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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 97

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford. M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. 207…

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Letter to the Editor. Share Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

Sir,—My copy of the part of the Statistical Register dealing with primary production for 1913 has just come to hand. It is a mine of information about our…

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Abusing Government Aid. Minister's Warning to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 6

The Minister of Lands and Agriculture (Mr. Ashford) has had his attention drawn to a case in the Forbes district of a farmer who had been supplied with chaff by the…

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Choice Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

In this issue will be found particulars of the clearing-out sale to be conducted by Mr. O. K. Young, at the residence of Mr. J. P. Hughes, Melville, at noon, on Friday next,…

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New Dairy Bill

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 7

At the luncheon given the Parliamentary party at Wauchope last week some strong opinions were expressed by directors of…

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The Orchard. the Use of Phylloxera-resistant Stocks. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 80

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The title of the now bulletin, "The Use of Phylloxera-Resistant Stock," indicated its scope. It opens with a brief history of the appearance and…

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Dairying. the Butter Industry. Its Present Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 9

Notwithstanding that the war has so distinctly enhanced prices as to allay in part the anxiety of a year ago about the fate of second quality butter, the dairy…

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Agricultural. Pickling Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 12

Questions with regard to the pickling of seed wheat have been received in large numbers by the Department of Agriculture, fresh aspects of the subject being presented…

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India's Surpluus Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

The Indian Wheat Committee has devised a scheme to prevent speculation on India's surplus estimated at 2,000,000 tons. The Indian Government,…

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Bigger Wool Catalogues

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

Advices received from Wincocombe, Carson, Ltd. state that owing to increased tonnage having become unexpectedly available in Sydney it was decided on Thursday to…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, have received the following wire from their Brisbane office:—Brisbane wool sales opened, strong competition. Values for skirtings and lambs…

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Big Sheet and Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

Attention is directed to the store sheep and cattle sale advertised in this issue by Mr. W. H Wheatley to take place at Goulburn on Tuesday and Thursday, 27th and…

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Wheat. Profits of Speculators

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5

The State Attorney-General had more to say yesterday about the wheat speculator. "The administration of the Wheat Board has," said Mr. Hall, "been criticised because…

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Ship Beings Wheat. Hartlepool Bombardment Recalled

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5

Recollections of the bombardment of Hartlepool by German warships on December 17 are revived by the arrival at Williamstown (Vic.) yesterday of the steamer…

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Live Stock. Hand-feeding Sheep. Some Suggested Rations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 9

What will make the best and most economical ration for keeping sheep alive just now? One way and another that question is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5

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

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Agricultural. Liming Wheat Land. Last Season's Experiments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 9

A year ago some prominence was given in these "Notes," to the conclusions derived from an experiment in the liming of wheat land, which was conducted by Mr. F. L. C…

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AGRICULTURAL. Pickling Wheat. Proper Use of the Lime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5

Questions with regard to the pickling of seed wheat have been received In large number by the Department of Agriculture, fresh aspects of the…

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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. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 207. Agricultural. Pickling Wheat. Proper Use of the Lime

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 6

Questions with regard to the pickling of seed wheat have been received in large numbers by the Department of Agriculture, fresh aspects of the…

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