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Farming & the land, 1911

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General Gables. London, May 2. THE WOOl TRADE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 5

The arrivals of wool total 366,500 bales. Of these 203,500 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and with those held ever from the last sales, there are…

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Baroness to Wed Ohio Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 2

The White Star liner Laurentic brought a bridge to John Hutt, a pleasant-faced, grey-whiskered farmer of Lebannon. O. in the person of the Baroness E. de Rottenburg, of…

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Stability of Australian Sheep

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 1

Interesting and convincing testimony to the stability of Australian, sheep is borne by the "Natal Witness" in reference to a consignment of sheep Imported from…

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The Wool Schedule

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 5

The ways and Means Committee will Commence the revision of the wool schedule on Monday. The Democrats are divided as to the…

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Farmers and Settlors' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 4

Farmers, [?]men. orchardists, vignerons, market gardeners, and all primary producers are requested to meet under the auspices of the Maitland branch of the…

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United States Tariff. Farmers' Free List Bill Washington, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 5

In the House of Representatives the Farmers' Free List Bill was further considered when the free listing of agricultural implements and certain manufactured articles…

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Cattle Ticks

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 2

Another outbreak of cattle tick is reported seven miles south of Lismore, the locality being widely separated from the previous…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 4

UNDER date April 29th, Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—The tone of the market remains unchanged. A good inquiry continues privately,…

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The Late Mr. W. F. Buchanan. a Pastoral King

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 6

At Mosman, near the Spit tram junction, is a cottage trim and pleasant, but very far from being magnificent. It is just one of those attractive villas which abound in new…

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General Cables. Antwerp Wool Sales. London, May, 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 5

There was a large attendance at the wool sales, and competition was animated. Ordinaries advanced 5 centimes and fine merinos and crossbreds fully 10 centimes. A total of 3788…

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Scientific Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 6

It is generally agreed that agriculture and kindred pursuits are still being engaged in m in various parts of the State, an a very primitive style, and consequently without…

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Feeding Farm Horses for Hard Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 6

Everybody handling horses must necessarily become horsemen, but it does not follow that all will become experts in care and feeding…

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Sheep About Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 7

Statics quoted by Mr. Trefle at the [?] of the Maitland Show indicate that [?] immediately surrounding Maitland in small number of sheep of 15 years…

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Moisture in Butter. Danish Averages

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

Permanent butter exhibitions are held at the Danish Government-Laboratory for Agricultural Research. The annual report for 1910 shows that 970 dairies…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. Antwerp, May 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

The wool sales yesterday closed slightly weaker. A total of 4145 bales was hold out a an offering of 6682 bales…

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Shortage of Labour on Dairy Farms. L-k-g Milking Machines to the Rescue

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 9

We read constantly in the newspapers of the difficulty in obtaining experienced milkers on dairy farms, and the difficulty will probably become still more, acute, but the L-K-G…

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Dairy Farmers' Union

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

It will be remembered that a meeting of dairy Farmers was held recently, to consider the matter of forming a branch of the Dairy Farmers Union for this…

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World's Champion Dairy Cow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

The world's champion dairy cow is said to be Missouri Chief Josephine, a Holstein-Frieslan, owned by the College or Agriculture, University of Missouri…

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Agriculture in Japan. Chief Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

The Director of the Agricultural Bureau of Japan has written a book of 132 pages, entitled "Outlines of Agriculture in Japan." It is shown that…

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The Dairy. Poor Cows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 5

Only the rich can afford to keep poor cows, and they don't; and the poorer a man is the better his few cows should be if he is to make a…

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