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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Dairy Notes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 3

The North Coast Co-operative Co manufactured last month 723 tons of butter, and paid suppliers 9d and 8d for first and second classes respectively…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the North Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 12

In a report on a recent trip through the Manning district the sheep and wool expert reaffirms his opinion that sheep can be made a profitable adjunct to farming on the…

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Dear Butter. Famine Predicted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

It is the,opinioa of the lending butter merchants of Sussex-street thatSydnay, and in fact the whole Commonwealth is about to experience, one of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Dairying. Milking Machines. Their Use and Cake

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

Discussing, in a recent article, the use of milking machines, one of the instructors in the dairy branch of this Dopartment remarks that "unfortunately a…

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Straying Cattle on Railway. Magistrate's decision Uphold

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

Judgment was delivered by Mr Jastice Ferguson on Wednesday in an a[?]peal from a decision of Mr H. G. Shaw, P.M., of Cootamundra The special…

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Còonamble Cup. Won by Wool

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

At the Coonamble Joekoy Club races on Thursday, the principal event resulted as follows: — Coonamble Cup, 170 sovs.— 1[?] mile…

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An Unforseen Function of the Beard of Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 5

Wheat growers in general do not favour long-bearded grain, as the straw made therefrom is not liked by barn animals. Still, in windy regions the…

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Labor Unrest. Dairy Farmers Anxious

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 3

The matter of prevailing industrial unrest will be considered by the Dairy Fanners Association of New South Wales at its annual conference, which…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Th[?] Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trafic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 111. Dairying. Milking Machines. Their Use and Care

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

Discussing, in a recent article the use of milking machines, one of the instructors in the dairy branch of this Department remarks that "unfortunately a…

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The Farmers Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 8

The approaching annual conference of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, to open in Sydney on July 7 is attracting more than usual…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Woodville Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 10

The usual monthly meeting of the Woodville branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, was held in the Sunday School Hall on Wednesday evening, 18th instant…

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Girl Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 9

According to a recent report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture girls are evincing more interest in farming than boys and this occupation, so…

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Agricultural. Rotation of Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 13

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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Waste on the Farm. Some Avenues of Loss

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 13

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

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Dairying. Silage for the North Coast

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 13

The Inspector of Agriculture for the North Coast makes an appeal in the June "Agricultural Gazette" for the increased use of silage as some provision against…

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Police Court. Thursday, June 19. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) a Dairy Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

Frederick G. Brooker, trading us A. Brooker, was charged that on May 22nd he did supply cream for profit without having his premises registered as…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 4

Hill, Clarke and Co., Ltd., report:—The first sales of the new wool selling year will be held in Sydney in July, when the catalogues will include a number of new clips…

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Tenant Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 2

In the course of a speech at Matlock, Lord Lansdowne advocated a great increase in tenant farming, and urged that the Government should advance the whole of the…

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Another Advance in Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

The price of buffer will be advanced another 6/- per cwt to-day (Tuesday). This makes the wholesale rate 126/- per cwt…

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