, and better owners on them than book-farmers can, we shall…

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Potatoes at Gkafton Experimental Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 6

This last season some excellent results were obtained at Grafton Experimental Farm with potatoes grown partly to test the comparative values of certain classes…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

During last week 2330 bales of wool were received at the Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth depots, being 277 more than came to hand in the corresponding period of last year…

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Legal Wheat Standard. Proposal by the State

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

A conference is to be held in Melbourne. this week of the Ministers of Agriculture of the various States of the Commonwealth. A number of matters which are present causing…

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Farmers and Co-operation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

Mr. C. E. D. Meares, manager of the coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., will address meetings of farmers the Largs School of Arts on Wednesday…

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Dairy and Store Cattle Sale

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

On Thursday next, at the Campbell's Hill yards, Mr. E. W. Sparke will offer by auction 380 head of pure and grade Jersey cows, heifers and bulls, dairy heifers,…

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The Butter Market

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

Prescott Limited report:-Butter—At 86s for first grade butter there has been a good demand from all directions, and we have made some good sales to Vancouvor and South African. Also,…

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Store Cattle Sale

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

Mr. J. Enright will yard 800 head of store cattle at Campbell's Hill on Thursday next 500 head of these, which are station-bred Durhams, have now arrived close to town, and…

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Scone Sheep Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

We report having held a highly successful sheep sale yesterday. There was a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was spirited Store wethers made to 12s,…

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W. R. Butter Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

Mr C. H. Hill, manager of the above company, reports as follows. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the W. R. Co op. M. and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 4

Hill, Clarke, and Co., Ltd., report: With the majority of buyers absent in Brisbane, to attend the auction sales held there, the week has been a…

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The Wool Market

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

Hill, Clark and Co, Ltd. report:—With the majority of buyers absent in Brisbane to attend the auction sales being held there, the week has been a quiet one in Sydney. At Brisbane,…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 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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Strike of Wheat-loaders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 5

The casual men employed on wheat-loading trucks at Darling Island did not commence work, this morning. It appears they gave notice to the Railway Department yesterday…

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The Churches and Holy Week. Archbishop Kelly and the Primate's Pastoral

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

A passing reference to the recent [?] of the Anglican Archbishop, Dr. Wright, was made by Archbishop Kelly, at the annual meeting of the Irish…

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Points for the Dairy Farmer

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

Taints in cream are chiefly due to the action of germs (bacteria or micro-rganisms.) Germs propagate every half hour in…

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Walsh's Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

Mr T. P. Walsh has purchased the farm that he has been renting for the past nine years from Mr S. T. Rodd. The farm mentioned is and…

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