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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 86

Lower Hunter Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

Messrs. J. Enright and E. Windeyer (in conjunction) will offer at auction at Mr. Windeyer's rooms, Raymond Terrace, on Wednesday next, four of the picked farms on the Lowe Hunter,…

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Dairying. Herd Testing. What is Revealed About Profits

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

The extent to which herd-testing has benefited the dairy industry in Denmark cannot be better expressed than in simple statistics. It was in that…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the North Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 12

Opportunity was taken by the sheep and wool expert at a recent meeting of the Agricultural Bureau to counsel North Coast farmers to consider well before committing…

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Cattle Exhibits. Dairy Cattle. Fewer Entries. Better Quality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

The number of entries in the dairy cattle sections were fewer than at last year's show, but that was compensated for in quality, which was better. For…

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Wheat Winners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 8

The large display of wheats shown at the "Farrer" Court in the Agricultural Hull was visited by large numbers of farmers yesterday, and the merits of…

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Milk and Butter Tests

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

Naturally the competition for the Royal Champion Butter Fat Test engages the attention of those closely associated with the working of the…

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Among the Cattle Breeders

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

The annual meeting of the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association was held at the Showgrounds. Mr. J. T. Cole (president) in the…

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Foremost Wheat Firm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 8

It was quite a pleasant inspiration and delightful revelation to visit the permanent pavilion of Messrs. Lindley, Walker and Co., Mark Lane, Sydney…

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Sowing the Wheat. Some Seasonable Hints

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 7

Practical points in connection with the sowing of wheat were offered by the Chief Inspector in the course of conversation, in reply to the suggestion…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 7

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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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Selecting Seed Potatoes. Some Practical Men's Opinions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Discussing last week the methods adopted by several experienced growers in New England in the preparation of their land for potatoes, we pointed out…

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Dairying. Herd Testing. What is Revealed About Profits

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

The extent to which herd-testing has benefited the dairy industry in Denmark cannot be better expressed than in simple statistics. It was in that…

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Active Farm Clydesdales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 3

The number of active farm Clydesdale stallions exhibited was not up to expectations. The judge, Mr. P. M. Bourke, picked out Mr. E. Roberts'…

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Furracabad Farms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 9

The connection of the famous Furracabad Estate with the Royal Agricultural Show arises out of the fact that it is in the hands of the Haymarket…

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Model Irrication Farm Exhibits

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 9

This was located on the plot of ground opposite the Agricultural Hall, and being a novelty, representing a feature which is yet new in the State it…

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The Single-farm Exhibit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 9

There were three competitors for the special prize, £65, for best collection of farm produce grown and exhibited by a bona fide farmer resident in New…

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Essentials to Successful Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

There seems to be nothing more certain in connection with dairying in New South Wales, as well as in the other States of the Commonwealth, that the majority of…

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Ostrich Farming. Development of the Business

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

A strange sight was witnessed at Echuca when a special train of fifteen trucks, containing 366 ostriches, steamed into the platform, consigned by their owners, Messrs…

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Farm Crime in England. Charge Against Boy's Brother

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 14

An extraordinary development took place in connection with the murder of a farmer and his son at Whatton, Notis, in their house on the night of February 10. the victims were…

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