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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 83 of 97

Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 9

Of the States of the Commonwealth [?] one-South Australia—is free from phylloxera to-day. In the other States it would be folly to plant a vineyard (unless perman…

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Farmer and Company. Limited. London. Oct. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 13

The report of Farmer and Co., Ltd., shows a profit of £67,501 for the year. The directors recommend a dividend o. 10 per cent., that £10,000 be added to the reserve fund,…

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Dairy Show. London, Oct. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 13

Mr. Billyard Leake's red-polled heifer has been awarded first prize in the milking competition at the Dairy Show…

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Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co.'s New Factory a Splendid Establishment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 3

A very apt modern illustration of the ancient fable of the Phoenix rising renewed from its ashes is afforded in the case of the Singleton Central…

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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. 234. Agricultural Seed Maize

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 4

Field Selection versus Barn Selection. An Instructive Experiment. An opportunity was afforded at Grafton experiment farm last season of…

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Raymond Terrace Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 4

On Wednesday next, Mr. R. A. Elkin will offer at auction at his yards, Raymond Terrace, 150 head of cattle, including fat bullocks and cows, vealers, springers, and…

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N.S.W. State Wheat Deal. Great Loss on Imported Wheat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 4

An important statement was made in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly last week by the Attorney-General regarding the losses…

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Brisbanefield Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 4

An important sale of farms in the Sales estate will be conducted by Messrs. E. W. Sparke (Maitland), Lang, Wood, and Co, (Newcastle), and king and Humphries…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 1

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

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The Government and the Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Hughes, now Prime Minister, is not finding his self-imposed task of providing freight for the coming wheat crop an easy one. To…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports. John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Report: for week ending October 30. 1915

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 1

Wool.—As evidencing the demand for crossbreds wo would point in the sale of a clip by us of 104 bales which reaslised ever £2000. The record for this class of wool is…

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Farmers and Single Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 4

Mr. Reynolds, manager of the Cowra Experimental Farm, in not employing single men to help with this season's harvest, and his first question to those looking for employment is,…

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Jerry's Plains Wool

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 November 1915 · page 2

Mr J. H. Decent's Montrose wool clip from Jerry's Plains was among the lines which attracted keen competition at Wincheombe, Carson's Sydney auction…

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Handling the Wheat. Conference in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1915 · page 7

The wheat conference of Ministerial representatives of four States sta again in Melbourne yesterday, and made arrangements as regards allotment of space. It was…

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Farmers and Single Men

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 November 1915 · page 3

Mr Reynolds, manager of the Cowra Experimental Farm, is not employing single men to help with this season's harvest, and his first question to those…

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Dairy and Store Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

At Newmarket sale yards, St. Marys, on Friday next, Messrs. Weaver and Perry, Ltd., will offer at auction 250 head of choice dairy and store cattle. The train leaves…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 7

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 1st November:—The salient feature of last week's wool sales was the very marked discrepancy…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

are issued every week, under the personal super[?]ion of the ame, M.L.A., Min[?]ter of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the Department. 0. 235…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

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. 235…

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Banana Flour. a New Substitute for Wheat and Rye Flour

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

From the island of Jamaica comes the announcement that recent scientific work has produced a valuable substitute for wheat flour in the dried flour of bananas…

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