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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 4

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent At. torneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…

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A Missing Farmer. Remains in a Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 5

The inquiry concerning the death of William James Mullins, a farmer, of Sunnyside, near Mathinna, Tasmania, who mysteriously disappeared on June 20, and…

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The Missing Farmer. Remains in a Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 5

The inquest into the death of William James Mullins was continued on Wednesday at Mathinna, Tasmania. The evidence of the previous day had established the fact…

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Local News. School at Mistletoe Farm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 2

Mr. J1as. Fallick, M.L.A., has been informed by the Department of Public Instruction that the Minister has accepted the tender of Mr. C. A. Freeman, of…

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Missing Farmer. Remains in a Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 2

The inquiry concerning the death of William James Mullins, a farmer, of Sunnyside, near Mathiuna (Tas.), who mysteriously disappeared on June 20,…

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Cheaper Butter Probable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 5

There is every prospect of a reduction of 4/ per cwt, being announced in quotations for all brands of butter to-morrow. Supplies are on the increase throughout the…

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Pastoral. Lungworms. How Fumigation is Carried Out

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 6

Last week the methods adopted for the control of stomach worms in sheep at Glen Innes experiment farm were set out in these "Notes," indication being…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are basel mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 118. LIVE STOCK…

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General Cable News. London, Aug 7. New South Wales Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

An exhibit of New South Wales wheat is attracting much attention at the Liverpool Corn Exchange…

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Mathinna Mystery. Murder of a Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

The inquiry touching the death of William James Mullins was continued at Mathinna Tasmania, on Thursday. Mullins disappeared on June 20, and about a fortnight afterwards…

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Agricultural. Maize Varieties. How Farmers Should Regard Them

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 6

Pursuing the subject of varieties of maize, the manager of Coonamble experiment farm in his article advises growers to take into more careful…

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Pastoral. Sheep Classing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 12

As a means of uplifting the average standard of a flock, the regular selection every year of the best ewes in the flock, and the rejection of the undesirable, is the next…

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Pastoral. Worm Infestations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 13

Associated Very closely with the question of pasture improvement which we have been discussing in the "Notes" of late, is that of worm infestation…

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Sheep-Breeding Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

Owing to the unfavourable season during 1912, and the consequent decreases in all classes of stock, the number of ewes in New South Wales, at the end of the 1912…

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Pastoral Lungworms. How Fumigation is Carried Out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 6

Last week the methods adopted for the control of stomach worms in sheep at Glen Innes experiment farm were set out in these "Notes," indication being…

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Powdery Mildew in Wheat. Casks at Cowra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 12

Several farmers on the South-western slopes have written during this winter to the manager of Cowra experiment farm stating that growing wheat has been…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Live Stock. The Breeding of Horses. Prospects of the Industry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 3

"The steady extension of wheatgrowing and of cultivation throughout our semi-arid western areas, the general expansion of mixed farming, as well as…

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Agricultural Maize Varieties. How Farmers Should Regard Them

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 6

Pursuing tho subject of varieties of maize, the manager of Coonamble experiment farm in his article advises growers to take into more careful…

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The Mathinna Mystery Murder of a Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of William James Mullins was continued at Mathinna (Tasmania) on Friday, before the coroner, Mr. Holder, and a jury. Mullins…

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Potatoes on the North Coast. Sprints Crop V. Autumn Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 13

The season of the year best suited to the production of potatoes in the Clarence River and contiguous districts has been the subject, of discussion many times, but the act season,…

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