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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Aids to Agriculture. Advice From Experts. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Fertilizing Wheat Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 8

Readers of these "notes" will remember that there were three features of the experiment at Cowra, which for convenience, has been called the "continuous wheat…

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Dairying. Mixed Dairy Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 8

The following scale of points which has been prepared by the Chief Inspector and the Dairy Expert will probably be found useful in judging competitions organised by…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool Market Report Harrison Jones and Devlin Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 1

We brought forward a catalogue of 998 bales on Tuesday, this being their last catalogue for the weekly series. There has been a firmer tone in the market since the close…

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Big Gas Well on a Farm. Tapped at a Depth of 350 Ft.—5,000,000 Ft. Daily

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 3

A well on the farm of George Hornby, of Evansville, Ind., four miles north of this city, is producing 5,000,000 feet of gas a day and experts say this…

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Dairy Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 2

Should there be any marked increase in the demand for diary produce as the result of the present strike, it is extremely probable that prices will advance rapidly…

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Farmers Throat Cut

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 9

A farmer named John Hancock, residing at Piora was brought into the Casino Friendly Society's Hospital suffering from a gaping wound in the throat. It appears the…

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The Weather and the Crops. District Seriously Affected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 7

The continued absence of rain, coupled with the great heat, is having a very serious effect on the district, which is languishing for want of moisture. It is something like…

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The Government Cow. Minister Starts a Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 8

Mr. Estell, the Minister of Labour and Industry, announced on Tuesday afternoon that he had decided to establish a State dairy farm for the supply of milk to…

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The Weather and the Crops

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 4

The continued, absence of rain, coupled with the hot summer, is having a very serious effect upon the district, which is languishing for want of…

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IRRIGATION. Small Plants for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

It Is announced that the Ministor for Lands has made arrangements with the Victorian Irrigation Commissioner, Mr. Elwood Mead to utilise any information…

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Store Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 4

Messrs. J. A. Simpson and Co. will hold a special auction sale of store sheep and cattle at the Scone yards on Friday next, when 5000 sheep and 600 cattle will be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Dairying. Mixed Dairy Farms. a Scale of Points

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

The following scale of points which has been prepared by the Chief Inspector and the Dairy Expert will probably be found useful in judging…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

Schute. Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 9th Feb.— Prices at the Brisbane sales last week have been practically on a par with…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

On Saturday night the half-yearly meeting was held. The directors and several shareholders were present Apologies for the absence…

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Singleton Letter. Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held on Saturday. There was a fair attendance of shareholders, and the…

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Scone Co-Operative Dairy Company, Limited. Half-yearly Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the above was held on Thursday morning last, when there were about 20 Shareholders present; [?] also the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 1

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

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The Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above Company was held at the office of the factory on Saturday. The Chairman of Directors (Mr D. Faulkner) presided,…

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Cattle and Carbide

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

A couple of young cattle succumbed at Esk, Queensland, the other day under unusual circumstances. It appears that the two animals had…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports. FOR week ending February 14, 1914

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 1

Wool.—The final wool sales of the weekly series were held during the past week, and proved highly successful, the market [?]uling very strongly…

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