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Farming & the land, 1911

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Shortage of Labour on Dairy Farms. L.K.G. Milking Machines to the Rescue

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 1

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,…

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The Dairy. Systematic Cow Testing. Value of the Work. Experience in Canada

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

The cow testing movement has been in operation under Government auspices in Canada for five years, and this enables the Dairy and Cold Storage…

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Irregular Feeding. Effect on the Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

Irregular feeding or over-feeding with hard, dry corn is very liable to cause crop trouble; over distension, caused by giving too large a feed of grain after a…

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Dairying. Testing the Herds

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 9

Attention is now being given in some, of the dairying districts to the testing of the herds. The dairy farmers on the Hastings River have recently formed a hard-testing…

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Sheep in Utah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 3

According to the American "Sheep Breeler," the Mormon interest in sheep is a great one, When the pioneers entered Salt Lake Valley and for many years, so…

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Stud Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 5

The stud sheep sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance, but bidding was not very spirited. The ram Client raised 300 guineas; the grand champion, Tradesman, 360;…

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Farm and Dairy Notes, Milk Records

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 3

A contributor to the "Scottish Farmer" gives Interesting examples of the results arrived at by different methods of keeping milk records. In some cases it is tile…

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Abscesses in Farm. Animals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 3

An abscess is the result of entrance of micro-organisms into the body. They may have entered through wounds, or into the hair folicules; or abscesses may result from…

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Tallow, Hides, Sheep, and Rabbit Skins

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 4

Messrs John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:— Rabbit Skins.—Despite the heavy supply which was forward, the market was…

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Commercial Intelligence. the Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 4

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report:—The wool trade has quietened down again since the sales held here last week. A good enquiry continues, and we have…

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Stud Sheep Sales. Some Big Prices. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

The stud sheep sales commenced today. South African buyers bought heavily. The ram Client realised 300 guineas. Tradesman 360. A son of Baronct V.,…

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Tamworth Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 4

Mr. Wm. Albertson, of "Casuarina," Dungowan, writing with reference to fanning operations in the Tamworth district. says that many farmers have not succeeded…

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Dairy Factory Employees. Contesting the Claim

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 3

It is necessary in their own interests, and the industry generally, that the dairy factory directors should, acquaint themselves fully with the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 4

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 0 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 5

The wool arrivals total 237,438 bales. [?] those 101,000 have been forwarded direct [?] the manufacturers, and there are 175.50[?] available for the next series of sales…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 4

FOR week ending July 1, 1911:—Wool.—A fair amount of business has been transacted during the past week by private treaty and the bu[?]…

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Dairy Science School at Mor[?]eth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture proposes to hold another dairy science school for the scientific instruction of butter factory managers, assistants, etc., to commence on…

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Pastoral. Examination of Stallions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 3

The work undertaken by the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture in the examination as to soundness and tion of stallions should lead. with further…

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Stud Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

The market for merinos was buoyant at to-day's stud sheep sales…

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