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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

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

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Dairying. a North Coast Heed. What the Test Revealed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 6

Valuable testimony on the subject of herd-testing is given by Mr. J. T. Young, of Bangalow, the owner of the herd that won first prize in the Tweed…

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Dairying. a North Coast Herd Testing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 12

Valuable testimony on the subject of herd-testing is given by Mr. J. T. Young, of Bangalow, the owner of the herd that won first prize in the Tweed River…

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Girls in Denmark. Daughters of the Farmstead

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 10

Denmark has been the subject of the week (says the "London Daily Telegraph" of May 16). Queen Christine and Queen Alexandrine have come at once to the same positions that…

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Homestead Farms. Minister's Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 8

Mr. Triefle, the Minister of Lands, has under consideration the provision in the Crown Lands Act under which the holder of a homestead farm may, in lieu of paying rent for…

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Agricultural. Harrowing Growing Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 9

"The main object in harrowing growing crops is to prevent evaporation of the moisture in the soil, and it also has a tendency to cause the crop to stool." So wrote Mr…

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Dairying Progress

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 4

It is gratifying to find that systematic herd-testing is being energetically and widely taken up in our North Coast dairying districts. Considering what this means to the…

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Negro Pugilist. To Defend Farm Hands. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 4

A Northampton farmer has engaged Jim Johnson, a negro pugilist, to protect his farm hands. The workmen had been threatened…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 1

It is expected that between 400 and 500 delegates will attend the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to be held in Sydney on…

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Letters to the Editor. Child Labour on Dairy Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 6

Sir,—I have just seen Mr. S. G. Skinner's letter in your issue of the 24th inst., in which he implies that Truth and I are not very well acquainted, and a good deal more…

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Abstract of Sales by Auction. As Advertised in This Issue. J. A. Simpson and Co. Friday, July 3, at Scone, 850 cattle. Wife's Pathetic Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Smith, wife of a backblock settlor in the Wanganui River, New Zealand, died under pathetic circumstances. She had been acting peculiarly…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 June 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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The Cattle King

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

On Saturday Glen Lines received a visit from Mr. S. Kidman, the "Cattle King," who was accompanied by Dr. Weston (Sydney) and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 165…

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Oil Engines for Farm Work

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

The oil engine has become almost ubiquitous, largely as a result of the high degree of reliability combined with simplicity which has been attained in its…

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Dairying. the Cream Chart. Third Edition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

The third edition of the very useful work, entitled "Testing Milk and Cream, together with milk and cream charts for dairy factories and farmers,"…

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The farmers' Prosperity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 8

Up-to-date farmers an the Lower Clarence have experienced six years of previous unequalled prosperity. The seasons during…

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Fur Farming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 5

"In other countries all sorts of animals are bred for their fur; why should not we breed foxes, wild cats, and especially possums,"—Mr. Lo Souef, of…

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Farmers to the Front

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 5

"The farmers are taking a keen interest in the present contest. There are four hundred branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, all…

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