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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 97

The Wheat Supply. an Appeal to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Mr. Carmichael, the State Minister of Public instruction, remarked yesterday that there were two pieces of information in the cable messages published yesterday…

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AGRICULTURAL. Varieties of Wheat. Some Suggestions for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The varieties that can be sown with best advantage is a subject of perennial interest to the wheat-grower, for by the use of the right sort it is possible to…

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Agricultural. Varieties of Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 12

The varieties that can be sown with best advantage is a subject of perennial interest to the wheatgrower, for by the use of the right sort it is possible to add one, two, or…

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Price of Wheat. London, Jan. 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 7
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The General Federation of Trades Unions has issued a manifesto asking the Government to control flour and wheat and limit the price of home grown unmarketed wheat…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Ministor of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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Wheat Prices in England. London. Jan.31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The General Federation of Trades Unions has issued a manifesto asking the Government to control flour and wheat and limit the price, of home-grown unmarketed wheat…

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Wheat Prices in England. London, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

The General Federation of Trades Unions has issued a manifesto asking the Government to control flour and wheat and limit the price of home-grown unmarketed wheat…

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Export of Wool. Prohibited to United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

A booming market in wool has been experienced in sydney, Melbourne, and Geelong during the past three weeks on the strength of the American demand, and…

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Agricultural. Wheat Production. Its Possible Expansion in Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 9

The suggestion that in anticipation of high prices for the next year or two, the season of 1915 should witness an extension of the area devoted to wheat, has led…

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Trade and Commerce. Chicago Wheat Market. London, Feb. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 5

The Chicago wheat market yesterday was firmer, owing to unfavourable weather in the Argentine. May prices closed 4 7-8 cents per bushel higher than the previous…

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Agricultural and Pastdral Notes. for the Man on the Land. 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. 106. Agricultural. Varieties of Wheat. Some Suggestions for Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

The varieties that can be sown with best advantage is a subject of perennial interest to the wheat-grower, for by the use of the right sort it is possible to…

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Dairying. Hard-testing on the Northern Rivers. the Tweed River Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 9
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Thanks to the establishment of herd-testing associations on the Tweed and Richmond rivers, it looks as though some educational work of solid value is going to be…

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State Farming. 16,000 Acres Cleared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 8
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

On the Government farms at Woodlands Tullamore, there are 16,000 acres cleared for the plough, and it is estimated that 27,000 acres will be ready by the end of…

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Starting a Poultry Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 12

The best way to commence poultry farming, when experience has to be gained, is to start at the bottom—that is to say, start with a few breeding pens of well-bred stock…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wire us that owing to the embargo placed on the export of merino wool, American buyers were not operating at the Sydney sales…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

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. 196…

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Helping Farmers. Seed and Fodder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

It has been stated by the Acting Minister for Lands that during the laid six weeks 138 farmers had applied for Government assistance to help them clear and prepare land for extra wheat…

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