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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 97

Sydney Wool Market. Sales Open Strong

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 2

At the opening sales, yesterday, 7558 bales were offered by Dalgety and Co., John Bridge and Co., and Hill, Clark and Co. Greasy sold…

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Mr O'Callaghan on the Butter Industry. Australia's Opportunity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 5

At the opening lecture of the Dungog dairy science school, Mr O'Callaghan addressed the managers in relation to the prevent…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 1

Messrs Griflith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected. with the…

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The Wheat Crop. Official Estimate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 7

According to the return supplied to the Government Statistician, the area under wheat in this State this year amounts to 5,138,000 acres…

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The Butter Market. Probable Fall in Price

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 2

Sydney, Wednesday.— Butter is now plentiful, and merchants are to be called upon by the Necessary Commodities Commission to explain why another…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

At the usual monthly board meeting, held at Bowthorne factory, Morpeth, on Wednesday, Mr. J. J. Pearse was again unanimously chosen as chairman for the…

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Powdery Mildew. a Wheat Disease

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Numerous questions have been addressed to the Department in the past four weeks, as to the cause of a whitish discoloration on the leaves and stems of…

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Price of Butter. Decision Reserved. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 5

Wholesale butter-merchants were upon before the Necessary Commodities Commission to show cause why the price of butter should not be further reduced…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

[?] are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the [?] name, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on [?] the Department. Do. 228…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

These Notes are issued ever week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are baaed mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 228…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-op. Dairy and Produce Company, Limited

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 3

A fairly large attendance of shareholders of the above company was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday afternoon when the question of the…

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Dairying. Pure-bred Bulls. The Percentage in Denmark

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Stock breeders can be divided into three classes, viz., breeders of pure-bred stock, breeders of cross-breds or grade stock, and breeders of nondescript or…

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Irrigation Farming. Laying Out for Furrow Waterings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The contour plan of land intended for irrigation having been obtained in accordance with the suggestions made in the article referred to a fortnight…

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Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 6

The Necessary Commodities Control Commission decided yesterday to leave butter at the present wholesale and retail selling prices. Called upon to show cause why…

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Record Wheat Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 4

The wheat crop right throughout the south-west is a picture, and if hailstorms keep away there will be a record harvest (Writes an Ardlethan correspondent). About…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 4

A monster special cattle sale will be held in the show ground yards, Teerfiled, by Messrs. Bruxner and Cotton, on Saturday next, when 2000 head of mixed cattle will…

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Cattle Sale at Gravesend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Beynon, Wangh, and Doolin will hold a big cattle sale at Gravesend on Wednesday next, when 000 head of stores, Durham and Hereford crossbreds, including…

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