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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Farm at Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

Monkley's farm at Miller's Forest, containing an area of 29 acres, will be offered for sale by public auction at Campbell's Hill, on Monday next, by Mr. E. W. Sparke. This…

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Bacon Curing on the Farm. an Expert's Advice

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

There are many farmers who like to cure a side or two of bacon on the farm for their own use. Mr. R. J. Perry, the expert to the Tasmanian…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the Clarence. An Experiment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts, in the. experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment farm…

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PASTORAL. Sheep on the Clarience an Experiment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts, in the experiments with, sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment farm…

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Pastoral. Pleuro-pneumonia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 11

The highly contagious nature of pleuro-pneumonia, and the fact that treatment for it is useless, make it a matter of importance to stock-owners, that, they should be…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

Following is a copy of the manager's report (Mr. J. S. Vindin) in regard to the operation of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butte Factory for the past month:—…

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Agricultural. Bunt in Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 11

Already the treatment of wheat seed for the prevention of bunt in next crop is beginning to interest farmers. The operation should be regarded as an essential part of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Green Fodder Trials. South Coast Farmings' Experiment Plots

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

Importing on the trials of green fodders which were made on the farmers' plots on the South Coast last year, the inspector for the district…

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Hand-feeding Sheep. Alternatives in a Dry Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

The problem of feeding the sheep at Wagga experiment farm is a frequently "recurrent one, and during the past ten years hand-feeding has had to be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Ho[?]. J. L. Tro[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…

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Hand-Feeding Sheep. AI,TIiIiNATTVES in a Dry Season"

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

The problem of feeding the sheep at Wagga experiment farm, is a frequently recurrent one and during the past ten years hand-feeding has had to be…

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

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

In the absence of public auctions in any of the Australian centres the amount of business transacted since our last report has consequently been very small. Limited…

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Trap for Flies. Useful on the Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 5

Thi[?] [?]y trap is designed to [?]at[?]n flies out of doors, and is particularly of service near stables and milking sheds…

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Transmission. Dairy Qualities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 5

It has long been recognised that the bull is half the herd. Some breeders now contend that he is more than half; but be that as it may, the importance…

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The Dairy. Pig Raising. Methods of Feeding. Place of Lucerne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 5

Some years ago the Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales, specifically indicated in a paper the influence of lucerne in the…

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No. 96. Agricultural. Green Fodder Trials. South Coast Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

Reporting on the trials of green fodders which were made on the farmers' plots on the South Coast last year, the inspector for the district…

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Live Stock on the Farm. Future Fertility

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 11

"The future prosperity of Western Canada depends entirely upon the adoption of proper methods of agriculture, among which exclusive grain growing cannot possibly be…

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Our Dairymen Slaves?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 1

"Dairymen are slaves," heatedly remarked a witness before the Food Commission sitting in Sydney. "I work 14 days a week." It was a dairyman…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the Clarence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 6

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast district, in the experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment farm, Now that…

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Hand-feeding Sheep. Alternatives in a Dry Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 6

The problem of feeding the sheen at Wagga experiment, farm is a frequently recurrent one and during the past ten years hand-feeding him has to be resorted to on…

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