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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,960 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 98

The Minister and the Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 4

The growers of the 70,000,000 bushels of wheat which the State produced, last harvest will get only cold comfort from the Minister's remarks at the…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 1

John Bridge and Co. Ltd. report under date 6th May, 1916:— Wool.—News regarding wool values continues satisfactory, There is a hardening…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Abbott and Co. will offer at auction at Gloucester yards on Tuesday next, 500 head of store cattle, comprising Hereford and Durham bullocks and steers…

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Gloucester Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

A special cattle sale will be held at the Gloucester yards on Thursday, 18th instant, by Mr. A. S. Clift, who will yard 2000 head of choice cattle for auction sale. Particulars…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

Walter J. Hawke and Co., of Armidale, report at their store cattle sale on Thursday last, they yarded about 2300 head, chiefly good quality and condition,…

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Dungog Show. Increase in Horses. Dairy Cattle Improvement. Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 6

The Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association has this year organised its annual show, which opened to-day, in the interest of war funds, to which the whole…

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Farmer's Sudden Death Caused by Heart Failure

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr D. M'Dougall, held an inquiry at Doyle's Creek on Tuesday touching the death of Wilham Adolphus Ellis, a farmer, residing…

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Mixed Dairy mid Store Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Weaver and Perry, Ltd., will offer at auction at the Newmarket yards, St., Marys, on Friday next, 19th instant, 160 bead of mixed dairy and store cattle. A train leaves Sydney…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

On Thursday next, at Gloucestre yard. Mr. A. S. Clift, in conjunction with Mr. E. W. Sparke, will offer at auction 100 superior Durham and Hereford bullocks from…

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Raymond Terrace Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Elkin will hold a big sale cattle at his yards, Raymond Terrace, on Tuestay next, commencing at noon, when he will offer at auction 220 head of bullocks, store cattle, and…

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Raymond Terrace Butter Factory Election. (To the Editor.)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 3

Sir,—Perhaps your correspondent. (Shareholder) would he worth a little space if he had the course and straightforwardness to ask his question over his real name, instead…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 6

There Notes are [?] every weak under the [?] the [?] W. C. Grattaze, M. L. A. Minister of Agricultural, and are based mainly [?] the [?] of the Department. No. 262…

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Ash Island Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

On Wednesday next at Ash Island, on the premises of Mr. W. H. Elkin who is retiring from farming and dairying Mossrs. Badgery Bros, in conjunction with Mr. R. A…

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Dairy Industry Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

The regulations under the "Dairy industry Act," gazetted a fortnight age, provide that all butter factories must put their butter up in boxes bearing registered brands;…

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Transmission of Qualities in Dairy Ho[?]s

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

The Missouri institution in 1894 purchased four registered Jersey cows, and from them is descended the entire pr[?] herd bulls being…

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Dairying. Transmission of Desirable Qualities. Some Remarkable Variations

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 6

How widely bulls vary in their capacity to transmit dairy quality is shown by the results obtained from the Jersey herd at the University…

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The Wheat Pool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 5

Farmers in Australia have been paid a sum of £22,065,000 on certificates for wheat delivered. According to a statement of the operations of the Australian…

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Dungog Show. Increase in Horses. Dairy Cattle Improvement. Dungog

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 5

The Dungog Agricultural and Hortioultcural Association has this year organised its annual show, which opened to-day, in the , interests of war funds, to which, the whole…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Proposed Milk Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 7

A meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butte Factory, Ltd., was held at the factory, Morpeth, yesterday afternoon of consider the question of…

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Pastoral. Lambing Time. Points for Small Flock Owners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 9

In view of the approach of the lambing season few suggestions may be of use to the owners of small flocks, especially those whose experience of flock management is not…

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