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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 83

A Hobby Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 4

Lady Warwick who, in spite of advancing years, retains her great beauty, and takes as much interest as over in the welfare of the working classes, owns a wonderfully equipped…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 4

The factory report for March of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company, Limited, in as follows:—The market closed at 11.2s per cwt., with an…

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Hawkesbury College. Winter School for Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 12

This year's winter school for farmers will commence on Monday, 17th June, and will terminate on Saturday, 13th July. The purpose of the school is to afford…

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Rhodes Grass for Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 5

Rhodes grass is fairly extensively grown in various centres of the Manning district (writes the Wingham correspondent of a city contemporary). At Marlee several…

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Cattle Exhibits. Beef, Fat Stock and Butter Makers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 3

With an increased number, of entries in the beet [?] classes—147 this year as against 131 of last year—Mr. John Smith, the Judge, had no easy task in…

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Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 3

It is becoming a well recognised fact that good displays of sheep are not looked for at our Royal Easter Show, owing to the greater importance…

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Butter-fat Test

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 3

The 12th annual Royal Champion Butter-fat Test competitions attracted four cows less than were nominated last year. Novertheless, the results…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 4

[?]ALGETY and Co., report under date 18th inst.—The progress of the London sales has been the chief item of interest in wool circles this…

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Far and Near Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 3

Farmers and settlers, who visited the Royal Show, 110 doubt, envied the lot of the agriculturists whose holdings were within easy hall of the…

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State Farms' Exhibit

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 4

By no means the least interesting of the farming and agricultural exhibits were shown in the pavilion set apart for the Department of Agriculture's…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 3

JOHN BRIDGE AND CO., LTD., REPORT: The local market has been very quiet during last week, only a few transactions in passed in wools and locally scoured parcels…

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A Brisbane Suburb Dairy Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 4

The surrounings of Brisbane are better suited than those of Sydney for gardens, as is illustrated by the following paragraph from the Brisbane "Daily Mail" of…

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Homestead Farms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

On and after the 13 th May next areas will be available for homestead farms in the land district of Muswell brook as follows:—In the Parish…

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Great Boon in a Dairy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

Some of our friends are keeping back their orders for L-K-G Milking-machines because they are unable to pay cash for the total amount of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Maitland Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 3

The first annual meeting of the Maitland branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held recently. Mr. G. B. Bowden presided. The annual report, read by the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 183 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 8
Also in The Scone Advocate

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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Machinery On An Up-To-Date Dairy Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 5

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

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