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Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 83

Private Dairy Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 6

Interesting results obtained from the application of the Babcock tester on Mr. J. B. Kelly's farm at Tyagarah are also made available by the dairy branch…

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Dairying. Milking Herd Records. Hawkesbury College

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 6

The value of herd-testing is illustrated in the records of the 1911 milk yields for the Hawkesbury Agricultural College dairy herd, which are now…

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Hand Slipped Through Window Wrist Badly Cut—Proud Flesh Farmed. Wonderful Healing by Zam-Buk

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 1

Mrs C. Jones, of 208 Denison-street, Camperdown, Sydney, says:—"I slipped while cleaning a window and my right hand went through the glass, with…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 2

S[?] St[?] and Co., Ltd., report under [?] April:—The London sales are progressing very satisfactorily. the master const[?] from under…

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Dry Spell in the North-west Sheep Starving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 8

Travelling through the north-west from Werris Creek, one sees a monstrous expanse of sun-baked grassles plains, and the clumps of box and pine trees (writes the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tr[?]. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiment 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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Emperor Sheep Farmer. German Policy. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 5

The Emperor of Germany has purchased sheep farms at Windhock. German South-West Africa, to make Germany less dependent upon Australian wool, and to encourage…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

At the Campbells Hill yards on Thursday next, Mr. J. H. Brunker will offer at auction 600 head of superior store bullocks and cows in forward condition, many fit for the…

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DAIRYING. The Tuberculin Test. Harmless to Healthy Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 2

Prejudice against the tuberculin test dies slowly, but a statement issued by the "International Commission on the Control of Bovine Tuberculosis" should…

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No. 52. Agricultural. the Farmers' Sheep. Tests for Profitable Types

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

THE age at which a sheep can be most profitably marketed is the subject of some reflections by the Department's sheep and wool expert in the March…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—Owing to the absence of buyers in Brisbane, very little local business can be reported this week. However, everything points to good clearances being effected…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 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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Private Dairy Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 13

Interesting results obtained from the application of the Babcock tester on Mr. J. B. Kelly's farm at Tyagarah are also made available by the dairy branch…

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Live Stock. Wheat as Feed. Cook It for Horses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 2

A correspondent at Baldry applied [?] the Department recently for advice [?] connection with the feeding of [?] horses. He stated he started [?]…

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The Wool Market. John Bridge and Co.'s, Ltd., Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 3

Owing to the absence of buyers in Brisbane, very little local business can be reported this week. However, everything points to good clearances being…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Lucerne Seed. Fumigate for Weevil, Etc

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 2

A farmer during March sent a sample of lucerne seed to the Department with a statement that weevils were present, although it had only lately been…

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Singleton and Its Surroundings. Its Representative Men, and Its Industries and Trades. The Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory, Limited

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 2

Two or three decades ago a great impetus to the commercial enterprise of the colonies was given by the establishment of the dairying industry on gigantic…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company, Limited, will be bold in the Odd-fellows' Hall, raymond Terrace, on the 30th…

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Lucerne Farm at Phoenix Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

At the City Auction Rooms, Wolfe-street, Newcastle, at noon on Monday next Messrs. Creet & Berkely (in conjjunction with Messrs. Swan, Murray, & Hain) will offer at auction a…

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Dairying. Milking Herd Records. Hawkesbury College

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 13

The value or herd-testing is illustrated in the records of the 1911 milk yields for the Hawkesbury Agricultural College dairy herd, which are now…

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