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Farming & the land, 1911

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Farmers' Associations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4

The rise of the Rural Workers' Union has given a needed stimulus to the organization of branches of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Our Singleton Letter. Record Lucerne Seed Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 5

Mr. S. Barry, of Apple Tree Flat, Jew [?] Plains, brought into town last. week his lucerne Seed crop, the product, of 26 acres. weighing [?] tons, which he sold to Messrs…

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Potato Crops Ruined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 5

Blizzards have ruined the early Jersey potato crops. The loss sustained by the growers is estimated at £100,000…

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A Big Crop

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

Mr Sid. Barry, of Apple Tree Flat, Jerry's Plains, last week brought into town his lucerne seed crop, the product of 20 acres, weighing 5½ tons, which he…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4

Messrs Griffith and Hassell, Paleut Attorneys, of 103 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Quocn-street, Melbourne, report. that tho following applications for patonts…

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Sale of Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 4

One of the most important dispersal sales of highelass dairy stocks held in this district for many years was conducted at the Campbell's Hall yards today, when Mr. S…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

Trebe[?]k, Son, and Co. reported;—The local auction sales ended last week with a satismarkets…

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Victimising a Farmer. Curious Case of Incendiarism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 6

Mr. W. J. Locke, of Locksley, farmed and grazier, whose woolshed was burned last December, causing a loss of between £ 700 and £800, and which fire was supposed…

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Bill Squires As a Farmer. a Win at Last

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 2

Ill-fortune does not seem to pursue "Bill" Squires, the man who lost his punch, so consistently as a farmer as it did when he was a prominent figure in…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

The Dungog Co-op butter factory were not as successful this year at the Royal Show as last, but nevertheless so far they are doing well…

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Butter Output

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2

The Manager of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., supplies the following:—Report for month ending March 7, 1911:—Manufactured…

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Diseases of Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

There is so much ignorance amongst farmers concerning diseases of cattle and such urgent need for knowledge of how to deal with the ills to which the farm flesh is subject, that…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 5
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Hill. Clark, and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:—After a lapse of five weeks sales were opened on Monday last and continued until Thursday. During the four days [?]…

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A Big Output of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 6

For the month ended March 7 last the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., manufactured 235,200 Ibs, butter, representing 105 tons, for which…

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Cattle. the Study of Pedigree. Assisting the Breeder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

Taking into consideration the great increase in recent years in the ranks of breeders or pedigree stock, drawn from all classes of agriculturists, both…

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Farm and Dairy. Recipe Foe Good Milk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2

If cows in the dairy are fed on wholesome feed, regularly watered with pure water, kept clean, and neatness is observed in milking and in handling…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

At a meeting of the recently-formed local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held in the pavilion on the show ground, Messrs.G.Worboys and T…

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Progress in the Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 7

This is an age of progress, and what was flood enough for our parents is not necessarily good enough for us and everybody of a progressive mind is always in the look-out for…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Miller's Forest Branch

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 9

A largely-attended and representative meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Miller's Forest, on Thursday, 6th inst., convened by the Miller's Forest branch of the Farmers' and Settlers'…

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