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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 83

French Wheat Duties. Paris, June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

In the Chamber of Deputies the Minister, for Commerce, in course of a debate on the question of the temporary free admission of wheat, stated that speculators must…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

These Notes are Issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Teefle, Minister of Agriculture, find are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can slove many problem a concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the Individual producer…

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State Failure. Losses on Experimental Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 4

An astonishing revelation of the failure of the State Experimental Farm at Wyuna, Victoria, is provided by the report of the department committee which has recently…

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Making Farmers in Australia. a Visitor's Impressions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 7

In the slums of Sydney one of a family of six boys won a scholarship at the public school and entered the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Four years farmer saw a train for the first time when he came to the college, and on his first night…

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Making Farmers in , Australia. a Visitor's Impressions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

IN the slums of Sydney one of a family of six boys won a scholarship at the public school and entered the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Four years…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

John Bridge aud Co., Ltd., report:—Sales were held in Brisbane this week, and we were advised by our Brisbane house on Wednesday that the market was firm with prices of the lower grades…

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SHEEP-STEALING. [?] Sentenced to 12 Months

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 1

M[?]ee Quarter Sessions Ah Gunn, [?] was charged with stealing on May 23, and on or about May [?] property of Bull Bros.,…

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Local News. Wheat at Vero

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Butler, of Springfield Park, Vere, has called at this office with a sample of Bobs wheat in car. He mentions that he sowed the seed as an…

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The Weight of Cattle. How to Estimate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

To estimate the weight of cattle measure round the animal close behind the shoulder, than along the back from the fore part of the shoulder-blade to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treild, Minister of Agriculture, and are lased 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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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Sow With- Seed-Bed Dry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 7

During the past few weeks the Department has been asked by numbers of farmers whether they should con[?] to sow wheat in a dry seed-bed,…

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Making Farmers in Australia. a Visitor's Impressions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 3

IN the slums of Sydney one of a family of six boys won a scholarship at the public school and entered the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Four years…

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A Model Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 6

For nearly twenty years efforts have been made to have established a model farm under Government supervision, in the Hunter Valley, and the desirableness of having such a training place in…

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The Tobacco Crop. Increased Total Yield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 13

Fine crops of tobacco have been grown in the northern portion of New South Wales this year, and the quality as well as the quantity indicates that this industry will…

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Dairying. Advancing the Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 13

During the Royal Show week there was inaugurated in Sydney a movement that has for its object a union of breeders of all classes of dairy cattle. However varying may…

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Late Crops. Wagga Results

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 7

Comeback demonstrated its value as is [?] wheat in a definite manner at Wagga Experiment Farm last year. to unfavourable conditions two…

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DAIRYING. Contagious Abortion. the Bacteria in Milk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 7

Investigations by the United States [?] of Animal Industry have demonstarted that the bacteria which causes [?] in cattle may also be found in…

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Dear Cattle. Chicago, June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

Cattle are now selling at the highest prices ever recorded at the stockyards. A great falling off is shown in the weight of cattle on the hoof…

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Dairying. Contagious Abortion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 6

Investigations by the United States Bureau of Annual Industry have demonstrated that the bacteria which causes abortion in cattle may also be found in milk…

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