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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,524 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 77

Cattle Sale at Gresford

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

Mr. S. A. Brooker will hold a special cattle sale at Beatty's yards, Gresford, on Thursday next, when about 450 head will be yarded, on account of district owners…

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South Coast Hay Crops. What Thew Wheat Is Doing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

The success of Thew wheat on the North Coast was the subject of one of these "Notes" a fortnight ago, when it was stated—on the authority…

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Thaw Wheat for the Coast

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

Indications have been afforded in Several ways during the past few years of the great value of Thew wheat for coastal conditions, but…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. NO. 131. AGRICULTURAL…

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Diseases in Horses and Cattle. How to Cure Them. Heat Prostration

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

This condition is brought about by sudden changes in temperature and overwork, or by lack of judgment on the part of the party using the horse…

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Pastoral. Classing Farmers' Sheep

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 12

Farmers at Milbrulong who were under the impression that the classing of their ewes annually in anticipation of the mating Beason involves a sacrifice of a large…

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Pastoral. Cheviot Sheep. Trial at Glen Innes Experiment Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 10
Also in Singleton Argus

As the name implies, the Cheviot breed of sheep comes from the mountainous districts about the border of England and Scotland, and some Years ago, it being thought that…

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Euchre Party Big Cattle Deal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 2

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co., with Harrison Jones and Devlin, Ltd, have sold on account of the wellknown Queensland cattle dealer, Mr…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 6

Thus Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treffle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 131. AGRICULTURAL…

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Diseases in Horses and Cattle. How to Cure Them. Heat Prostration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 6

This condition is brought about by sudden changes in temperature and overwork, or by lack of judgment on the part of the party using the horse…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Harvesting Hints. Three Useful Devices

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 7

Where the crops are tall (and that is a condition that applies to some districts this year, especially with the early crops), the farmer will find it…

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English Farms Criticised

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 5

"M. Kristian Pedersen, the Danish Minister of Agriculture, has just had a prolonged trip to London and the North of England, where he has been shown over a number of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1913. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) Unclean Dairy Premises

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 2

Sen. Sergeant Donnelly v. W. Power Wybong. Pleaded guilty. Fined £2 costs of court, 6s. in default 21 days hard labor in Maitland Gaol. Fine…

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South Coast Hay Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 6

What Thew Wheat Is Doing. The success of Thew-wheat on the North-Coast was the subject of one of these "Notes" a fortnight ago,…

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Henry Farman's Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 9

The news of an accident to the celebrated [?] Hen[?] Farman came as a surprise, as he has so far been most fortunate in avoiding mishaps. His record has been…

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Pig Raising. a Farmer's Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 10

Addressing the members of the Little Plain branch of the Agricultural Bureau on the subject of pig-raising, Mr. S. Leech recalled the old adage that "half the…

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