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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 97

Disloyal Sentiments. German Farmer Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. W. Laidlow, P.M., a well-known farmer at Geregery, named Frederick Happner, was charged under the War…

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Dairying. Grass Palatability Tests. at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

A report by the Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture gives an account interesting to dairymen of some palatability tests with grasses carried…

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A Crop of Peas. And the Danger of Frost

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

A coastal farmer who had a crop of table peas in flower, asked what was the effect of frost upon the crop, and whether there was anything he could do to…

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Special Sale of Store Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 4

Mossrs, Alison and Jones will conduct a special sale of store cattle at the Dungog yards, on Saturday, 28th instant, when 750 head will he yarded, comprising beautifully…

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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. 223. Agricultural Next Year's Wheat Crop. The Method of Preparation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 6

"The consensus of opinion was that larger crops were harvested off fallowed land in ordinary seasons; and in time of drought the well fallowed land was…

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COMMERCIAL. Sydney Wool Sales Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 8

Though no wool auctions are being held on the Sydney market, sales by private treaty continue to be made. Business is restricted to lots…

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A Crop Op Peas. And the Danger of Frost

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 6

A coastal funner who had a crop of table peas in flower, asked what was the effect of first upon the crop, and whether there was anything he could do to…

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Dairying. Grass Palatability Tests. At Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

A report by the Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture gives an account interesting to dairymen of some palatability tests with grasses carried…

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A Crop of Peas. and the Danger of Frost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 12

A coastal farmer, who had a crop of table peas in flower, asked what was the effect of frost upon the crop, and whether there was anything he could do to…

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Agricultural. Irrigation Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 9

Continuing our review of the article on the above subject by the Inspector organising the Agricultural Bureau, we note, as one of the chief points to be considered in the…

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Disloyal Utterances. German Farmer Fined £100

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 6

At the Albury Polite Court on Thursday, Frederick Heppner, a well-known farmer, at Gerogery, was charged under the War. Precautions Act with making…

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The Liberals and the Farmers and Settlers. a Farmers' Union Advocated. (By SIR J.H. CARRUTHERS)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 8

It is seriously proposed by these bodies—the one purely political, and the other partly political and partly industrial—to confer and possibly combine…

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What Does It Mean? Chicago Wheat Market Lower. Chicago, Aug. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 5

The cancellation of a large wheat shipment to Europe is reported. Operations in the Wheat pit are lowering prices considerably…

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Stroud Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 4

Mr. Thos. Carlton will offer at auction at the Stroud yards on Thursday next at 10.30, 385 head of cattle, comprising prime, fat, and store bullocks, store cows steers,…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 1

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

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 5

The tenth annual report and balance sheet was presented to a meeting of shareholders, held in Dungog on Saturday night last…

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What Does It Mean? Chicago Wheat Market Lower

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 2

Chicago, Saturday.—The cancellation of a large wheat shipment to Europe is reported. Operations in the wheat pit are…

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