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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

362 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 19

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines bas been good, with a fair inquiry all round. Butter advances another 6s per cwt for primest qualities. Sales of that class…

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The Butter Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 4

Butter is fast approaching a famine Palce, and nobody can tell, at any rate nobody will tell, the reason why. The Prilce took another night skyward on…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1912 · page 5

The wool sales opened yesterday with a strong market. Prices ranged in comparison with the previous sales at from par to a ten per…

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Sensible Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 13

Sheep are not so stupid as many people think. The Herdwick sheep in the English Lake district are noted for their homing instinct sad marvellous memories…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Buyers Shy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 9

There is no change in the position of wheat. If anything, buyers are more shy at the one of the week, than they were at the opening. On the other hand,…

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Farm and Produce. Oils for Sprays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 11

Is crude petroleum just de effective as a spray for mussel scale and woolly aphis as red oil ? This question-of interest to all orchardists-was asked the department…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 9

There was a fair volume of business passing in farm produce, orders from the country keeping up well. The maize market eased, and is steady…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 9

Business in dairy produce has been good, all lines selling well. Primest butter commands good attention, and second qualities are being…

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The Wool Committee. a New Pack. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 5

The International Committee on vegetable fibre in wool entertained the foreign and Australasian representatives at a banquet in the White City…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

The Warwick Farm race meeting attracted a large attendance on Saturday. Fine weather prevailed, and the different events resulted as under:—…

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Aeronauts' Risks. Injury to Cattle. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1912 · page 5

The Civil Court has ordered Farman, the aeronaut, to inde[?]ify a farmer for damage caused to his stock. His aeroplane alighting upon the…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Depressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 9

The "boars" have possession of the wheat situation, and some merchants anticipate a fall, which would assume the prospects of a collapse. At the…

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Farm and Produce. to Clarify Soapy Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 11

"Can you tell me if soap-suds that have been clarified by the addition of lime can be softened so that the water can be used again for domestic…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 9

Business in farm produce was rather on the quiet side, only actual requirements being asked for. Everyone is uncertain as to the future trend of the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines has been very brisk considering the high prices ruling. Primest butter has had good inquiry,…

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Farmers and Settlers. Annual Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 5

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association was commenced in the Manchester Unity Hall to-day. There were about 300 delegates present…

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Farmers and Settlers. Annual Conference. Political Action Proposed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 6

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was continued to-day, Mr. R. Patten, president, in the chair…

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Farmers' Conference. Speech by Mr. Beeby. the Land Policy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 5

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was continued to-day. Mr. R. Patten the president in the chair. The conference…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Unaltered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 9

Wheat remains unaltered at 4s 1½d per bushel for f.a.q. grain on the spot. The bulk of business done this week has not been large. Holders are not anxious to…

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Farm and Produce. Australian Agriculture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 11

Since the sowing of the first grain, some 124 years ago, the agricultural industry has expanded in Australia at a pace that has astounded the older…

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