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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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The Seed Bed. Policy for Wheat. Two Ploughings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 5

The practice seems to have been adopted lately by a few wheat farmers of ploughing their land twice before sowing, and some experiments which…

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No. 93. Dairying. Yanco As a Dairying Proposition. Factors Contributing to Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 6

Following a close inspection of a representative part of the Murrumbidgee irrigation Area, the Dairy Expert has confessed the conviction that, under fair…

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Dairying at Yanco. Facts Contributing to Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 12

Following a close inspection of a representative part of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, the Dairy Expert has expressed the conviction that, under fair management, a good…

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Successful Lady Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 9

Among the week-end birthday anniversaries occurs that of lady Dorothea Hope, aunt of the Marquis of Linlithgow. With her elder sister. lady Estella. Lady…

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Growing-crop Competition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 11

Though the competition held at Cowra during the past harvest was gradually reduced by one defection and another to one grower, that one was able to show such…

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The Queensland Cyclone. Ruined Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 11

The search made near Townsville for the missing schooner Dancing Wave has so far proved unsuccessful, and it is feared she has foundered. Her cargo was insured…

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Lucerne and Cover Crops

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 7

While sowing lucerne with a cover crop gives excellent results in some districts, especially the colder ones, the practice is not universally recommend…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 2

Hill, Clark & Co., Ltd., report under date 11th February:—The closing wool sales of the weekly series were held this week. To-day we brought forward a…

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Parkviile. Farmers and Settlers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Parkville branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held in the Parish Hall on Saturday night last, it was unanimously agreed to…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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Central Co-operative Dairy Company Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 4

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company was held at the Company's offices on Saturday morning. The…

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Sydney Wool Market the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 3

The catalogue brought forward for our closing sale of the weekly series on Wednesday totalled 4736 bales. The selection included some better class wools, but mainly…

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A Criminal Farmer. Paris. Feb, 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 5

A farmer named Chiapali has been arrested after having terrorised the Grasse district, Alpes-Maritimes, for five years. He is charged with having committed no less…

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Late Cables. a Criminal Farmer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

Paris, Tuesday.—A farmer named Chia pali has been arrested after having rorised the Grasse district, Alpes-Maritimes, for five years. He is charged with…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Limited, will be held in the School of Arts, to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, at 2 o'clock. After…

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Queensland Cattle Cane

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 4

"A great cow feed," said the manager of Wollongbar experiment farm, when referring to his experience with Queensland cattle cane…

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Gloucester Store Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 3

W. T. Armstrong and Co., Gloucester, report having held a very successful sale of store cattle at Gloucester yesterday, when there was a good yarding of…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report:—No sales have been held this week in Sydney, but information from Melbourne, where some thousands of bales were submitted,…

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Static Wool Exhibit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 5

The New South Wales wool exhibit, is now on view at Galashiels, Scotland. Many manufacturers and others attended the lecture delivered by Mr. Harley…

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Australian Butter. High Commissioner's Report. Colonial Committee's Views

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 3

The controversy to which Sir George Reid's report has given rise is thus summarised in the "Argus" (Melbourne) on the 1st inst. This concisely represents…

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