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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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

Wool for Germans. a Big Haul. Dunkirk, Dec. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 5

The Germans at Roubalx found £15,000,000 worth of raw wool, and are despatching it to Germany…

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Hungraian Millet. As a Catch Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 7

Would Hungarian millet serve as a forage crop in district where there be a sho[?] of fodder for ploughing? In reply to such a question from the…

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Friendly Insects. Farmers Bulletin, No. 34

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 7

A second edition of the bulletin, entitled "Friendly Insects" several years ago by the Entomologist, but now revised and brought up to date, has been published…

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Indian Wheat. Delhi, Dec. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 5

In view of the almor[?]al prices of wheat in India, the Government has decided to restrict exports of wheat, including flour, to 100,00 tons from December 1 to March 31…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 191…

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All Wheat Seized. Official Proclamation. Law Suit Expected

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 7

A proclamation has been issued [?]aring all wheat in the State to [?] Government property. Only [?] exception was made, namely, [?] favour of wheat actually in…

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The Wheat Supply. Export of Flour, Bran, and Pollard Stopped

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 6

No one, except persons authorised by the Wheat Acquisition Hoard the Attorney-General (Mr. Hull) stales, is entitled to interfere in any way with any wheat in the State at…

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Farmers' Protests. Seizure May Be Tested in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 6

Referring to the publication by the Attorney-General (Mr. Hall) of two letters, received by the Wheat Acquisition Board, commending the Government on its seizures…

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Dairying. Home-made Rennet Extract. Saving and Curing the Vells

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 4

In view of the possibility of a shortage of the commercial brands of rennet extract, one of the dairy instructors of the Department provides a method…

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Government Assistance to Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 4

Owing to the numerous enquiries which are being made at the various Government Department for information as to the methods by which the…

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Gathering the Walnut Crop. And Marketing It

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 4

An orcharist who had several walnut trees that are coming into bearing asked the Department at what stage the nuts should be picked and how they should…

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New Implement for Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 5

Recently, a couple of hundred of our leading agriculturalists and others interested in the land visited the Hawkesbury Agricultural College at the…

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The Wheat Seizure. Seed Wheat for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 2

Mr. D.R. Hall, Attorney-General, in a further statement regarding the wheat situation, said he understood it came rather as a shock to some of those people concerned when…

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Cattle Killed by Lightning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 4

During the heavy thunderstorm on Sunday last, four head of cattle were struck by lightning and killed in a paddock at Goorangoola. They were the property of Mr…

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