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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Sydney Wool Market Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 7

After an interval of 7 weeks wool auctions were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. In all 17,223 bales were catalogued, and including…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Fallow and Non-Fallow. the Commercial Issue

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 2

What the farmer's experiment plots 0f last year taught us in the way of varieties of wheat and of fertilisers has already been referred to in these…

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Dairying. Improved Cream

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 12

A few weeks ago we reported in these "Notes" some remarks by the dairy expert on the pressure that economic considerations are likely to impose upon the dairyman…

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North Coast Fodder Crops. Hay or Green Stuff—which?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 14

Farmers in coastal districts who contemplate sowing wheat or oats for winter and spring fodder should in some measure be guided by the purpose of the crop in…

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Starting a Poultry Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 14

A correspondent who intends to start poultry-farming, and who wishes to avoid making any initial blunders, has submitted a number of questions which touch so many of the…

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DAIRYING. Improved Cream. an Economic Necessity

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 2

A few weeks ago we reported in these "Notes" some remarks by the Dairy Expert on the pressure that economic considerations are likely to impose…

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Local and General. Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 4

At the Campbell's Hill yards to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon, Mr. J. Enright will offer at auction 1000 head of store cattle, comprising bullocks, steers, cows, and…

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Sale of Farm Property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 4

Attention is directed to the advertisement in this issue concerning the farm property of Mr. R. Johnson, which is to be offered at auction at their rooms,…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

At the Campbell's Hill saleyards to-day, there was about 1800 head of store cattle yarded. Consignments consisted of bulocks steers, heifers, and cows. There…

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New England Bred Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Co., auctioneers of Armidale will offer for sale by auction at Armidale on Wednesday, 22nd instant, 2000 head of New England bred…

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Dairy Farm at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

Elsewhere in this issue Messrs. H. York and Son, auctioneers of Singleton, advertise particulars of the Redbank Estate dairy farm of 443¼ acres freehold, about 11 miles…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

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

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Cattle Drafting and Other Events

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 4

Every [?]-born Australian loves a good horse, and when the opportanity is afforded him is equally keen on displaying his ability in the…

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Hitting the Producer New Wharfage Rates. Taxes on Wool and Wheat

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

In moving a resolution affirming the expediency of bringing in the Government's promised bill, which has for its object the fixing and collecting of…

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Maitland Farmers' Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 4

E. S. Brunker's report:—The supply of produce forward at my sale yesterday was very large, and comprised chiefly of melons, pumpkins, potatoes, hay, and chaff, with a…

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New Method of Butter Testing

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

A new method of butter testing has been invented by an American dairy chemist. It is described as a simple, rapid, and accurate method by which the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

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. No. 153…

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Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd. Factory Report for March, 1914

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

With the fine rains experienced the tide appears to have turned for those engaged in the industry throughout the district. The output of butter is rapidly…

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Sydney Show. A. C. Picton's Southdown Sheep

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

Mr. A. C. Picton, of Broke, Singleton district, was very successful with his Southdown sheep at Sydney Show. The "S. M. Herald" says:— In the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 6

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

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