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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 97

Agricultural. the Tobacco Crop. Stripping and Bulking

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 4

So much time and labor has been expended by growers before the tobacco leaf is ready for the last stage in its treatment on the farm, that the…

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Price of Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 7

The extra charge made by many butter factories of ½d a pound for prints was, made the subject of inquiry by the Necessary Commodities Commission on Friday…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 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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Agricultural. the Wheat Bulletin. Department's New Publication

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 9

"Hardly any feature of agriculture in New South Wales is more Interesting or more surprising than the development of wheat growing that has taken place in the…

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Irrigation Farming. The Choice of Site and Soil

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Indicating the considerations that should govern the choice of site and soil for irrigation farming, the Inspector organising the Agricultural Bureau…

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Agricultural. the Tobacco Crop. Stripping and Bulking

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 6

So much time and labor has been expended by growers before the tobacco leaf is ready for the last stage in its treatment on the farm, that the…

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Dairying in Winter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 8

[?]e winter months are the eu[?]et [?] in the Dairying Industry, and it [?]s during this quiet period that the working plant and [?]tensits of the dairy should be overhauled;…

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Dairying. Cream Quality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 9

Setting aside taints due to feed absorption, etc. which only in very bad cases compel the cream to be classed as second quality, the article by one of the Dairy…

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Irrigation Farming. an Applied Science

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 9

Both as a business and as an art irrigation is in its infancy in Australia, remarks the Inspector organising the Agricultural Bureau, in the first of a…

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DAIRYING. Cream Quality. the Necessity for Improvement

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 3

"During the summer season just past the dairying industry on the Hunter and Williams' Rivers districts has enjoyed a phenomenally good time, and…

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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. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 221. the Orchard. Brown Rot. Fungus Disease of Stone Fruit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 6

During the past few weeks we have been urging growers of apples to adopt a vigorous policy for the control of Woolly Aphis, but there is something…

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Cattle Sale at Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1915 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Elkin will hold an auction sale of fat and store stock at his yards, Raymond Terrace, on Wednesday next, commencing at 1 o'clock. One hundred and twenty head of fat cows,…

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Farmers Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1915 · page 4

Maize, prime yellow, 5/6 per bushel; hest while 5/5; Jave, 5/-. Millet. prime long, £10 per tax inferior, £38, Potatoes, Redskins and Plunkett £10 per tons; Brownell's, £9/10/-; Bismarc[?]…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 1

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, namely, Australian Mercantle, Land, and Finance Co., Ltd John Bridge and Co., Ltd…

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Cattle Sale at Wollombi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 4

Mesrs. R. J. Dougherty and J. A. Thompson will held a big cattle sale at Wollombi on Saturday next at one o'clock, when 250 head of store cattle, 15…

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Guarantee of a Minimum Price for Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 1

Application forms are now available in connection with the Government's guarantee of a minimum price for wheat—4/ per bushel for wheat…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports. FOR week ending July 31, 1915

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 1

Wool,—The clearing up sales of the old season's wool were held during the post week, when the market conditions were unaltered from these…

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Mesrs. R. J. Dougherty and J. A. Thompson will hold a big cattle sale at Wollombi on Saturday next at one o'clock, when 250 head of store cattle, 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 4

Damage to a Window…

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Brine Solution for Milking-machines. W. WRIGHT (New Zealand Dairy Produce Inspector, London) (Extract from New Zealand Journal of Agriculture Dated 20th Jan, 1915)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 4

In discussing matters relating to milking machines generally with Dr. R S. Breed of the Agricultural Station, Geneva, New York during the course of…

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