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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

407 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 21

Farm and Produce. Ensilage Example

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 11

There are just about enough silos in New South Wales to prove that great results could be obtained if the system of raising green crops and making ensilage…

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Frost at Glen Innes. Destruction of Crops. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 5

The fruit inspector at Glen Innes has reported to the Minister of Agriculture to the effect that the cool change on Tuesday. 11th October, and the severe…

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Farming Immigrants. for West Australia. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 5

The R.M.S. Orsova, which arrived at Freantle yesterday, brought, out a large number of immigrants for the various States. Among those for this Sate were…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 16,076 bales, compared with 10,000…

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Farm and Produce. Degree in Agriculture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 11

The syllabus has been issued of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Sydney, of which Professor R. D. Watt, M.A., B. So, (Agr.), is the head,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 9

A fair amount of business was transacted in farm produce lines, orders mostly coming from the country. The market for wheat is still a sagging…

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Farm and Produce. Illawarra Dairy Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 11

The newly-formed Illawarra Dairy Cattle Association is the first organisation in this State to insist on a milk and butter test as a qualification for…

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Wheat Marvel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 6

Seventy oars of wheat, containing in all nearly 3000 grains, is the astonishing harvest front one grain which has just been gathered by Mrs. Centry, who lives at…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. totalled 17,935 bales, compared with 12,317 bales in…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 9

Business was fairly quiet in all [?] of farm produce. The recent rates have stopped all buying for the present, and farmers are complaining that the hot westerly…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines has been very brisk. Butter supplies continue to increase, but factories are still shipping surplus…

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Farmers' Association. Deputation to the Premier. Freehold Tenures. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 5

A number of leading officers and members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association waited upon Mr. M'Gowen, the State Premier, to-day, and presented to…

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Leasehold System. Scottish Farmer's View. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1910 · page 4

Mr. M. Prain, a member of the Scottish Farmers' Association now visiting Australia, has expressed his opinion as to the possible effect upon emigration from…

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Pastoral Sessions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 4

The pastoral sessions were resumed at 1.40 p.m. The Rev. C. T. Leesby, a fourth year's probationer, after an oral examination in theology was recommended to…

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Farm and Produce. Irish Blight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 11

Mr. D. M'Alpine, Vegetable Pathologist to the Victorian Government, has been experimenting with the drying process for stamping out Irish Blight in potatoes, and…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 9

The chief feature in regard to dairy produce linen was the reduction in the price of butter, which was brought about in sympathy with lower prices in…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 9

There was a fair amount of business transacted in farm produce. Wheat is inclined to be a little easier, though farmers are still holding on to…

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University Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 11

The farmers of Idabo have recently been advised by one of their number to plant "noting but college-bred wheat." By this he means seed that has been…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1910 · page 6

The supplies at the Maitland produce sales yesterday were the largest consigned during the present year. There was a large attendance, including buyers from…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 19,385 bales, compared with…

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