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Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 83

Amount of Rain Needed to Produce a Payable Wheat Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

Regarding the number of inches of rain needed for the production of a payable crop, some valuable lessons have been learned during the past…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 10

Mr. George Searl, manager of the above factory, reports as follows to suppliers:— For the period ending March 15th…

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Age of Cattle. Teeth As Indicators

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 6

"Mose!" "Yas. Cunnel." "You black idlot. I gave you strict orders to go to market after this turkey and get…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister 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 practicable to the individual producer…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 5

The colonial wool Importers have decided to drop one of the series of sates and have fixed the third series for July 2 instead of holding it in June. The limit of…

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The Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 7

The lucerne seed crop has been harvested, and the returns give an excellent yield. The late maize has benefited considerably by the rains, and is looking very promising…

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The Dairy. Pig-feeding. Cooked Foods Condemned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 6

Numerous experiments have been made as to the value of cooking foods for pigs in America, and at least thirteen separate series have led to…

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Farm Bacon. Method of Curing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 6

In a recent issue of the "Irish Farmers' Gazette" the method of curing bacon on the farm is given. The carcase, it is stated, is thoroughly scraped…

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Big Sheep Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

Messrs Crossing & Co., advertise an auction sale of 10,000 Burrawong wethers, to take place at Mudgee on Tuesday next, 26th instant…

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Scone Special Sheep Sale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 8
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

J. A Simpson and Co, report.—On Friday last we held a successful sheep sale in the Scone yards. The attendance of buyers was good, and we sold right out. The majority of the yardings were aged…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes, for the Man on the Land. Tnberculous Dairy Herds

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

In a paper read recently by Professor Stewart, Professor of Veterinary Science, Sydney University, before the Australian Association for the…

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Age of Cattle. Teeth As Indicators

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

"Mose!" "Yas, Cunuel," "You black Idiot,. I gave you strict orders to go to market after this turkey, and get…

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No. 43. a Troublesome Sheep Disease

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

THE Inspector of Stock at Cobar, in the March number of the Agricultural, Gazette, directs attention to a disease in sheep which is becoming widespread…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · 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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Wool Tariff Bill. Washington, MaRCH 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

In the House of Representatives the Democratic leader, Mr. Oscar Underwood, introduced a Wool Tariff Bill, levying a duty of 20 per cent, ad valorem on raw wool…

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Machinery on an Up-to-date Dairy Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2

To obtain the best possible results from a dairy it is absolutely essential that the machinery used shall be the very best obtainable. Times…

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Fair Average Quality of Wheat in New South Wales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 12

As inquiries are frequently made respecting the F.A.Q., standard of wheat at different periods in New South Wales, the following information will be of interest:…

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The Dairy. Pig-feeding. Cooked Foods Condemned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

Numerous experiments have been made as to the value of cooking foods for pigs in America, and at least thirteen separate series have led to…

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