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Farming & the land, 1912

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Farm Cured Bacon. the Cumberland Style

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 12

Writing on the subject of farm-cured Cumberland, hams and bacon, a correspondent of the "Fanner and Stockbreeder" gives the following directions. "One is safe…

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Dairying. Breeding Cows and Milk Tests

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 9

A striking and illuminating remark was made by an American writer recently. He announced his desire to have a bull in his herd that was the progeny of a dairy cow in…

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Farmers and Settlerss' Association Demands of Rural Workers' Union

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 11

Under the auspices of the Maitland branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a meeting was addressed in the Show Ground committee room on Saturday evening by…

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Nation Building and Dairy[?] Mr Trefle Feels Proud

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 2

At the annual dinner of the Austr[?]lasian Jersey Herd Society in Sydney on Wednesday night, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr Trefle) spoke up vig[?]…

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Agriculture. Pickling Seed Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 6

Within the next few weeks most wheatgrowers will be treating their seed for the prevention of smut or bunt, and a few practical suggestions, the result of the…

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Dairying Winter Fodder Crops Last Season's Experiments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 6

The maintenance of a regular supply of green food for winter is a requirement of the coastal districts, which hardly receives the attention which it deserves The…

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The Orchard. Cover Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 6

Though late for some districts, it is not yet too late in many places for orchardists to sow cover crops among the trees, and it is certainly better to do so than to miss the season…

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Improving Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 5

The committee appointed to form a Catale Breeders' Association met to-day, and decided to draft a constitution, and draw up a scheme of herd-testing, to be submitted…

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Improving the Dairy Herds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

The question of the Improvement of the lairy herds of the State is one of the highest importance to one of our principal country industries, and Mr. Trefle is to be…

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Advice to Young Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

The Principal of the Roseworthy (S.A.) Agricultural College, Professor Perkins, has a high regard for students, who look upon him with marked respect. The unanimity…

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Cattle Kale at Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

The attention cattle buyers directed to the important sale of Mr. A. Park's! famous Lewinsbrook stock, comprising 400 head of Hereford bullocks, steers, hellers…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

John Bridge and Co.. Ltd., report:—During the poet week there has been practically nothing doing in the wool trade, the brokers' attention being mainly occupied by the numerous country visitors…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

These Notes are issued every weeks, 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 [?]ticable to the individual producer…

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The Dairy. the Canadian Thistle. Useful for Ensilage. Results in New Zealand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

For a long time the Canadian thistle was regarded as one of the worst vegetation pests in New Zealand. The Field instructor of the New Zealand…

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Agriculture. Pickling Seed Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 13

Within the next few weeks most wheatgrowers will be treating their seed for the prevention of smut or bunt, and a few practical suggestions, the result of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 April 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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Dairying Winter Fodder Crops Last Season's Experiments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 13

The maintenance of a regular supply of green food for winter is a requirement of the coastal districts, which hardly receives the attention which it deserves. The…

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General Cable News. London Wool Sales. London. April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 5

At the wool sales, Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Messrs. C. Balme and Co., and Messrs. Thomas and Cook submitted an aggregate of 11,884 bales, comprising a very…

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The Dairy. the Canadian Thistle. Useful for Ensilage. Results in New Zealand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 6

For a long time the Canadian thistle was regarded as one of the worst vegetation pests in New Zealand. The Field Instructor, of the New Zealand…

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