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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,643 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 83

DAIRYING. Herd-Testing. Pure Bred Cattle Scheme

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 7

The herd-testing scheme has been approved by the Minister of Agriculture, and is now being put into operation. Very appropriately, the…

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Cessnock Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 4

For the fortnight ended on October 12 the cessnock Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., manufactured 13,441 lbs. of butter for which suppliers were paid a total of £688/7/3, less…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—For our fifth sale of the season we brought forward on Wednesday a catalogue of 3481bales, consisting of some very nice parcels of Morce wools, a fair…

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District Wool Sells Well

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 4

Super wools secured exceptionally keen competition at last Tuesday's wool sales. Local clips shared in the good values ruling. Messrs Roberts Bros…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are [?] 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. Farm-cured Bacon. the Process Detailed. Hints for Beginners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 6

A pamphlet in which the curing of bacon on the farm is dealt with has recently been prepared by the Tasmanian pig expert (Mr R. J. Terry), and issued…

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Dairy Farm and Grass Pad Dock for Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 4

Messrs H. York and Son, with J. Euright, will sell by auction at the Co-operative Union on Tuesday next, at 2 o'clock, a dairy farm of 485 acres…

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

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3

For our fifth sale of the season we brought forward on Wednesday, the 16th instant, a catalogue of 3481 bales, consisting of some very nice parcels of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Potato Spraying. Its "Value in Irish Experiments

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 7

Experiments with various sprays for the prevention of Irish blight have been conducted in Ireland by the Department of Agriculture for several…

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Farming in Australia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3

MR. DUNLOP has just published the above work at the modest price of 2s. The book is well bound, cloth, and printed neatly by The Standard Press,…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 4

The general manager of the C.F.S. will address a meeting of school of Arts, Morpeth, on Friday evening, the 25th instant, at…

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Dairying. Heard Testing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 12

The herd-testing scheme has been approved by the Minister of Agriculture, and is now being put into operation. Very appropriately, the first herd to be submitted to the…

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Fatality at Oxley. Young Farmer Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 10

A sad fatality occurred at Oxley on Monday, when Mr. George G. Bolus, one of the new Peel River settlers, lost his life. Deceased was the owner of block 65, and…

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Prosecution of a Dairyman. Case Dismissed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 6

At the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Sylvester Browne was proceeded against for that on 13th August, 1912, being a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 4

Hill Clark and Co, Ltd., report—Last week's wool sales did not show any material alteration in values Superior sorts a shade higher, as also is the case with crossbreds, but at our sale an upward…

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Letter to the Editor. Farmers Shake of Rates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 6

Sir,—As the discussion on the recent poll has probably attracted some intention to this phase of the matters discussed, it seems an opportune to offer a few remarks…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 4

The factory report for September of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company, Limited, is as follows:—There is every prospect of suppliers receiving…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 4

The general manager of the C.F.S. will address a meeting of shareholders of the lucerne section in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Friday evening, the 25th instant, at…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent At[?], of 163 King-street, Sydney, repart that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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