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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 83

Muswellbrook Cattle Market. Tindale and Co.'s Report

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 4

Tindale and Co. report their special sale of store cattle, Thursday, 3rd inst., to a good attendance of buyers. The bulk of the yarding was only medium…

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Queensland Dairy Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 4

The Queensland Government has approved of additional regulations to the Dairy Produce Act, particularly with the recording of milk and cream tests. At every…

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Denman Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 7

According to a cablegram in yesterday's papers, Benman butter obtained second prize in an exhibition in London. That must certainly be accepted as proof of the excellence…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., report:—For our fourth sale of the season we brought forward on Tuesday, 8th inst., a catalogue of 2557…

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Agriculture and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 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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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treff[?], 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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The Dairy Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 5

The following additional awards in connection with the Dairy show are announced:—Salted butters:—Commended. Grantham, Boona, Booral, Manning River,…

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Homestead Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 10

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., writes, with reference to homestead farms, that they are not Crown leases with in the…

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Pastoral. Poisoning Foxes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 9

The best for foxes, at any rate those in the neighbourhood of Wagga Experiment Farm, has been found to be young rabbits that are just furred. To the fox this tender…

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Devon Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 9

At the date of the holding of the annual Devon County show at Plymouth various journals gave particulars of the various breeds of cattle, popies, sheep, and pigs which are…

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British Dairy Show. Success Of Denman Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

Cable news from London states that there was an excellent, display at the Dairy Show on Wednesday. There were 56 competitors in the…

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The Dairy Show. Butter Awards. London, Oct. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

The Commonwealth has an excellent display of miscellaneous produce at the Dairy Show. Queensland's fine separate show of dairy…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

HARRISON, JONES; AND DEVLIN REPORT: We submitted on Wednesday, 9th October, a catalogue of 3574 bales, comprising a representative selection of well known clips…

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Stud Sheep for West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 4

There was shipped from Newcastle to-day by Mr. W. J. Robson, of West Maitland, northern representative for Messrs. Pitt, Son, & Badgery, 4000 stud merino ewes, to the…

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The World's Wool Supply

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 1

Winchcombo, Carson, Ltd, commenting on the world's wool supply, remark that there is scar[?]ly enough wool grown nowadays to supply the demand. This is one of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefld, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department win solve many problems concerning the land and poduction which would be, impracticable to the individual producer…

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The Wool Sales. London, Oct. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

The wool snips closed firm, prices for all sorts being the highest of the series. Merinos closed 7½ per cent. above July rates; shafty combing often realised fancy prices;…

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Sydney Wool Markets. John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 1

For our fourth sale of the season we brought forward on Tuesday, the 8th instant, a catalogue of 2557 bales, but with the exception of a few very nice clips from…

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Sydney Wool Market. John Bridge and Co.'s Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 7

For our fourth sale of the season we brought forward on Tuesday, the 8th instant, a catalogue of 2557 bales, but, with the exception of a few very nice…

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Agricultural, and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agriclutural. Maize the Effect of Cultivation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

Continuing his series of articles on maize in the "Agricultural Gazette," the Inspector for the North-west District in the September issue deals with the…

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