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Farming & the land, 1911

1,550 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 78

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Maim on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefl[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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"Miracde Wheat." Twelve Pounds a Bushel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 6

Many of the devoted followers of Pastor Russell, whose indefatigable efforts In the vineyard of the Lord have attracted wide attention in Brooklyn, are…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Rhodes and Other Grasses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 7

Rhodes grass is favoured by many dairy fanners. It is said to give better milking results; and the cows prefer It to puspalum. This grass does well in the…

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United States Tariff, Wool Schedule to Be Postponed. Washington. Dec. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 5

The revision of the iron and Steel schedules will be the first tariff legislation after Congress convenes. It is stated that it is intended to pospone…

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No. 34. DAIRYING. Northern Rivers Districts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 4

THE Wollongbar State Experiment Farm, 8 miles from Lismore, on the Richmond River, is surrounded by an extensive area of undulating, arable…

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Insuring Farm Employees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 4

Denmark, which leads the world In methods of farm co-operation, is also in the van with respect to the insurance of farm employees against accidents. Where the…

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Farm and Field. the Warrah Estate Subdivision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 11

Notice has been gazetted of the subdivision of Warrah Estate, near Quirindi. This is the largest of the estates which has kept the town land-locked, the aggregation of…

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Lactation of Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 11

It used to be generally considered (says the "Farmer and Stockbreeder") that a long rest, 'from milk production on the part a dairy cow helped the yield of milk on…

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On a Boer Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 11

An American woman travelling in South Africa was detained by floods and compelled a spend a month on a Boer farm. The first light, she writes in "Health Culture," was…

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Dairying Northern Rivers Districts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 7

The Wollongbar State Experiment Farm, 5 miles from Lismore, on the Richmond River, is surrounded by an extensive area undulating, arable country, comprising…

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