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Farming & the land, 1911

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Sydney Wool Sales, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 4

The New Zealand Mercantile and Agency Company reports:—There was good competition from continental operators at to-day's sale. Yorkshire buyers were quite : prices established at the…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 1

FOR week ending September 2, 1911: Wool.—Business in the Sydney wool market has been very quiet during the past week, but the wool has…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 2

John Bridge and company, Limited, report that on the 5th instant they submitted a catalogue of 2,534 bales of wool, and found competition very animated for all the better sorts, though for clips…

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Dairymen and Milk Vendors. Milk Vendors' Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 6

The fourth annual ball and supper under the auspices of the West Maitland Milk Vendors' Association was held in the Town Hall last evening. Prior to the commencement of…

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Canadian Crops. Winnipeg, Sept.6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 5

The crop reports of Western Canada indicate that the wheat yield Will exceed 178,000,000 bushels—the largest in the history of the Dominion…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 1

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

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Boom in Cattle Hides

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 6

Sydney is becoming one of the largest hide markets of the world. At one time when local tanners were the only buyers the market was easily glutted. But things…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 8

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report : — We submitted 2100 bales for the first sale of the season. The attendance of buyers was exceptionally…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 5

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

"The cattle classes are all good" was the verdict of the judges, and especially was this the case in the sections devoted to dairy stock, which is as it should be,…

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Sheep

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

The sheep pens were not numerous,but some good individual exhibits were shown. In fine-combing classes Mr G. Mullins was unopposed. He also won in strong…

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Pastoral. Lambs—a Practical Test

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 9

With a, view of malting a practical test of the relative value of lambs of the various breeds and types in London, the Department of Agriculture some months ago shipped a…

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Cattle. Durhams or Shorthorns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

Bull three years and over, C. A. and T. M. Hooke's Fairy Prince, 1; A. C. Picton's Lord Purity. 2; H. H. Waddell's Connaught, 3. Judge's remark: "The winner…

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Boom in Cattle Hides

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 1

Sydney is becoming one of the largest hide markets of the world. At one time when local tumors were the only buyers the Sydney market was easily glutted. But things…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON LTD. REPORT: Wednesday was our first sale of the regular season. There was a record attendance of buyers from all wool us…

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S. F. and D. Co.'s Butter Successful

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 4

The Singleton Farming and Dairying Co., Ltd., had a splendid display of butter-at the Show, and carried off the leadIng awards. The company gained the first…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 7

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefl[?]), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should he enabled to solve for the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agriculture. Production of Maize

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 6

As frequently pointed out in these notes, the production of maize may be profitably, extended In this State. The last Stat, istles available—those for the season…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Market. John Bridge and Co., Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 1

On the 5th omstant they submitted a [?] logue of 2534 bales of wool, and found com[?]ttiion very animated for all the both[?] sorts, though for clips length of staple,or…

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Buttermilk Cheese. New Dairy By-product

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 5

Professor J. L. Sammis, of the Wisconsin Experimental Station, states that buttermilk choose is a new produet obtained by curdling buttermilk…

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