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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 97

Local Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 13

Turning to the local position, it is clear that high prices for beef, together with the effects of the drought in Victoria must reduce the number of dairy cattle in…

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Value of Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 13

The value of cattle is another material in the factor in the welfare thedairy-farmer, and here, too, the outlook is satisfactory. Cows that a couple of years ago were only…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 4

A special cattle sale will be conducted at Gloucester on Thursday next by Messrs. Abbott and Co., who will offer at auction 600 head of bullocks and steers, a first-class…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report that at the wool sales on Wednesday, the market for all good wools was very strong at the best rates of the…

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Position As to Export Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 13

The future of the butter industry it is more difficult to forecast. It was owing to depression following a European war that margarine was first produced, and the…

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Great Loss of Sheep. Snowed In

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 6

Since June 3rd, 20,000 sheep, which passed through Cooina for the mountain country, have been returned to Wagga, Hay, Carrathool, and-Narrandern districts, Many of the…

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Agricultural. Late Sowings of Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 9

The vicissitudes of the season have deloyed sowing to such an extent that the area of late sown wheat, will probably be greater than usual. Many farmers…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 2

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 Bluestoning Wheat. And the Value of Limewater

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 4

In connection with the experiments of the Department to determine the most suitable fungicide to apply to wheat seed to prevent infection by…

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Agricultural. Bluestoning Wheat and the Value of Limewater

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 13

In connection with the experiments of the Department in determine the most suitable Fungicide to apply to wheat seed to prevent infection by…

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AGRICULTURAL. Bluestoning Wheat. and the Value of Limewater

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 2

In connection with the experiments of the Department to determine the most suitable fungicide to apply to wheat seed to prevent infection by…

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Price of Butter. Further Increase. Further Increase. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 6

A special meeting of the Executive to-day issued a proclamation fixing the price of butter wholesale at Sydney, first grade 149/4, second grade 144/4,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are Issued every weak, 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. 215. Dairying. Future of the Industry. a Review

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 4

What effect will the present European war have upon the dairying industry? To this question the Dairy Expert of the Department of Agriculture…

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Dairymen's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 2

On Saturday morning last, between 20 and 30 dairymen, by invitation, met Mr. Mac Abbott, M.L.A., at the School of Arts Scone, for the purpose…

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Maize As a Cover Crop. For Grass

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 4

"I have been thinking of planting maize and then sowing grass seed over the ground. Would this do any harm to the grass, or would it be benefited by…

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Farmer's Legislation. Statement by the Premier

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 7

The Government recently had submitted to them the resolution passed by the recent Farmers' Conference. It. was stated by the Premier on Wednesday that a good many of…

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Bolwarra Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 4

A meeting of the Bolwarra branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will be held on Monday night next in the Bolwarra Public School, when a full attendance of…

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Maize As a Cover Crop for Grass

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 13

"I have been thinking of planting maize and then sowing grass seed over the ground. Would this do any harm to the grass, or would it be benefited by being shaded?"…

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Dairying. Future of Tub Industry. a Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 13

What effect will the present European have upon the dairying industry? To this question the dairy expert of the Department of Agriculture addresses…

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Kayuga Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. will offer an auction at Mr. Donald Cracknell's dairy farm, Kayuga, on Wednesday next, 60 first-class dairy cows in full…

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