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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 83

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trofle, 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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Agricultura and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agriculture. Indian Cane. a Useful Fodder Plant for Warm Moist Climates

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 7

Although the introduction, of Indian came to the coastal districts of this State only back a few years, its [?] as a fodder is gradually growing…

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The Dairy. Flavors in Milk. the Aeration Treatment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 4

An American agricultural bulletin indicates various ways in which abnormal odors and flavors may be acquired by milk. The cow may, through some…

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Dairying. Feeding of Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

In consequence of the poverty of the natural pastures in the home peddock, hand-feeding is an important, matter at Wagga Experiment Farm, being necessary…

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Testing Pure-bred Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, (Hon. J. L. Treble, M.L.A.), has approved of a scheme for the testing of dairy herds of…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co., report under date 13th September :—The first of the regular sales of the new season was held on Monday, when we…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 4

THE Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co.,Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mor[?] and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…

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Spring Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

On Friday next, 20th inst, Messrs Nathan Cohen & Co, Ltd will conduct their Spring Cattle Sale at the municipal Sale Yards, Tamworth, when…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 5

The wool arrival total 170,000 bales Of these 56.000 bales have been forward direct to the manufacturers, leaving those remaining over from the last series 143,000…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 1

FOR week ending September 14, 1912: Wooi.—The regular wool selling season opened on Monday last under very encouraging auspices There…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

I John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report having received advice from their Brisbane house to the effect that the opening sale held in Brisbane Tuesday the market was very firm, with strong…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. Antwerp, Sept. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 2

The wool sales opened here yesterday. Competition was animated, many foreign buyers being present. Compared with the June sales, merinos were firm, fine…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

A meeting of shareholders and suppliers to the Bowthorne Cutter Factory, will be held at Beatty's Hotel, Hast Gresford, on Wednesday afternoon next, to confer with…

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Tillering of Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Experienced wheat growers have lone recognised tho fact that thin sowing allows the plant to tiller more freely than it does when down too thickly. Hence must…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., report under date 16th inst.:—The market continued firm throughout last week at the improvement recorded on the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 September 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. Trefie, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. HTe Depratment can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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Dairy Notes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 3

Ballina creamery last month manufactured 49½ tons of butter. The pay amounted to £6155, with superfine at 11¾d per lb.; No 1, 1s 1½d; and No 2,…

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