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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Farmers Protest. Will Appeal to the Minister

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 2

The greatest possible indignation is felt in Wagga at the action of department in withdrawing the right of farmers to consign produce over the…

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Ploughing Day and Night. Up-to-date Farming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 1

Messrs Pawley, Cain, and, Thomas (the two former Englishmen, and the lastnamed an American), who have recently taken up 2000 acres on lease at…

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Local and General. Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 4

On Tuesday next, at Muswellbrook yards, Messrs. Tindale and Company will offer at auction on account of various owners 880 store cattle, comprising young bullocks…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 1

FOR week ending April 18, 1914: —Wool—Stocks of wool in the Sydney market, with the exception of fellmongered lines, are almost completed,…

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Branxton Dairymen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 4

A meeting of carrymen a Branxton district is to be held in the School of Arts, Branxton, on Tuesday morning, May 5, at 10.30. The meeting has been convened by…

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Wheat Market. Chicago

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 5

Wheat prices jumped at the announcement of hostilities, and speculation is active…

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Heavy Sheep

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 5

The Australian merino sheep has earned a world-wide reputation by the excellent wool it yields, and while particular attention has been paid by…

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The Use of Cocoa Shells Fodder for Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

A use has been found for the cocoa shells which are a by-product of the chocolate industry in France as fodder for cattle. The cows like it, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

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. 155…

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The Farm Water Supply

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

Usually the first considerations in locating a well are convenience, cheapness of construction, and certainty of striking an adequate water…

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Dairying. Ceesse. Its Proper Care in the Curing Room

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

The condition of cheese arriving on the market during the hot weather of the recent summer has reminded the Department's dairy instructor who…

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Protection for Swallows. How Birds Help the Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 5

The spring birds are to be protected in Europe, and indeed in America, as they have never been protected before, says the "Daily Mail."…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the North Coast

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 14

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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Heavy Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 3

The Australian merino sheep has earned a world-wide reputation by the excellent wool it yields, and while particular attention has been paid by…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 4

At the Tamworth municipal yards on Friday next an important sale of store cattle will be conducted by Messrs, a Nathan cohon and Co., who will offer at auction…

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Sowing the Wheat. Some Seasonable Hints

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 10

Practical points in connection with the sowing of wheat were offered by the chief inspector in the course of conversation, in reply to the suggest that they would be…

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The Use of Cocoa Shells Fodder Fob Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 6

A use has been found for the cocoa shells which are a by product of the chocolate industry in France as fodder for cattle. The cows like it, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 6

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

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AGRICULTURAL. Liming Wheat Land. Some Experiments Near Junee

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

Very little has been done in New South Wales in the past in the way of testing the effect on wheat yields of applications of lime, and the results of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. the Orchard. Intending Orchardists. What They Should Consider

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

"What varieties should I plant ?" It is a question heard all the year round, but most persistently at the present season with the time for…

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