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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 86

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

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

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ferd, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 167…

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Farmers and Settlers. a Lively Incident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 5

At the Farmers, and Settlers' Conference to-day a letter was read from Mr. Holman declining an invitation to visit the conference…

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Work for Prisoners. a Farm Purchased

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 5

For several months past prisoners have been. planting trees at the Tunearry afforestation champ The experience has according to the Attorney-General, proved successful, and the…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Limited. Factory Report for May and June, 1914

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 3

The butter market has been firm, aud closing price for best qualities was 120/-per cwt. For first class butter cream suppliers were paid for the month of May…

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Forcing Better Farming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 5

"One good effect of high prices of dairy land has been that it has compelled many farmers to go in for more intensive cultivation. With cheap land…

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Labor Saving Appliances in the Dairy

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 8

Owners of large dairies have hit­herto experienced considerable diffi­culty in obtaining, the services of reliable hands for their milking…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 167. Live Stock. Strangles in Horses. An Infectious Disease

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 4

It is not Uncommon during the colder months for farmers to notice certain of their horses developing a hard, dry cough, accompanied by a free discharge…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 6

Edward Higgtens, Parkinson, and Co., roport having yarded about 500 cattle on Tuesday, 14th instant, to a good attendance of buyers, and the market can…

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Foot-rot in Cattle. Early Treatment Urged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 9

Cases of "foot-rot" in dairy cattle have been reported from several of the southern districts during the past few weeks, and at least one branch of the Agricultural Bureau has…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 8

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

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The Founder of the Wool in Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 10

Home early records of the Macarthurs of Camden, edited by Sibella Macarthur Onslow, have just been published, and being most interesting records of early Australian…

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Agricultural. Northern Wheat. Compared with Southern and Western

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 9

The alleged inferiority of northern and north-western wheats, on account of softness, too great, moisture content, and proneness to weevil, has been the subject of…

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Sheep in Transit. Railway Troubles. Annual Loss Estimated at £123,213

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 13

SoMe definite idea of the heavy loss to pastoralists caused by slow and unsatisfactory conditions of stock transport on the State railways was conveyed at a meeting of the New…

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Forcing Better Farming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 3

"One good effect of high prices of dairy land has been that it has compelled many farmers to go in for more intensive cultivation. With cheap land…

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Cauliflowers and Cabbages. Farmers' Bulletin

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

The second edition of Bulletin No. 68, "Cauliflower, and Cabbage Cultivation," has just been published, and will be found a useful little work. The existence of a…

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Farmer's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 5

Mr. Wm. Boman, a farmer, of Rushe's Crock, Manilla, was thrown from his horse when returning home. He was removed to the hospital suffering from concussion of…

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Farmers and Settlers. Annual, Conference. Sydney

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

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was opened to-day in the Manchester Unity Hall. Between 400 and 500 delegates were present…

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The Orchard. Farmyard Manure

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 9

The qu[?]tity of farmyard manure that, should be supplied to orchard lands will vary widely according to the character, of the soil and the amount of plant food that it already…

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Prime Minister and Farmers. Warning Against Labor Party

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 3

Mr. Joseph Cook, Prime Minister, addressed the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in Sydney on Thursday afternoon, and was accorded an enthusiastic…

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An Appreciation of the Great Dairying Industry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 3

The strides made by the Dairying Industry in this State during the past quarter of a century have been simply wonderful, and nobody twenty five years…

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