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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,524 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 75 of 77

Maitland Farmers' Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1913 · page 4

E. S. Brunker reports:—There was an extra heavy supply of produce forward at my sale yesterday, all lines being well represented; in fact all available space was taxed…

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The Dungog Co-op. Butter factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 5

Some months ago when the question of removing the Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory from the Fosterton road to a site near…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At our wool sale to-day competition was widespread and active: prices ruled firm at best rates of the week for the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 2

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trafle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 137. AGRICULTURAL…

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The Dungog Dairymen's and Farmers' Milk and Ice Company

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 2

THE Manager of the above Company has much pleasure in informing the many inquirers in the outlying districts, that on and…

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Local and General. Farmers' Union Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 4

Mr. E. S. Brunker will hold his usual weekly produce sale at the farmers' union sheds on Tuesday next instead of Wednesday, starting at 8 o'clock with fruit,…

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Tobacco Crop. Production Too Great

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 5

The Victorian tobacco-growers have been somewhat perturbed by a letter that has been sent out by manufacturers in the trade to the effect that there is much more tobacco…

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Stock and Crops

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 3

The following is a summary of the conditions of stock, crops, pastures, etc., at the end of November, gleaned from the reports furnished by meteorological…

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London Dairy Show. New South Wales Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 11

[?] have now been [?] by the Daily Branch of the awards at the [?] Daily Show to which [?]…

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Cattle Trespassing From the Public Highway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

A very important question in relation to impounding law was recently decided in a court in the country, where a drover was proceeded against…

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Butter and Margarine. No Appreciable Difference. London, Dec. 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 2

The Local Government Board has issued a memorandum stating that there is no appreciable difference in the nutritive values of butter and margarine…

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Aids to Agriculture. Advice From Experts. for the Man on the Land. Dairying. Bright Prospectsat Yanco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 11

In the opinion of the dairy expert, the prospects of the dairy industry are particularly bright. Notwithstanding the competition of margarine with…

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Agricultural. Wagga Crop Competitions. the Judges Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 14

Several points that are in interest to wheat-growers generally present themselves in connection with the competitions held under the auspices of the…

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Irrigation Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 3

It is generally recognised that irrigation fanning and land culture differs greatly from ordinary farming. Special knowledge and experience are necessary in order to…

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Dairying. the Tuberculin Test. the Real Disadvantages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 14

Having stated the rational attitude of the veterinary surgeon to the objections urged by farmers and others against, the tuberculin test, the article from which we…

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A Successful Lady Farmer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 10

Mrs. Hamer Jackson is probably the most remarkable woman farmer in the Dominion of Canada. She is handling a square mile of land in the Red deer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal superviaion of the Hon. J. L. Treffss, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 137. Agricultural. Barley at Coonamble. Two Big Yields

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 6

Reference was made in these "Notes" a few weeks ago to the success of a crop of barley at Coonamble experiment farm, and further particulars are…

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The Wheat Crop. an Enormous Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 December 1913 · page 5

New South Wales is going to harvest a wheat crop totalling 41,800,000 bushels, according to the Government Statistician's estimate…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 December 1913 · page 4

The Sussex-street market was unaltered, and Friday's rates unchanged…

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