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Farming & the land, 1911

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Baroness to Wed Ohio Farmer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 12

The White Star liner Laurentic brought a bride 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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Farmers' Free List. Washington, May 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 3

The House of Representatives has passed the Farmers' Free List Bill without amendment the voting on the final division being 236 to 109. All the members of the…

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United States and Canada. President Taft and the Farmers. Washington, May 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 3

President Tatt, in addressing an organisation of American farmers, bluntly told them that he was sorry to hear that the farmers would desert the Republican party if…

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Dairying

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 2

Anyone studying the returns from the dairy herds, anil noting- the number of cattle employed In dairying- In the State, must realise that there is in enormous…

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Dairymen's Union

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 4

A meeting of owners, lessees, and others interested in rural Industries Is called for 7.30 this (Saturday) evening, for the purpose of forming a Singleton…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:—For our said on Wednesday we brought forward 1,109 bales, the catalogue including a few new clip, some late shorn wools, and a fair percentage of…

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Meeting of Dairy Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 6

A largely-attended meeting of landowners, occupiers, lessees, and other persons interested in the claims set out by the Rural Workers' Union, was held on Saturday…

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The Singleton Argus. Tuesday, May 16th. the Dairy Farmers' Union

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

On Saturday night the primary producers of the Singleton district took an important stop in the direction of protecting their interests by forming a…

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Dairy Farmers, Union Organiser

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

Mr R. G. C. Davis, the offlcial organiser of the recently formed Dairy Farmers' Union of New South Wales, attended the meeting, of dairymen and…

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Meeting of Dairy Farmers Branch of Union Formed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 3

A very largely attended meeting of landowners, occupiers, lessees, and other persons interested in the claims set out by the Rural Workers' Union, was held…

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Professor Watt on Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 4

In his excellent report to the University Senate of his observations of the landed industries of the State during his extended tours of 1010, to which reference has already…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 4

Messrs Griffith and Hassell, Patent Attorneys, of 163-King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 5

At the wool sales the price indicated were realised for the undermentioned clips:— Inverell, highest 14d, average 13d; Warkon, 24d; Bervie 22ld 21ld;…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 4

Trebeek, Son, und Co., Sydney, report:—At the local actions held last week, the market showed a rise of 5 to 7½ per cent, on greasy, but scoured lots were irregular…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 4

For week ending May 13, 1911: —Wool.—The second series of winter sales were held during the past week and passed off very successfully. The…

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Butter Export

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 2

During the first three mouths of this year England received 389,378cwt. of butter from Victoria, Now South Wales, and Queensland, or 138,769cwt. more…

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Pastoral. the Lamb Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 6

As a component in mixed farming the raising of lambs under an intelligent conception of the requirements of the trade, and the principles of breeding the right sort, and…

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Agriculture. Wheat Sowing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 6

Expecting early rains farmers have been sowing large areas of wheat. The danger of this practice his in there being enough moisture in the soil to…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 2

Schute, Bell, & Co., Ltd., report under date 15th May.—Last week's sales passed off most satisfactorily, the market showing a fairly general…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Farming As an Occupation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 2

At the record annual meeting of the Agricultural and Horticultural Association of Berks County, P.S.A., the president (Mr. James M'Gowan) delivered an…

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