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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 97

Homebush Markets Cattle Dearer, Sheep Unaltered

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 3

There was a small yarding of cattle at the Homebush fat stock sales on Monday, which was more than balanced by a large, good quality consignment of sheep…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. will hold a sale of store cattle at the Muswellbrook yards on Tuesday next, when 295 head will be offered, comprising…

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Special Cattle Sale at Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 4

Messrs. J. A. Simpson and Co. will hold a special cattle sale at Scone yards on Friday, 22nd instant, when 500 head will be offered at auction, comprising 80 choice…

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Italy Wants Crossbred Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 3

Winchcombe: Caraon Ltd. report that at this week's opening Sydney wool sales, held on Monday, crossbred wools bad particularly strong inquiry on Italian account, and…

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Australia's Champion Cow. 1000lbs. of Butter in a Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 2

When the late Minister for Agriculture decided to offer a State prize of £100 for the first cow in New South Wales to achieve an official record of 1000lbs. of butter…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports. John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 1

Wool.—The general selection was of a distinetly medium character, the offerings being mainly drawn from the districts which suffered severely during the brought. All…

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Local News Singleton Cattle at Homebush

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 2

Light supplies forced competition at the Homebush cattle auctions last Monday. Only 1300 head were forward. Values generally ruled in owners' favor…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 1

The Pastoral Finance Association on Monday sold 2749 bales. In addition to local district clips (prices of which were given In Tuesday's…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

These Note are issued every week under the personal supe[?]ion of the [?] W. C. Grahame, M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on experience of the Department. No. 232…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Boom in Crossbred Wools

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 2

Owing to its particular suitability for the making of cloth for military, clothing, crossbred wools are in exceptionally strong demand. Winchcombe, Carson,…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming. Payable Fruit Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Fruit-growing with irrigation on a large scale was begun in Australia through the enterprise of Californian irrigationists, and the industry has…

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Share Farmers and Crown Lands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. Ashford, Minister of Lands, has a proposal on foot to place a number of share farmers on Crown lands. The idea is to utilise an area of about 20,000 acres of resumed…

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Cattle Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Edward Higgens Parkinson and Co will hold a sale of store cattle at the yards on Tuesday next, when 295 head will be offered,…

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Tuberculous Cattle Aberdeen Farmer Fined. Conflicting Testimony

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 8

At the Singleton Police Court on Thursday, before Mr R.H.V. Allnutt, P.M., Alfred Beale, farmer, of Aberdeen, pleaded not guilty to having, on…

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Germans' New Aircraft. "Cattle Aeroplanes."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 7

The German super-warplane, or battle-aeroplane has been designed to carry out in the skies the same tactics which the fast cruisers of the notorious, Emden type were…

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Pastoral. Fodder Trees. an Offer Hy the Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 12

Consideration has lately been given by the Honourables the Ministers of Lands and Agriculture to a scheme for encouraging farmers and past[?]alists to establish…

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Wheat and Flour. Victoria's Supplies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 9

A census of the quantities of wheat and flour held in Victoria on the evening of September 27 was recently undertaken by the Price of Goods Board. It showed that on…

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Argentine Wheat. Buenos Ayres, Oct. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 7

General rains have completely changed the prospects for the wheat crops, which are now most favourable…

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