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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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The Wheat Trade. Statement by Mr Valder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Valder, chairman of the Wheat Acquisition Board, stated on Saturday that eountry agents had been directed not to reject for milling purposes only…

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THE Muswellbrook Chronicle Wednesday, January 6, 1915. the Constitution and the Wheat Seizure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

Considerable surprise has been expressed at the inaction of the Commonwealth Government, though confronted by what appeared to be a…

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Requirements of the Dairying Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 4

We pride ourselves on being able to supply machinery of overy description for the complete equipment of Cheese and Butter Factories, also…

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High Prices for Cattle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

There was a big rise in the prices of fat and store cattle at the Shire saleyards yesterday, and previous records went by the board. A consignment of…

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The Wheat Supply. Price of Chickwheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 3

"I paid my first official visit to the Wheat Acquisition Board to-day, and am very pleased indeed with its workings," said Mr. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture."…

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Wheat Acquisition Board. Minister Present. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture paid an official visit to the Wheat Acquisition Board to-day and said he was impressed by the mcithods of dealing with these…

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Harben Vale Stud Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

An important sale of stud sheep is to be held at Harben Vale, Bladford, on Thursday, 28th instant, by Mressrs. Weaver and Perry, Ltd., when 710 selected and flock…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

The A.M.L. and F. Co, Ltd., report, January 6th, 1915:—Business has been quiet during last week and this. A few transactions have been…

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The Wheat Trouble. Appeals Lodged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

Up to the present about 50 appeals have been lodged against the price being paid by the Government for wheat. It is stated that the Farmers and Settlers…

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Cultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 192…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1915 · 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. 192…

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A Prosperous Woman Farmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

A woman fanner who purchased an estate of eight thousand odd acres in New Zealand seven years ago, that was, at that time, capable of carrying only…

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The Wheat Board. Price of Chick-wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 7

Speaking with regard to the operations of the Wheat Board, on Friday, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Ashford, touched upon the criticism which has been levelled against the…

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Wheat Act. Claim for Compensation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

The Secretary of the Necessary Commodities Control Commission (Mr. Ovington) has received during the past few days a number of claims from…

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A Prosperous Woman Farmer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 3

A woman farmer who purchased an estate of eight thousand odd acres in Now Zealand seven years ago, that was, at that time, capable of carrying only…

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Gathering the Walnut Crop. and Marketing It

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 11

An orchardist 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 be marketed…

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A Crop of Green Maize. and a Silage Pit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 11

I have got an abundance of grass and feed for my cattle, and also a big lot of maize that I put in for green feed, which is doing very well. I should like you to tell me the best…

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Poultry. Deaths Among Chickens. a Poultry Farmer's Troubles

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 11

A poultry farmer Not far from Sydney quite lately wrote that for three years nearly all his chickens died from what seemed to be a cold in the head. The first year they…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 11

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 of preparing the…

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