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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Dairying. N.s.w. Dairy Stock. an Era of Marked Improvement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 13

In the course of a recent conversation on the Improvement in the productive capacity of dairy cows of this State the dairy expert drew attention to the statistics, remarking…

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A Farmer's Question

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

A Riverina farmer, having read the articles from the Manager of Coonamle. experiment farm on the growing and chaƒing of wheaten hay, wrote…

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Latest News by Wire. a Butter Swindle. Sydney, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 5

Senior-sergeant O'Dea and Constable Hooper just nipped an impudent fraud in the bud. It is alleged that two men were trying to sell three boxes of choice butter, and hearing that the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 3

Scnute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report under date 23rd March:— Wool sales will be held in Brisbane on 24th just. when it is expected about…

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Local and General. Store Cattle at Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 4

A special sale of store stock will be conducted at Gresford yards on Friday, April 3, by Mr. T. Bogan, auctioneer, particulars of which may be found in our advertising…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castleroagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with…

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Commercial. Scone Store Sheep and Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 7

J. A. Simpson & Co, report:—We held an exceptionally good store sheep and cattle sale in the Scone Yards on Friday last when we yarded nearly 12,000 sheep and 1500 cattle…

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A Cattle Disease

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

The Wagga Stock inspector (Mr. C. Lyne) recently visited the northwestern portion of the Parish, of Cowabble in the Ardlethan district. He…

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Wheat for Sweden

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 5

A new departure in connection with the wheat trade of Sydney occurred, when the tramp steamer Harewood cleared at the Customs direct for Sweden. This Vessel…

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Scone Store Sheep and Cattle Market. J. A. Simpson and Co.'s Report

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 4

We held an exceptionally good store sheep and cattle sale in the Seone-yards on Friday last, when we yarded nearly 12,000 sheep and 1500 cattle. We think…

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Maitland Farmers' Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 4

F. S. Brunker reports:—Large supplies of produce still continue to reach my sales held every Wednesday and Friday. Yesterday there was a full supply of all kinds of…

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Local and General. Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

At the Gloucester yards on Wednesday next, Messrs. Clift and Trenbath will offer at auction 350 head of store stock, including Durham bullocks and steers, speyed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Manon the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. g. Ashford, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 151…

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The Red Poll Cow. a Champion Butter Producer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

A Red Poll cow in Minnesota (U.S.A.) has given a record yield for the past year of 13,000lb of butter. This is claimed to give her…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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A Record Butter Output. 200 Tons in a Week

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 3

The North Coast Co-operative Company last week had a record butter output of over 200 tons of butter. The management, in the monthly report,…

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Dairy Dispersal Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. H.J. Singleton's choice dairy herd, comprising 100 cows, 40 springers, and 100 heifers, will be offered it auction at Gloucester showground yards on Tuesday…

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Electricity in Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

Electricity for farms is an accomplished fact, and not a dream of the future in the Yanco irrigation area. The electric cables traverse the area, and current is supplied…

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Dairy Notes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 3

The half-yearly report of the Coraki Co-operative Butter Company to January 25 last contains a great deal of lucid detail and information to shareholders…

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Improved Dairy Stock

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

In the course of a recent conversation on the improvement in the productive capacity of dairy cows of this State, the dairy expert drew…

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