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Farming & the land, 1911

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The Butter Trade. London Expert's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

The Minister of Customs has received front Messrs. Weddell and Co., the London butter experts, their annual report, in which they refer to the great commercial loss…

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The Tantanoola Discovery. Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

Detective Allchurch is still inquiring into the circumstances connected with the discovery of an alleged sheep stealer's lair at Tantanoola,…

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General Cables. Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Jan. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. There was a small attendance, and competition was limited to the new shearing. Merinos fell 7½ per cent., fine…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Wily Dows Eat Their Pigs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 7

Why does a sew sometimes destroy and ea[?] her pigs? There ar a good many reasons given for this habit. (says a pig [?]der in a exchange). Another them the…

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Topics of the Day, Dairying in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 3

According to the report recently issued by the Government Dairy Expert the prospects for next season are encouraging. "After a somewhat mild winter the dairying stock have…

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Dairying Industry and Store Stock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 3

For several years Muswellbrook was one of the leading store cattle markets, in the State, very large consignments of bullocks for fathening, purposes having been received here from…

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Farm Apprentices at Yanco Irrigation Farm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

IN connection with the Department of Agriculture's scheme for the training of practical farm workers, the building at the Yanco Experiment Farm now…

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Motor Traction. Use on the Farm. an Interesting Paper

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

In a paper read at a conference or formers in Adelaide, Mr W. Hunt writes;—It is over 30 years since the traction…

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Correspondence. MR. H. G. Bowden and the Dairy Company. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 2

SIR,—Again I beg space to reply to Mr. Kenny, who is not acting up to his previous letter, for he states, "I am always prepared to accept…

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Loose Teeth in Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 12

This often results from a debilitating disease or poor condition. Treatment Good nourishing feed. Give the following powder mixed with a pint of cold water…

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Wheat Ship Founders. Remarkable Scene. London, Jan. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 3

The Arden Craig a Melbourne wheat ship, went ashore on one of the Scilly island off the Cornish coast during a fog. Afterwards the vessel suddenly rolled over and foundered in view…

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General Cables. London, Jan. 13. Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 5

Antwerp wool sales closed weather ten-tency, merinos receding a further 2½ per cent. 4267 bales of La Plata wool were offered and 946 were sold…

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Farm & Dairy. Lucerne Hay Richer in Protein Than Bran

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

For the encouragement of any who may be inclined to try lucerne, but who are hesitating, we may say that it has nonbeen found that lucerne hay contains over…

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Increase Profits on the Dairy Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

The advantage of the "L.K.G" Milking Machine over the hand system is exactly what anyone acquainted with any kind of machinery would expect…

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Farm Apprentices at Yanco Irrigation Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

IN connection with the Department of Agriculture's scheme for the training of practical farm workers, the building at the Yanco Experiment Farm now…

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Motor Traction. Use on the Farm. an Interesting Paper

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 5

In a paper read at a conference of farmers in Adelaide, Mr W. Hunt writes:—It Is over 30 years since the traction…

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Science and Agriculture. Tuberculosis in Dairy Herds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

In the agriculture section at the Science Congress in Thursday morning, Professor J. [?] Steward, M.R.C.V.S. Professor of Veterinary Science at the University of…

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Suicides in Austria. a Heavy Crop. Vienna

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 5

In Vienna during the year 1910, 405 men and 162 women committed suicide, and 499 men and 392 women attempted to destroy themselves…

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Destructive Cyclone. Great Damage to Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 10

The whole of the west side of Barmedman [?] devastated by a severe cyclone yesterday. Huge hailstones fell in the streets. Several residents were bruised. Mr. William…

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Farm and Field. Manuring Grass Land

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 12

The best natural manure for grass land (says the Victoria "Journal of Agriculture") is dung or farms yard manure, given either in the form of a special application in…

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