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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,524 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 77

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. The[?] Notes are [?] every week uner the [?] supervision of the Hon J.L. Trefile Minister. of Agrioulture, and are based mainily on the [?] of the Dapartment. No. 105. Irrigation. Differing Quantities of Water. Effects on the Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 6

Dealing last week with the results of experiments at the Utah Agricultural College (U.S.A.), we quoted figures which went to show that tho increase of…

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The Dairy. the Dairy Cow. Her Pood Requirements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 5

A cow requires food whether she is milklnc or not. The amount of food necessary to maintain a dry cow in fair condition, so that she will neither…

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Farming on Shares

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 6

There is in vogue in Ontario a system,of land tenure, which is practically unknown in England, that of renting on a share basis. This arises mainly…

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Irrigation. Effects on the Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 11

Dealing last week with the results of experiments at the Utah Agricultural College(U.S.A.) we quoted figures which went to show that the increase of…

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Dairying. Herd Testing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 12

A correspondent of the American paper, "Wallace's Farmer," relating his experience of held testing incidentally replies to the objection of many dairymen, that "there's…

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Farm Servant Murdered. Gamekeeper Arrested. London, Monday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 3

The body of Winifred Mitchell, servant at a farm house at Gussage, near Wunbourne, has been found buried in a shallow grave. Some boys saw an open grave on March 30…

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Two Styles of Dairying Contrasted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

Mr Brown and Mr White were engaged in dairying pursuits on adjoining properties. Anything was good enough for Mr Brown; his cows were only of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd, report:—The next auctions in Sydney will take place next week, when the catalogues will include some attractive lines of autumn shorn wools. The third series of London…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 1

Messrs. Griflith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 103 King-Street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 1

FOR weak ending May 10, 1913: —Wool.—It having been ascertained that the quantity of wool likely to be available at the approaching Sydney…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

The report of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, published last week, shows that the interests of the man on the land" are in vigilant…

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Irrigation Farms. the Murrumbidgee Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

Up to the present the Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme has provided for farms containing a maximum irrigable area of 50 acres. The majority of the farms are…

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Dairying on the North Coast. Ensilage Demonstration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 7

A public demonstration in the making of ensilage was given last week by Mr. G. Marks, Inspector of Agriculture, on Mr. D. S. Baker's farm, Fernhill, Coramba (says…

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Motor Traction on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

The question of motor traction on the farm is becoming a very live one for the fanner, and especially for those who go in for wheat-growing. In the United States and…

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The Hunter in Flood District Under Water. Singleton Aberdeen and Denman Flooded. Young Man Drowned at Morpeth. Farmers' Heavy Losses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 5

[?] was a fresh in the Hunter yesterday developed into a flood to-day, and a [?] one at that. The river, which[?] above summer level at the…

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Irrigation Farms

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 2

Up to the present the Murrumbidgee irrigation, scheme has provided for farms containing a maximum irrigable area of 50 acres. The majority of the farms are…

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Prizes for Butter and Cheese

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture is in receipt of entry forms and particulars of the prizes to be offered for colonial butter and cheese at the dairy show to…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

Mr George Searl, manager of the above, reports:—The supply of the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd., is…

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Pastoral. Lambing Time, Points for Small Flock Owners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 6

In view of the approach of the lambing season a few suggestions made by the assistant sheep and wool expert may be of use to the owners of small flocks, especially…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tref[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are basel mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 106. AGRICULTURAL…

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