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Farming & the land, 1911

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General Gables. London Wool Sales. London, Oct. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 5

At the London wool sales, mostly scoured[?] were offered. There was good [?] though there were some withdrawals. the prices indicated were…

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Share Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 4

At Quirindi on Saturday Mr. Beeby pronounced a decided and indiscriminate anathema on share farming, and the private landlord system generally, in order to…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 3

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 1603 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Wool for China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 7

The Chinese are shy of wearing woollen garments, not because they dislike them, but because there is cotton in plenty in the country, whereas the wool has mostly to be…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 5

At the wool sales the prices indicated were realised for the undermentioined clips:—Australian: Linton, highest 20½d, average 19d; Boatman, 19½d, 18 3/4. New Zealand:…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—To-day's sales showed animated competition, and prices were firm at yesterday's rates. These, however, are from 5 to 7 1/2 per cent…

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The Home on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 4

The establishment and maintenance of a truly comfortable home on the farm is a matter of much greater importance to the farming community than is generally recognised. The…

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A Prolific Wheat Cron

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 4

It used to be said that the early days the prevalence of rust killed the growing of Wheat in the district immediately around Maitland, and so the cultivation of the gold…

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The Wool Sales. London, Oct. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 5

During the wool sales 68,000 bales were sold to the home manufactures, 40,000 bales went to home to the Coutinent, 2,500 bales to the United States and 27,000 were held…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4

John Bridge and Go., Ltd., report that for their fifth Bale of the season they brought forward on Wednesday the 11th October a catalogue of 2861 bales, and although no superior clips were included…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 7

Suhuto, Bell. & Co., Ltd., report under date 9th October. — It was only to have been expected that the Turko[?]an war would exercise a further…

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Dungog Co-op Butter Factory, Ltd REPORT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 2

For the month of September the above Company manufactured 21 tons 13 ewt. 8 lbs. of butter for which suppliers were paid…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Treat), 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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The Weather and the Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 6

Farmers around the Cessnock district say they would welcome a few weeks' dry weather. The ground has received a thorough soaking, and in its present condition it is…

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Farm-house Tragedy. Attempted Suicide Murder

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 6

A sanguinary scene took place in a farmhouse at Orly. where a husband attempted to kill his wife and then committed suicide (wired the Paris…

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23 Dairying

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4

Abortion among Dairy Cows. THROUGH cows aborting, or slipping their calves, dairy-farmers often suffer much loss. The discase is known…

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Wool for China

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 6

The Chinese are shy of wearing woollen garments, not because they dislike them, but be cause there is cotton in plenty in the country, whereas the wool has mostly to be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 4

These Notes win be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trelle), 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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The Wool Sales. London, Oct. 11

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

During the wool sales 58.000 bales were sold to the home manufacturers, 40,000 bales went to the Continent, 2.500 bales to the United States, and 27,000 were held…

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