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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Farm Seeds on Sale. Quality and Purity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 12
Also in Singleton Argus

Some evidence of the care farmers require to exercise to assure themselves that parcels of seeds they purchase are comparatively clean is afforded by a report of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Meeting at Woodville

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 11

The monthly meeting of the above was hold on the 3rd instant. The president (Mr. Geo, Bishop) presided, and the following members were present—Messrs…

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Dairying. Lessons of the Drought

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 9

In a recent issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," the dairy expert calls attention to the lessons that may be learnt from the drought on the irrigation area…

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Feeding Value of Rape. an Autumn Fodder Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 9

At the present season, when the sowing of a few acres of rape should be in the mind of every provident farmer, it is distinctly interesting to read the statement of an…

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Disastrous Fire. Singleton Dairy Factory Destroyed. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 8

A disastrous fire occurred about two o'clock this morning, when the largo up-to-date premises of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd., were destroyed…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co, Ltd. report under date 15th March:—The wool market continues buoyant for good to super quality, with strong…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · 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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Williams River M. and Butter Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held on Friday last. There were present—Messrs G. A. Mackay…

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Just a Note from the Bush Read Carefully [?] Daisy Flat Farm, Guyra. Mr. J. E. Howland,—

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

Dear Sir,—In answer to your memo, of the 25th November, requesting me to give you results of treatment of your Bottles of Pills (Herbos). I wish I had…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 1

Messrs. Griflith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…

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Weight of a Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 6

There was a sheep-guessing competition in connection with the N.A. Association's sports on Saturday. The animal was killed and dressed on Monday, and turned the scale…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 3

Hill, Clark and Co. report topping Monday's market with the Airlie, Bendemeer, wool on aocount of Mr. George Park, 64 bales of wether wool…

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Generous Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 5

Mellardy, a prominent New Zealand former, in giving £1000 to the Belgian Relief Fund said it was the duty of the producer deriving increased revenue from the efforts…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—Our catalogue on Tuesday comprised a few attractive' clips from New England and the North-West, with a good proportion of…

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Sydney Wool Market. Merino and Crossbred Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 7

The Sydney market continues to boom for wools of good staple, especially when free, or nearly free, of burr and seed. These wools are becoming scarcer as the selling…

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A Patriotic Farmer. (By Cable.) Wellington

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

Mr. Meary, a well-known Mannawatu farmer, in giving £1000 to the Belgian Relief Fund, said that as the producers were deriving increased revenue from…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

At the Maitland yards on Monday next, Mr. J. Enright will offer, at auction, 250 read of mixed store cattle, including 200 read from Wodonga…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., are in receipt of a cable from their London office in connection with the above, which reads as follows:—"Wool sales opened. Good…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

'The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date 17th March, 1915:—We hold our next sale on Thursday, 18th inst., following…

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