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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Sheep-fly Pest. Curative and Preventive Specific

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 4

The enormous loss due to the prevalence of the sheep fly pest makes any promising remedy a matter of extreme interest. Needless to…

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Agrement to Work a Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 4

John Thomas Johnson, of Dungon, sued Herbert Shelton, of Chichester, in respct to an agreement to work a farm on the halves, and claiming for…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, patent itteneys, of 77 Catlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 1

FOR week ending November 22, 1913: Wool.—Catalogues during the past week were very attractive, including many of the State's best clips showing…

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General Cable News. Australian Pastoral Co. London, Nov. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 7

The Australian Pastoral Company, Ltd., has declared a final dividend of 8 per cent, for the your, and £50,000 has been added to the reserve…

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Immigration. Farmers From Canada. Vancouver, Nov. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 7

Mr. F. T. A. Fricke, Victorian immigration Commissioner in San Francisco, in an interview here yesterday, said that there was now considerable emigration from Canada…

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Nest on a Sheep's Back

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 7

During sheep shearing operation on Gournwood Farm (near Bideford), which is occupied by Mr. Cox, one of the shearers cut into a fleshy substance…

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A Record in Wheat Stacks

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 6

The longest authentic period for which a wheat stack has been kept unthrashed is forty years. The story of this forty-two-year-old stack if briefly…

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Sydney Markets. Pitt and Eastway report.— CATTLE

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 2

Heavy supply, close on 3,000 penned, making exceptionally heavy yarding for the week—quality generally was below the usual…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 November 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. 134. AGRICULTURAL…

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Co-operative Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 3

For the fortnight ended on the 22nd instant, the Cessnock Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., manufactured 16,552lbs of first-grade butter, which represents an…

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Nest on a Sheep's Back

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 3

During sheep shearing operation on Gournwood Farm (near Bideford), which is occupied by Mr. Cox, one of the shearers cut into a fleshy substance,…

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Pastoral. the Fat Lamb Trade.—cross-breeding Experiments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 11

The experiments conducted by the sheep and wool expert under the auspices of the Experiments Supervision Committee, have been advanced another stage by the recent…

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A Record in Wheat Stacks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 6

The longest authentic period for which a wheat stack has been kept unthrashed is forty years. The story of this forty-two-year-old stack if briofly…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. Antwerp, Nov. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

Prices at the Antwerp wool sains were irregular, and offering's met with little animation. Out of 1686 bales of La Plata wool offered, 819 sold. Crossbreds and fine…

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Sydney Wool Market. Harrison Jones and Devlin Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

We submitted on Wednesday last a large and attractive catalogue of 5127 bales, comprising a number of well grown clips, many of which were of good quality, well grown…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Intertillage of Maize. Should Begin Early

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

Success with maize depends more upon the cultivation which the soil receives both before the crop is sown and while it is growing, than upon any…

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The Farmers' Market. (Advertisement.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

Farmers, your market is of the most vital importance to you, and its condition depends entirely upon the purchasing power of the public…

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The Claims. Week of 48 Hours. Agriculture and Dairying

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 11

The claims as put before the producers' association some little time ago make very interesting reading. Apparently nothing has been overlooked from the…

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Immigration. Farmers From Canada. Vancouver, Nov. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

Mr. T. T. A. Fricke, Victorian Immigration Commissioner in San Francisco, in an interview here yesterday, said that there was now considerable emigration from Canada…

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