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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. will offer at auction at the Muswell-brook yards, on Tuesday next, 700 head of store cattle, comprising bullocks, steers,…

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State Wheat Scheme. Payments to Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 16

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford), in the absence of the Minister for Agricultures in the country, referred to some of the comments in the Sydney morning. press…

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Splendid Wheat Records. "Truly Wonderful."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

Sydney, Friday.—Albury reports that returns from the wheat centres are truly a wonderful record. In the whole Riverina, where no pests are…

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Export of Wheat. Victoria's Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 14

Referring to the shortage of shipping for the despatch of wheat to Great Britain in February and March, Mr. Hagelthorn, Victorian Minister for Agriculture, said that…

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Heavy Cattle Losses. Prices Likely to Keep Up

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 14

Mr. Sidney Kidman, the great cattle breeder, has expressed the opinion that it will be some time before there is anything like che[?] meat in Australia…

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Development in Wheat Freight and Labor Vi

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

In the fifth article of this series the propositions set out were:—(1) That war prices for wheat are a patent inducement to Australia to put a much greater area of land under…

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Agricultural. Wheat-breeding. What Is Meant by Selection

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 11

Selection is sometimes understood to mean the use of graded seed or plump well developed instead of pinched grain, but the plant breeder of the Department of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every we ek, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister o f Agriculture, and are bated mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 244. Agricultural Practical Irrigation Farming. Cultivation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 4

In irrigation farming, no loss than in the production of crops under ordinary "dry" conditions, cultivation is more than hall the business. It is…

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Miscellaneous. Meteorology. Forecasting for Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

A useful paper on the above subject was read by Mr. H. L. Lane at a recent meeting of the Ponto branch of the Agricultural Bureau, the object…

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Dairying. Udder Diseases. Preventive and Curative Measures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

"Caked and spoiled udders are the bane of the milk producors' business," says Dr. A. S. Alexander, in a current article. Generally they do not…

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Agricultural. Practical Irrigation Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 10

In irrigation farming, no less than in the production of crops under ordinary "dry" conditions, cultivation is more than half the business. It is possible to apply water with…

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Farms for Soldiers. Clearing the Land

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 14

The working bee inaugurated by Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., for the purpose of clearing land for soldiers at French's Forest, near Manly, had a successful start on Saturday…

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Organise Primary Production the World and Its Wheat a series of articles' under the beading 'Organise" will appear in our columns. They are reprinted from the "Sun," Sydney, and have been prepared by a writer who has studied thoroughly the question of national efficiency

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

Ideally, or theoretically, there is nothing easier than to point out Australia's opportunity to grow richer and stronger by selling surplus stores of food to the world…

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Farm property, Cottage, etc

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

On Wednesday next, at their rooms, Church-street, at noon, Messrs. Swan, Murray, and Hain will offer at auction a high-class agricultural and dairy farm, of about…

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Wheat Lumpers' Strike. Minister's Strong Comments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 12

The Minister for Agriculture, Victoria referring to the wheat lumpers strike, and consequent delay in shipping the [?] said the Government was of the opinion that…

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Agricultural Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. O. K. Young, in conjunction with Mr. R. A. Elkin, will offer at auction at his rooms, West Maitland, on Saturday, 22nd instant, first-class farm at Phoenix Park,…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · 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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Wollombi cattle sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. J. A. Thompson will offer at auction at wollombi yards on saturday next 100 head of mixed store cattle on account of local owners. on the same day Mr. R…

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