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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 97

Quirindi Cattle Saleyards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

Tenders ore invited in this issue for the erection of cattle saleyards at Quirindi Plans and specifications may be seen at East Maitland, Dungog, Singleton, and…

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Big Theft of Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 1

A young man, Ernest Charles Holmes, was committed for trial from the Central Police Court on Wednesday on a charge of stealing butter valued at £130…

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Cattle Sale at Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

Messrs. J. A. Simpson and Co. will hold a special cattle sale at Scone yards on Friday, June 4, when 850 head will be yarded, including 520 Hereford and Durham…

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Ploughing Wheat In. a Question

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 6

Could wheat be ploughed in with a disc plough, and what should be the depth if it could? Briefly, that was a question put…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

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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Sydney Wool Sales Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 2

The wool sales dispute has been amicably settled. Auctiona are to resume next Tuesday. The demand for both good merino and crossbred wools continues keen…

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Lads for Farm Work. Pitt Town Training Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

The facilities offered at the Government Agricultural Training Farm, Pitt Town, near Windsor, for training youths for agricultural, work, are neither so well…

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Dairying. Rabbit-infested Land. Dairying on 100 Acres

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, Singleton Argus

How may the best use be made of land in southern districts that is becoming unproductive owing to infestation by rabbits?…

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Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Winter School for Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 6

Arrangements have been made for the 1915 Winter School for farmers to commence at Hawkesbury Agricultural College on Tuesday, 22nd June, and to…

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Agriculture. the Water Requirements of Certain Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 9

Some calculations that have been made by the United States Department of Agriculture to determine which plants are most economical in their use of soil moisture affords an…

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Dirty Dairy Premises

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 6

At the Singleton Police Court on Thursday, before Mr R.H.V. Allnutt, P.M., the charge against George-Duncan, dairyman, of Ravensworth, of having his…

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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, Minister at Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department No. 211. Agricultural. Potatoes on the Coast. Early Planting for Next Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 6

Coastal farmers are reminded by the Inspector of Agriculture who specialises in potatoes, that the shortage caused by the failure this year of the crop…

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Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Elkin will offer at Raymond Terrace on Wednesday next, 100 head of cattle, comprising fat cows and bullocks, springers,a nd mixed cattle…

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The Wheat Act. Charges of Corruption Disproved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 8

The Premier made available on Saturday a digest the report of Mr. Justice Ferguson who sat as it Royal Commission to inquire into the allegations of corruption…

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Price of Butter Dairymen to Provide Cheap Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 5

A deputation of dairy farmers from the Tweed and Richmond districts waited upon the N.S.W. Attorney-General (Mr Hall) last…

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Armidale cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 4

Messrs. W. J. Hawke and Co. will offer at auction at Armidale yards on Thursday next, 1300 head of store cattle, comprising bullocks, steers, cows, heifers and mixed…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report underrate 22nd May:—A mutually satisfactory arrangement has been come to between sellers and…

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Alleged Horse and Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 4

Sergeant Murray, who was accompanied by Constable Kennedy, this morning effected the arrest of a person who has been charged with stealing two horses and three head of…

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