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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 97

Growing Wheat. The Width of the Drills

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Some attention has been directed lately to the question whether the common practice in New South Wales of sowing wheat in drills seven to eight…

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The Price of Butter. Great Scarcity. Price of Cream

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 8

THE President of the Necessary Commodities Commission on Wednesday informed the representatives of the wholesale butter…

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Just a Note from the Bush. Read Carefully. Dairy Flat Farm Guyra

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

Mr. J. E. Howland— Dear Sir,—In answer to your memo, of the 25th Nov., requesting me to give you results of treatment of…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co. Limited. Half-yearly Meeting

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 3

The 24th half-yearly meeting of the above company was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday afternoon last. The chairman of Directors (Mr. Arch…

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Dairying on 100 Acres

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 4

Addressing himself to this question, a member of the Vurrunga and Avoca branch of the Agricultural Bureau, made some very useful…

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Butter and Cream

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 3

Mr. Justice Edmunds, President of the Necessary Commodities Commission informed representatives of the wholesale butter trade in Sydney in connection with their…

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Meat and Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 7

"Ino," writing from Sydney to the Newcastle "Herald," says: "Present prices are pressing heavily upon the housekeeper, who has to part smilingly…

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Bluestonino Wheat. a Practical Question

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

Suppose I start "blucstoning" wheat with 3 lb. blucstone to 20 gallons water; and havo ten bags to treat, how many bags could 1 steep before it would get…

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Sowing Wheat in Spring. An Experiment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

The idea that wheat might grow in New South Walea if sown in the spring and harvested in autumn has been discussed on many occasions, and a trial…

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The Wheat Act. Charges of Corruption Disproved

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 14

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

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Geowing Wheat. The Width of the Drills

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

Some attention has boon directed lately to the question whether the common practice in New South Wales of sowing wheat in drills seven to eight…

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Den Man Co-operative Dairy Co

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 2

The Dunaman Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. are experiencing a very dry time. For the month of April suppliers received £2598/13/ 5, the quantity of butter manufactured…

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Scone Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

Messrs. J. A. Simpson and Co. and R. and N. Lochhead (auctioneers in conjunction) will offer at Scone yards on Thursday, June 10, the whole of Mr. W. Allan's…

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Dairying. Rabbit-infested Land. Dairying on 100 Acres

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 9

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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Dairy Prosecution

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

At the Singleton Police Court on Thursday, Jas. Morrissey, of Milbrodale, pleaded guilty to having drains, etc., at his dairy in a bad condition…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Those Noted 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. 212. Agricultural a Harvest Report. The Effects of Fallowing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

"Experienco is constantly proving in the drier belts that when a substantial nraonnt falls on carcfully tendod fallow land, the wheat grower is practically…

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Wheat for Poultry. to Be Imported

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 2

"I have," said Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, on Saturday, "decided to import wheat which is to be used for feeding poultry. It is now Known definitely that none…

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Shortage of Butter. Attorney-general on the Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Executive Council held on Saturday authority was given for the issue of a proclamation fixing the price of butter at the rates…

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Manning River Farm for Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 4

In our advertising pages will be found an announcement regarding a Manning River farm which is to be submitted to auction at Wingham on Wednesday, 9th…

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