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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 83

Wool Industry in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

In the course of a letter to a friend out here Mr. H. J. Gardiner, wool traveller in Queens, land for Dalgety and Co., Ltd., tells of American methods of wool production at be sees…

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General Cable News. English Hay Crops. London, May 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 5

Owing to the want of rain in England, the hay crops are short…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

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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Farm and Dairy Notes. Unnecessary Drudgery on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

It is a mistake to suppose that what is known as the efficiency movement concerns only large enterprises. That impression arises from the fact that it has been…

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Jersey Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

Those in search of good Jerseys or grade Jerseys will have an opportunity of selecting some excellent cows and heifers at Campbell's Hill yards on Monday next, when Mr…

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Cropping Systems. Continuous Wheat-growing Against Fallow and Rotation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 7

The management of the soil in the way that will prove most profitable to [?] farmers is one of the problems to [?] the Department is devoting…

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No. 56. Pastoral. Silage. a Somewhat Rare Use

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 6

CLEAR evidence of the value of silage is offering at Cowra Experiment Farm just now. In common with other Inland districts, Cowra district has…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Maw on the Land. the Farm Apprentices. Those at Cowra-for Example

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 7

As mentioned in these notes a week or two ago, there is still room for a few apprentices at several of the Governman Farms. At Cowra Experiment…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the lion. J. L. Trefie, 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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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 7

The eighteenth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., was held at Raymond Terrace on Thursday. There was a very large…

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Dairying. Hereditary Influences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 12

The influence of heredity in developing high-class herds of pure-bred cattle is a subject of endless interest. Some results of careful investigation in America just…

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Jersey Dairy Herd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

Those in search of good Jerseys or gra[?] Jerseys will have an opportunity of selecting some excellent cows and heifers at Campbell's Hill yards on Monday next, when Mr…

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Winter School Fdr Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 7

In connection with the forthcoming Winter School for farmers, to be held at the Hawkesbary Agricultural College from the 17th June to 13th July uext,…

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Pastoral. Silage. a Somewhat Hare Use

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 6

Clear evidence of the value of silage is offering at Cowra Experimental Farm just now. In common with other inland districts, Cowra district has suffered from the absence…

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Cropping Systems. Continuous Wheat Growing v. Fallow and Rotation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 6

The management of the soll in the way that will prove most profitable to the farmers is one of the problems to which the Department is devoting attention…

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Small Wool Clips. How to Market Them

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 6

The statement is often made that "it does not pay to class small farmers' clips." This argument is best answered by the man who practises careful preparation. He knows…

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Immigrant Farm Workers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 4

Complaints are frequently made in this State that immigrant farm workers have a very limited knowledge of farming, and the game complaint is expressed by the "Australian" with regard to…

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Agricultural. the Farm Apprentices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 6

Ar mentioned in these notes a week or two ago, there is still room for a few apprentices at several of the Government farms. At Cowra Experiment Farm for instance, there…

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Prime Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 4

Included in the consignments of fat Block at the Maitland yards yesterday was one consisting of 30 fat Durham bullocks from Mr. R. H. Dangar's Neotsfield estate. They…

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