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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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

Punjab Wheat Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 5

Drought which afflicts the Punjab has reduced the wheat area of the province from 9,000,000 stolen to 5,000,000 acres…

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The Farm and Dairy. Teaching a Calf to Drink

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 7

Relative to the best method of teaching a calf to drink, H. E. Cook, in a recent issue of the "Tribune Farmer," submits the following:—Fix things so that the calf can…

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A Wrinkle for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 7

The great trouble with market growers when I was boy (says D.H. Harweth in the "American Agriculturist") was that they sold their goods without any special trade…

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Sale of a Farm

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

At Goodyer's Hotel, Campbell's Hill, to-day, Messrs. J.N. Brunker and Son disposed of a farm containing 29 acres 2 roods 20 perches, known as E. Bowen's,…

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Farmyard Manure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 7

As soon as harvesting is over (says P.S. Wicken in the West Australian "Journal of Agriculture"), those who have any quantity of farmyard manure should, begin…

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Avon and Barrington Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the above was held last week at Gloucester. There was a large attendance, and Mr F. E. Fry presided…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—As at present arranged the Melbourne selling houses have decided to re-open sales on the 13th January instead of the 20th of the…

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Farm and Field. Growing Crops Deposit Lime

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 3

Recent research has shown that crops in their process of growth leave behind in the soll a residue of lime, which may account for the fact the average crops…

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The Dairy. Municipal Milk Depots

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 3

The following are the main provisions of the Bill introduced into the House of Commons by Mr John Burns, President of the Local Government Board,…

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