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Farming & the land, 1911

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 4

Messrs-Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 4

The New Zealand loan Mercantile Agency report:—At our wool sale competition was general, and the current rates of the week were maintained. Among our sale were—…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Main on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 4

Theses Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tre[?]ic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Farming in England. Lessons From the Colones

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 5

A notable New Zealander at present in Sydney is Sir William Russell, who arrived by the R.M.S. Mooltan, on his way back to the Dominion from a visit to England. Sir William…

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Co-operation in Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 4

There is no doubt whatever that the advancement of the dairying industry depends largely upon the progress of the practice of co-operation. By co-operation the…

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Dairy Stock for Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 5

Messrs, Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., trucked this week to Caliope Station, near Gladstonel Queensland to the order of Messrs. Wilson and McDouall, a very choice…

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The Dairy. British Milk Supply. the Cost Computed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 6

In June 1910 (states the, English "Live Stock Journal") there were 4,342,000 cows and heifers in milk or in calf in the United Kin[?]om; of these…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Fob the Man on the Land. Dairying. Value of Silage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 7

There have been many examples given of the practical value of the silo on the dairy farm, and while there is an awakening to the utility of this…

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Wheat Afloat. London, Dec. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 2

The shipments of grain, afloat on December 7 were:—United Kingdom, 2,885,000 quarters; Continent, 1,260,000 quarters. The wheat shipped from the Atlantic coast…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 4

These Notes Arc issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve mamy problems concerning the land and production which would be Impractible to the Individual producer…

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The Wool Sales. London, Dec. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 2

The wool sales closed with the highest points of the series. There was good com petition in all quarters, especially for mer[?] inos. The prices indicated were realised for[?]…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 4

Meetings to form branches of tho Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales will be held at Paterson on Tuesday next at noon; at Gresford on Tuesday evening; and at Dungog on Thursday…

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The Dairy. British Milk Supply. the Cost Computed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 6

In June 1910 (states the English "Live Stock Journal") there were 4,342,000 cows and beifers in milk or in calf in the United Kindom; of these…

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Dairying In Queensland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 5

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., trucked this week to Calliope Station, near Gladstone, Queensland, to the order of Messrs Wilson, and M'Douall, a very…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 4

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., report:—On Tuesday we brought forward our last catalogue prior to the holidays, the offering totalling 2650 bale. The selection included chiefly…

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Canadian Wheat Harvest. Traffic Congested. Winnipng, Dec, 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 5

The grain elevators are full to the roofs, and the railways are unable to deal with the congestion. Thousands of tons of grain are stacked…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 2

A. M. L. and F. Co., Ltd., Report. Sales were resumed in this market on Monday, after a week's interval for the Brisbane sales, when large and…

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The Dairy Herd Rejects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 4

Now that the testing of the dairy herds is becoming a more general practice the question naturally arises as to what will become of the cows which the tester declares unfit to…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Cattle Driving in Ireland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 5

Twelve farmers have been arrested at Westport for cattle-driving, arising out of seizures for rent on the Sigos Estate…

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