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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 71

Assisting the Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 6

In order to assist the farmer and to encourage the development of the dairying industry in West Adstralia, the Government of that State arc inviting applications from…

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The Farm Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 6

The first step in the development of the farm herd is to find out which cows on the place are profitable. There is just one way to do this. Weigh her milk and test it…

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Why Dairying Pays

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 2

1. Tt takes less fertility out of the soil than any other form of agriculture, and hence it is useful in following a well regulated system…

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Farm Labor in New Zealand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 4

There is a very unsettled feeling amongst the farmers in some parts of New Zealand regarding the formation of Farm Laborers' Unions. The "New…

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Farm and Field. Decline of the Leicester in Britain

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 4

The old Leicester sheep, according to "The Field," now occupies an insignificant position in Great Britain. In the showyard it is represented by exhibits…

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Gresford Butter Factory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 14

For the post six mouths the Gresford Butter Factory has been worked in conjunction with the Bowthorne Co—operative Dairy, Company, Limited, but difficulties had to…

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The Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

There was keen competition at the wool sales yesterday, in wool of all descriptions, which found favor with the sellers…

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[?]e study. the Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 5

At the wool sales prices of the clips men[?] were :—Gear [?]d ; Elo-Grave, [?]d; Irerangu, [?]d ; Alma. [?]d ; Cor[?] ; Eroungella, 23 1/4d…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Wool Clip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 5

It is estimated that the wool clip for tho coming season in Australia will be 4000 bales in excess of last season, and that the New South Wales clip will show a decrease…

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The Farm and Dairy. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 14

On Tuesday night the spoil of dry weather throughout the State ended, when ruin be gan to fall in the south—western restrict, and spread to other pans of the State. Though…

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Farm Labor in New Zealand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

There is a very unsettled feeling amongst the farmers in some parts of New Zealand regarding the formation of Farm Laborers' Unions. The "New…

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Farm and Field. Decline of the Leicester in Britain

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

The old Leicester sheep, according to "The Field," now occupies an insignificant position in Great Britain. In the showyard It is represented by exhibits…

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Explosion in a Rabbit Burrow. Farmer's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 16

An accident of an unusual character has occurred at the Rock, Wagga Wagga A farmer named Seidel was fumigating some rabbit, burrow on the Flowerpot Valley Farm. Some…

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The Farm Herd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 14

The first step in the development of the farm, herd is to find out which cows on the place are profitable. There is just one way to do this Weigh her milk and lest it…

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Dairying in Denmark

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 14

As has been pointed but, the dairying in-dustry of Denmark has been built up by strict attention to the two most important factors of quality and cleanliness. The…

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The Wool Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 4

During last week 36,856 sales of wool were received by rail at the three shipping depots—Darling Harbour, Newcastle, and Morpeth, the increase over the corresponding…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 3

There may be or may not be anything in this assertion, but we are quite sure that a property balanced ration, not merely flesh formers and fat formers, but bone-making…

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The Model Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 6

The second paper furnished by Mr. T. Pyman had for its theme "The model farm from an outsiders point of view." Reference was made by the lecturer to an…

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Drought and Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 4

Seasons like the present test the business capacity of the dairy farmer. Similar seasons have been encountered before, which have enforced the need of making such…

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Butter Freights

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 2

The unsatisfactory position in respect to the butter freights contract was the subject of disenssion amongst members of the butter trade on Saturday. The…

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