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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

1,923 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 97

Dairying. Hard-testing on the Northern Rivers. the Tweed River Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 12

Thanks to the establishment of herd-testing associations on the Tweed and Richmond rivers, it looks as though some educational work of solid value is going to the…

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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. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 195. the Orchard. Marketing Fruit. The Value of Appearances

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

A solid value attaches to appearances in the marketing of fruit—providing, of course, that appearances are faithful and not deceptive…

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Price of Wheat. London, Jun. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

The General Federation of Trades Unions has issued a manifesto asking the Government to control flour and wheat and limit the price of home-grown unmarketed wheat…

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No Wool Fob Germany

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 2

Woolbuyers are up in arms against the insidious attempts £9 certain buyers to obtain wool for Germany. So pronounced is the feeling and so keen tat…

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Wheat Prices in England. London, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 5

The General Federation of Trades Unions has issued a manifesto asking the Government to control flour and wheat and limit the price of home-grown unmarketed wheat…

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Taxing the Farmer. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 1

Sir,—The dog tax is regarded as distinctly hostile to dogs, in fact it is in many cases fatal. Taxes upon strong drink are favored by some people…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

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

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Gunnedah Cattle Sale

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

Messrs, Penrose and Co. will offer at auction at Gunnedah on Tuesday next, 400 head of mixed cattle…

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Big Sale of Store Cattle

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

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, in conjunction with Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co., will hold a big sale of store cattle at Muswellbrook yards on…

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Taxing the Farmer. (To the Editor of the Chronicle)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

Sir.—The dog tax is regarded as distinctly hostile to dogs, in fact it is in many cases fatal. Taxes upon Btrong drink are favored by some people because they limit its use…

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Sydney Wool Market. Still Another Record Price

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

There was a round of subdued applause by the wool buyers in the auction room. Royal Exchange, Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon, when a further record was made for greasy…

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State Farming. 16,000 Acres Cleared

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

On the Government farms at Woodlands, Tullamore, there are 16,000 acres cleared for the plough, and it is estimated that 27,000 acres will be ready by the end of…

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The Irrigation Areas. Yanco Experimental Farm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

The condition of the Yanco experimental farm, which was established about six years ago, illustrates the value of irrigation, even, on a class of…

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Store Cattle Sale

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

Messrs. H. York and Son will conduct an auction sale of store cattle at Singleton on Wednesday next, when 300 bullocks will be yarded and sold in lots to suit buyers. These…

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Wingham Cattle Sale

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

A special sale of 400 head of store cattle comprising steers, helfers, bullocks, and cows will be held at Wingham on Thursday next by Messrs. McDonell and Wisdom…

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Butter Advancing. a Necessary Commodity

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

Since December 12 the wholesale price of butler in Sussex-street has advanced 16s per cwt. It now stands at 122s per cwt. delivered in boxes to the local trade…

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New South Wales Sheep Trucks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

Mr, F. R. McCulloch, giving evidence before the Necessary Commodities Commission, concerning the meat trade, said, "I have been in a good many parts of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

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

These Notes are issued every week. under the personal supervision of the Hon. W.G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 196…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Limited. Factory Report for January. 1915

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

The twenty-third half-yearly meeting of shareholders postponed from 27th November last, was held at Raymond Terrace on 20th January. There were…

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Walnut Crop

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

An orchardist who had several walnut trees that are coming, into bearing asked the Department at what stage the nuts should be picked…

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