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Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 83

British Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 5

The "Times" special reports show that the average condition of British crops on July 1 was as follows:—Wheat 89.73. barley 90. oats 82.2…

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The Tobacco Crop. Increased Yields—better Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 12

The report of the tobacco expert with regard to the western and southern districts, which is now available, has a tope as optimistic as that of the previous report on the…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 4

Hill, Clark, & Co., Ltd., report :—there is very little business doing, except with fellmongered pareeis, which continued to maintain their satisfactory level. The London market…

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London Wool Sales. London, July 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 5

At the colenial wool sales catalogue [?]ained the best selection of merinos of the series. Prices for average sorts showed a 5 per…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 5

The annual conference of the farmers and Settlers' Association opened to-day. There was a large attendance of delegates., Mr. Patten, president, said for the first time in their…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 3

SCHUTE, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 15th July:—Animated competition continues for all descriptions of woll at the current…

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Farmers' Conference. Some Plain Speaking. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 5

At the Farmers' Conference, to-day, the resolution that the subscription be 15/ per annum, and that five shillings be allowed for local branch expenses, the balance to go to…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Defending Producing Interests. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

The annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers; Association was opened to-day. There were present at the gathering…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-st., Sydney, report than the following applications for pateats connected with the farming and…

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Australasian Sheep Numbers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

The flocks' in Australasia and New Zealand' now total 117,011,654,, having increased since last year's returns were published by the comparatively…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 5

At the wool sales there was a good selection. Greasy merinos were firm, with keen competition, and prices for crossbreds were unchanged. The prices indicated were…

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The Wool Clip. Annual Review and Statistics. Compiled by Daigety & Company, Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

We have received a copy of Dalgety's Annual Wool Review for Australia for the past season, published by Dalgety and Company, Limited,…

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Mr Wade and the Farmers and Settlers. Healing the Breach

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 1

The question of how the Farmers and settlers' Association affected the Liberal and Reform Association was referred to at the Liberal Conference…

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Denman Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 1

C. M Mills, manager of th company, writes:—Feeling sure of your interest in our factory's doings, it is with a great deal…

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Farmers and Settlers Important Resolutions. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference [?] a motion, endorsing the police of [?] political control of existing railways and [?] endorsement of the construction of the…

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Farmers and Labourers. Waste of Public Money

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 8

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in Sydney yesterday a resolution was passed condemning the Government's day labour system…

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Pastoral. Our Native Grasses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 7

The importance to this State of our natural pastures, and the necessity of something being done to determine what are the best and most drought-resistant of our grasses, are…

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Dairying. Faults in Butter. "Cloudy Brine or Moisture."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 7

One of the defects against which the butter-maker must maintain constant vigilance is "cloudiness" or "cloudy brine." It is a condition that affects in a greater or less degree…

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A High-Priced Sheep

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 2

The steady rise in the value of sheep, add the high prices for mutton, have been matters of concern for the consumer, and still the rates for fat sheep…

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Topics of the Day. Canadian Wheat Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 6

To obtain the best five bushels of wheat grown in the American North-west this season, the North-west Development League has just announced a prize of £1000. But…

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