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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Farmers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 4

The adjourned special meeting of the Maitland branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will be held in the committee room on the showground on…

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Pastoral. Noxious Weeds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

The department is receiving samples of noxious weeds from landholders, asking that these troublesome growths be identified and for suggestions as to eradication. The…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. Farming As an Occupation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 2

At the recent annual meeting of the Agricultural and Horticultural Association of Berks Country, U.S.A., the president (Mr. James M'Gowan) delivered an…

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Letters to the Editor "The Tenant Farmer and the Tenant Rights Bill."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 2

Sir,—I wish through your columns to draw the attention of your readers more especially tenant farmers to the following items in the Government programme for the…

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Dairying. How to Make a Start

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

A few attempts have been made to establish hard-testing association in New South Wales. These have failed, owing. It is said, to the expense in putting the scheme…

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Dairying. Testing the Herds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

The organisation for the manufacture and marketing of dairy produces has been well established in this State. The producer can reach the world's markets, and he may…

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The Singleton Argus. Thursday, May 25th. Farmers and the Conversion Act

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 2

It seems certain that the Farmers and Settlers' Association will "put up a good light," to use a sporting expression, against the Government's proposal to…

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Canadian Wheat Crop. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 5

The Canadian wheat crop is estimated at 200,000,000 bushels…

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Sydney Wool Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 8

The A M L. and P. Co., L port:—Business during the we been restricted to private sales wool from the local follmonge…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 5

At the wool sales the prices indicated were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Hikutoto, highest 11½d, average [?] Fair[?]lace 11½D, 10D; Clifford Murrabinna, 13½d, 12½d;…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 6

These Notes-will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Farmers and Settlers. the Approaching Conference. Executive Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 8

The report of the executive council to be presented at the conference of the Farmers' and Settlors' Association, states that the past year…

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Pastoral. Noxious Weeds

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 2

The Department is receiving samples of noxious weeds from landholders, asking that these troublesome growths be identified, and for suggestions as to…

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Pastoral. the Lamb Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 12

As a component in mixed fanning, the raising of lambs under an intelligent conception of the requirements of the trade, and the principles of breeding the right sort, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 2

These Notes will be Issued every weeK, under the direction or the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trelle), and are based on the experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire Information relevant to tils work on the land not…

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The Wheat Yield

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3

THE actual returns of the wheat yield for last season, which have just been compiled by the Government Statistician, Mr. J. R. Trivett, show that the…

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Agriculture. Wheat Sowing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 6

EXPECTING early rains, farmers have been sowing large arena of wheat. The danger of this practice lies In there being enough moisture in the soil to…

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A New Wheat

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

The principal of Dookle (Vic.) Agricultural College, Mr H. Tye, claims to have produced a cross between Federation and another wheat which, for two…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 8

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report that the improvement recorded at the last Sydney sales was not merely a temporary spurt, due to the comparatively small supplies available at this side at…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 6

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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