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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 83

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 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 tire Individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Maim on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, 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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Dairy Farmers! Get the Best

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

"Tangye" oil engines and "Gane' milking machines have gained such marked ascendancy over all other brands, that it is hardly necessary…

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British Farm Labourers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

THERE continues to arrive into the State a steady stream of young agricultural labourers from the British Islands. Since the inauguration of the…

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Seed Testing. a Simple Method. on the Farm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 6

The seed time for many of our crips is drawing near. In many countries, notably Sweden, seed-testing is undertaken by the State. In Ireland the…

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Pastoral. Sheepskins

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 13

The recent article on the preparation of hides for the market indicated the ways in which depreciation can be avoided. Needless to say, there are also…

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Agricultural. the Farmers' Sheep

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 13

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 issue of the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 4

Hill Clark and Co. report:—On Thursday we submitted a catalogue of 1101 bales, and included a fair proportion autumn shorn wools from the north-west. The market…

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Live Stock. Wheat As Feed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 13

A correspondent at Baldry applied to the Department recently for advice in connection with the feeding of his horses. He stated he started feeding sorghum, hay chaff…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man of the Land. Agricultural. Up-to-date Farming. an Example From Riverina

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

The irregular and unforeseen attacks of the elements, to which fanners in this State, are subject, are largely responsible for a state of mind which makes…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market. Tindale and Co.'s Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 6

Three thousand head of store cattle, yarded on Tuesday, 7th inst., to a large attendance of buyers, chiefly from Hunter district, bidding being fairly good…

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Dry Spell in the North West. Sheep Starving

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 9

Travelling through the north-west from Werris Creek, one sees a monstrous expanse of sun-baked, grassless 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 Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 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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Dairy Farmers: Get the Best

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 8

"Tangye" oil engines and "Gane" milking machines have gained such marked ascendancy over all other brands, that it is hardly necessary…

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Seed Testing. a Simple Method. on the Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 6

The seed time for many of our crops is drawing near. In many countries, notably Sweden, seed-testing is undertaken by the State. In Ireland the…

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British Farm Labourers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 5

THERE continues to arrive into the State a steady stream of young agricultural labourers from the British islands, Since the inauguration of the…

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No. 53. Agricultural. Up-to-date Farming. An Example from Riverina

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 4

THE irregular and unforeseen attacks of the elements, to which farmers in this State two subject, are largely responsible for a state of mind which makes…

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Farm Manure. How the Value Diminishes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

In the course of an article on this subject an officer of the Minnesota Experiment Station (U.S.A.), points out the value of conserving farm manure,…

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Sheep in Transit. Loss of Weight on Rail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 6

The loss of weight in transit to Sydney was the subject of observation by the sheep and wool expert in connection with certain consignments last year. The weights at Wagga…

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