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Farming & the land, 1912

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The Dairy. Curing Pork. a College Method

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

Farmers and dairymen sometimes require information concerning the best method of curing pork. Some time ago publicity was given to the method of…

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An American Model Dairy. Its Methods Described

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 13

The authorities in the dairying districts of the United States have been busily engaged in compelling a higher standard for milk and milk products than formerly…

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Glen Innes Experiment Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 13

A small plot of each variety was planted comprising 2 rows, 4 links apart and I chain long. All plots were planted on 28th July, 1910. Germination was very good in…

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Farmer's Death. Quarrel Between Father and Son

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

An inquiry was opened on Saturday into the death of William Evans, a farmer of Natte Yallock Victoria. Deceased's son Charles, stated that he and his brother…

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Strike Striking Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

When a strike occurs affecting cartage and shipping, such as the Brisbane strike, the man on the land is among the first and worst of the victims. The produce that he…

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A New Butter Box

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 4

A London correspondent of the "Farmer and Settler" states that Mr. H. Allen, of Colonial House, Tooley-street, has invented and patented a butter box, which he is now…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 4

Hill, Clark, & CO., Ltd., report :—Since the close of the weekly series a fair inquiry has prevalent and satisfactory clearances of previously ordered lots have been effected…

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Notes for Wheat Growers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 2

The experiments conducted by the Department have thrown some additional light regarding the economic production of wheat. The object of these experiments was to obtain…

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Wheat Farmers Affected by a Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

The business manager of the Mount Lyell Company, Smith Australia, Mr. T. W. Haynes in referring to the strike of fertiliser employees and the effect upon the next harvest,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

Since the close of the weekly series a fair enquiry has prevailed, and satisfactory clearances of previously offered lots have been effected…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory was held in the Victoria Hall on Saturday night…

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Wheat Trade Held Up. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 5

The wharfies made a start at Darling island this morning but soon after knocked off again, and held a mass meeting at which it was decided there would be no work…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

Messrs Griffith ana 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 and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 1

FOR week ending March 2, 1912:—Wool.—Since the close of the weekly series of wool auctions a fair enquiry has prevailed for wools ox catalogues…

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Wanted a Dairy Farm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 2

A resident of the Tumut district writes to this journal, to the effect that she is desirous of setting a dairy of from 39 to 100, or more, cows, on the share system…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

Following is a copy of the monthly report issued by Mr. J. S. Vindin, manager of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd." Owing to weather conditions in the early part of…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

Joh Bridge and Co. Ltd Sydney, report:—No sales have been held in Sydney this week, and with the exception of a few clearances by private treaty, matters are…

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Wool Trade in China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

A few days ago we called attention to the statements made with regard to the growth and possibilities of trade with China made by Mr. James Chuey, president of the Young…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tref[?], 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 [?] Impracticable to the individual producer…

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