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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 1

FOR week ending May 31, 1913:—Wool —The demand for wool continues brisk and a number of lots passed in at last week's auctions have…

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Another Advance in Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 4

The wholesale quotation for butter in Sydney was advanced is per cwt, this morning, thus making the current value of choicest grocers brands 102/ per cwt. A…

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Freights on Hay. a Farmers' Deputation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 4

Some time ago a representative meeting of farmers was held held at Hinton for the purpose of talking into consideration the action of the N. and H. R. Steamship Company in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 6

Then Notes are issued every week the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trafld, Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 109. LIVE STOCK…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Note. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Traffic, Minister of Agricultural, and are based mainly on the experiences of the Department. No. 109. Live Stock. Post Mortem Examinations. Their Value to the Farmer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 6

At the Narrandera branch of the Agricultural Bureau the Stock Inspector for the district recently drew the attention of stock owners to the…

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Waste on the Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 4

The waste which takes place on many of the farms, says the inspector for the north-west in a recent article, is very great. If some farmers…

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Ostrich Farming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 10

Ostrich farming is attracting increased attention. All that is required as a basis of operations, it is said, is to secure one or two pairs…

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Agricultural. Rotations. Some Advantages of Change of Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 6

Dealing only a week or two ago with the results of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra experiment farm we pointed out what an influence a…

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Agriculture. Lucerne in Wheat Districts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 12

What we had to say about lucerne last week indicated that it has a real value to the farmer"—that "it is not all sweat and sap,"—that, in fact, horses will work on it…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Rotations. Some Advantages of Change of Crops

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 2

Dealing only a week or two ago with the results of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra experiment farm we pointed out what an influence a rotation…

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Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons From Corowa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 10

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Corowa that must not be overlooked has been steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown every year, as against the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued week, under the personal superision of the Hon, J. L. Trefie, Minister at [?] and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 109. Live Stock. Post Mortem Examinations. Their Value to the Farmer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 6

At the Narrandera branch of the Agricultural Bureau the Stock inspector for the district recently drew the attention of stock owners to the…

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Agricultural Rotations. Some Advantages of Change of Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 6

Dealing only a week or two ago with the results of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra experiment farm we pointed out what an influence a…

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"Meet Me in Dreamland." Farmer's Courtship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 7

A case which caused a good deal of amusement was heard at the Ashfield Police Court on Friday, before Mr. Maitland when Joseph M'Call, a middle aged farmer, proceeded…

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Dairying. Contagious Mammitis

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 12

"Dairymen would save themselves an immense amount of worry, work and loss if they instantly isolated a cow when anything is seen to be wrong with her udder,"…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 12

A reminder may be offered of the necessity for early application for [?]enrolment in connection with the winter school for farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, which this…

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"Fallowing Pays." a Farmer's Testimony

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 12

There is no doubt fallowing pays," said Mr. W. Jacobs, Nemingha, discussing his wheat methods recently. As the testimony of a practical farmer who has been following…

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Learned by Experience. a Dairyman's Admission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 12

A Wisconsin farmer gives "Hoard's Dairyman" a list of things he has learned about practical dairying. There is nothing new about them, it is true, but they are…

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Freights on Hay. a Farmers' Deputation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 8

Some time ago a representative meeting of farmers was held at Hinton for the purpose of taking into consideration the action of the N. and H.R. Steamship Company in…

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Waste on the Farm. Some Avenues of Loss

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 2

The waste which takes place on many farms, says the inspector for the Northwest in a recent article, is very great. If some farmers paused to consider for…

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