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Farming & the land, 1911

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 4

Hill, Clarke, and Co., Report.— Since our last report, there is little business to report other than the clearance of lots passed in during the…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day competition was animated for all sorts. and the highest prices of the series were obtained The prices indicated were realised for…

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Sale of Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

On Tuesday- next, the 28th inst., Messrs Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. will hold an Important sale of cattle at Muswellbrook, at 2 p.m., when they will offer 3800…

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Cattle Sale at Armidale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

In this issue, Messrs Waiter J. Hawke and Co., of Aridale, notify that they will hold a special sale of cattle at that centre on Frlday, 3lst inst. There will…

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Japanese Wool Buyers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 6

The world's manufacturers of wool (says the "Live Stock Journal") will be more than interested in learning that the record price paid this season for greasy wool in Sydney…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—Very satisfactory progress is being made with the London sales now current, the proportion of passed in wool each day being…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 14

The eighth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Limited, was held in the Morpeth School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. J…

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Cattle Disease Precautions. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 5

Owing to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in England, English cattle are prohibited from entering Ireland…

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The Singleton Argus. Saturday, March 25th. Local News. Special Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., announce a special sale Of cattle at the Singleton shire yards, at 1 p.m., on Friday, April 7, when they will submit 1500…

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Denman Co-Operative Dairy Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 1

The lialf yearly report of the directors of the Denmau Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, states that the oporations for the six months ended…

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The Dairy. Concrete in Dairy Protection Against Bacteria

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

Each year sees a greater necessity for Improvement in dairying methods —to produce a milk which contains less bacteria than formerly. There…

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To Stop Baby Farming. How Glasgow Stamped Out the Evil

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 6

The drastic steps taken in Glasgow to stop baby farming were described at a conference of representatives of charity organisation societies in London last…

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An Essential in Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 11

The majority of men engaged in the dairying business seem to think they cannot afford the expense of a silo. As a matter of fact (says an American exchange) the securing of…

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Farmers from America. to Settle in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 6

A party of immigrants, representing 14 families, who are on their way from America to Victoria, arrived in Sydney on Monday by the steamer Zealandia. The party is the…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 2

During last week 4927 bales of wool were received at the Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth depots, being an increase of 1629 on the receipts for the corresponding…

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Cattle Sale at Armidale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

Attention is directed to. an advertisement in this issue concerning a special cattle sale at Armidale on Friday, next, March 31st. The auctioneers, Messrs…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report :- Prices continue firm in London, with an improving tendency as regards better class wools. Naturally such buoyancy has led…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

The A.M.L. & F. Co., report:—Business locally has been somewhat quiet during the week, this frequently being the case whilst the…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 4

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

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Lucerne Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 6

Lucerne is now being grown extensively throughout the district, and luxuriant crops of this fine fodder plant are to be seen in and around Muswellbrook, the abundance of…

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