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Farming & the land, 1915

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"Diseases of Wheat. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 102

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 4

Reviewing recently the Agricultural Department's bulletin: "Wheat Culture," it was stated in these "Notes" that the diseases and posts that infest…

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Agriculture. Depth to Sow Wheat. Discussion .By Practical Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 9

The failure of wheat to germinate well in a number of cases in the Temora district led the members, of the local branch of the Agricultural Bureau to discuss lately the…

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Wool Storage at London Docks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 2

The Port of London Authority is erecting storage for an additional 60,000 bales of wool before the end of the year…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the pergonal supervision of the Bon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Miniser of Agriculture, and are bmed mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 231. Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming. Methods of Applying the Water

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 4

There are four different methods of irrigating lucerne, grasses mid crops, throe of them being applicable in different and distinct classes of country…

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Crops Injured by Lightning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 6

While everybody is familiar with the damage done by lightning to trees, little attention hay hitherto been paid to the effects of lightning stroke upon herbaceous plants. A…

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Dairying. Cool Your Cream. a Word in Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

"Three-fourths of the poor cream that is coming on to the market to-day in causod by carelessness in cooling." The statement is made by an officer…

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Fixing Prices of Hay and Chaff. Farmers's Protests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 7

A large and representative meeting of farmers and others interested (convened) by the Bolwarra branch of the F. and S. A.) was held at the School of Arts, Largs, on…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 11

There are four different methods of irrigating lucerne, grasses, and crops, three of them being applicable in different and distinct classes of country. The land must be…

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Battle Baby. Rescue at Shelled Farm. Paris. Aug. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 11

The future of a beautiful girl-baby, whose story is one of the most romantic and most mysterious of the war, has just been satisfactorily assured in Paris. It is unlikely,…

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Seasonable Dairy Utensils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 8

This being, the season when dairy utensils are in much demand, we have pleasure in initiating that we have ample stocks of Milk and Cream Cans in all capacities…

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Dairying in Winter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 3

The winter months are the quiet period in the Dairying Industry, and it is during this quiet period thut the working plant and utensils of the duiry…

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Dairy Industry Bill Late Sitting of Assembly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 6

Sydney, Friday.—The Legislative Assemblp sat till 5 o'clock this morning considering, in committee, the details of the Dairy Industry Bill. The measure…

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Export of Wheat. Arranging for Freight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 7

The Federal Attorney-General Mr. Hughes, referring on Saturday to the question of wheat freights said The Commonwealth Government acting in conjunction…

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Farm Properties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 4

On Wednesday next, Messrs, Swan, Murray and Hain will offer at auction at their rooms Church-street at noon, a rich agricultural farm of seven acres all under crop and…

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Big Wool Traffic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 3

For the week ended on Saturday 37,308 bales of wool were invoiced to Darling Harbor, 1120 bales to Newcastle, and 2503, bales to Morpeth a total of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. District Clips Bring High Prices

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

At yesterday's wool sales, there was keen competition, and bidding was excited. Buyers were in large attendance All good wools were sought after…

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Miller's Forest Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Elkin will offer at auction at the Oddfellows' Hall, Raymond Terrace, on Wednesday, November 3, a magnificent lucerne-growing and dairy farm at Miller's…

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Slaughter of Dairy Calves

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 1

A significant reference to the slaughter of heifer calves from dairy stock is made by Mr H. R. Alexander in the "Irrigation Record," based upon an…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 4

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

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