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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Farm and Produce. Sugar Beet Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 11

In view of the renewed efforts to establish the sugar beet industry in Victoria, and the engagement of an American export to further that end, the…

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Crops and the Drought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 7

And still the great drought continues. Everybody—more especially, those who have had their holidays would be glad to see a downpour of rain. The…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 9

A fair amount of business was passing in dairy produce lines, and with the exception of cheese prices remain unultered. The choose market shows a firmer…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 9

The market for farm produce was fairly brisk, with good inquiry for nearly all lines. The wheat market to slightly cantor,…

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British Dairy Show. New South Wales Winners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 5

The Commonwealth and Queensland Government have excellent displays in all classes at the Dairy Show. There were 82 competions in the…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to [?]te to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs. Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. totalled 7829 bales, compare with last…

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Farm and Produce. Value of Cowpeas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 11

In the notes issued for the current week, the State Department of Agriculture gives some interesting information concerning the cowpea, which is one of…

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Science and Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 6

Agriculturists have complained for years that nothing to ever done by governments to help the oldest Industry. There is generally talk in plenty, but…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 9

The market for all lines of farm produce has been fairly quiet, transactions only being of a hand-to-mouth character. The market has been dev[?]id of any…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines was aof a satisfactory nature, Supplies of all lines, except bacon, have been equal to the demand…

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Explosives and Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 6

Explosives are to be passed into the service of the American farmer. With the ordinary steel plough and team of horses or oxen a depth of about 10in is…

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Tenants' Rights. Farmers' Hard Lot. Government's Proposals. Ii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 4

During his address in West Maitland on Friday night, Mr. G. S. Booby, Minister for Lands, referred briefly to the question of leasehold and tenants' rights. He…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 11,199 bales, compared with 12,915…

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Farm and Produce. the Milk Standard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 11

Dairymen in different parts of the State are using a good deal of energy in endevours to bring about a reduction in the milk standard. Same of them do not…

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Cuttlefish Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 13

At several points on the British coasts there are located cattlefish forms, where the little creatures are kept in tanks or ponds to be "milked" of their ink…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 9

The market for all lines of farm produce has been on the quiet side, only hand to mouth requirements being supplied…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 9

The market for dairy produce was active. Butter is in plentiful supply, and prices are unaltered. It is not anticipated that…

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Praise for English Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 9

English farmers can produce more per acre and better stock than those of any other country in the world…

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Tobacco As a Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 5

Some years ago one of the Australian State Ministries imported an experienced tobacco expert who, after a survey of the country, came to the conclusion that…

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Aiding Small Farmers. Britain's Intentions. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 5

Earl Carrington, President of the Board of Agriculture who is presling at the National Conference on Rural Development, in the course of…

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