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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 83

Famous Wool Clip

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 6

A fresh record in merino wool for the current season and for 13 years in the Sydney market was put up on Wednesday. when eight bales of Captain C. C…

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COMMERCIAL Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 1

WINCHCOMBE,CARSON LTD REPORT: Our Tuesday's wool sales passed off with excellent competition for all wools in good condition A little hesitation was shown in…

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Agricultural, and Pastoral Notes. Ror the Man on the Land. Dairying. Hints on Cheesemaking. Handling Fast Working Milk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 7

"Trouble is experienced during the summer months by most cheesemakers on account of the high acid of the milk in the morning," writes one of the…

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The Price of Butter. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 5

Sir.—The high cost of living is a matter of vital concern to most people. Therefore, any unfair exploitation of the public is deserving of exposure and…

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Tetanus in Sheep to Clean the Yards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 12

A farmer applied for advice, recently on the subject of loss among his sheep at shearing time. He stated that for two or three years he had suffered such losses, the sheep going…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 4

These Notrs are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treile, Minister of Agriculture, and are haszd 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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Big Fire at Botany. Wool Works Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 6

At a quarter to 9 on Wednesday night a fire broke out in a portion of the drying sheds of the, Bunneroug wool-scouring and packing works, af Botany, owned by P…

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Profitable Dairy Farming. Two Handsome Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 12
Also in Singleton Argus

The dairy instruction at Port Macquaric recently obtained from two dairy farmers details of their operations, which are so striking that they are published in the November…

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Dairy Salt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 4

Among the characteristics of a good dairy salt, according to a bulletin issued by the Wisconsin Experiment Station, are a pure white colour, neutral reaction, and…

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No. 82. Dairying. Hints on Cheesemaking. Handling: Fast-working Milk

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 4

"TROUBLE is experienced during the summer months by most cheesemakers on account of the high acid of the milk in the morning." writes one of the…

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The Dairy. Inexpensive Dairy. an American Plan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 3

The principal purpose of a dairy is to provide a place where dairy products may be handled apart from everything else, says a recent circular issued by…

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Small Dairy Herds. the Best Under Severe Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 12

One of the lessons which might have been learned by any cereal observer during the dry period of last autumn and winter, says the dairy expert, "was that the small, hardy…

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Dairying. Hints on Cheese-making

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 12

"Trouble is experienced during the summer months by most cheese-makers on account of the high acid of the milk in the morning," writes one of experts of the dairy branch…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 4

A meeting was held in the Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday night, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Fanners and Settlers' Association in Singleton…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd, report, having submitted on Thursday last a highly attractive catalogue of 4825 bales, principally…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, namely, Australian Mercantile, Land, and Finance Co., Ltd John Bridge and Co., Ltd.,…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report:—Recent. sales do not show any change in the wool market, good general competition at recently quoted values still prevailing. The…

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Mr, M'lean and the Farmers. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 2

Sir,—In a recent issue of your paper Mr Ml'Lean, the organiser of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, informed you that he had started a branch of…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Passel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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