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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,960 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 98

Sale of a Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

A first-class, well-improved agricultural farm, situated at Miller's Forest, containing about 65 acres, will be offered at auction, at the Campbell's Hill yards, on the…

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Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Limited. Factory Report for the Month of September, 1916

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 3

Cream supplies are now increasing and the demand for butter is being met. Inspectors acting under the provisions of the Dairy Industry Act are [?]urging…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 4

At the Tenterfield showground yards, on Thursday next, 12th instant, Messrs. Weaver and Perry will submit to auction 1500 well-bred New England cattle. Trucks have been…

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Gloucester Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 4

At the Gloucester yards on Wednesday next, 11 inst., at 2.30, Stanley Jones and Co. will offer 220 Head of mixed cattle, including 160 good steers…

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More Ships for Wool Trade. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 13

The wool trade approached the Allocation Committee, for additional tonnage. It is hoped the Government will shortly allot more ships for the colonial wool trade…

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Soil Fertility. a Farmer's Methods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 9

"Every farmer must study the requirements of every variety of soil with which he is dealing, in order to apply those fertilisers which are required. In my experience and…

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Dairying. Cool Your Cream

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 9

"Three-fourths of the poor cream that is coming on to the market to-day is caused by carelessness in cooling." The statement was made by an American…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision or the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 283. Agricultural. a Unique Opportunity. Present Abundant Growth. Conserve it Against a Day of Scarcity

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 4

"The present luxuriant growth of vegetation of every kind in our western districts, affords farmers such an opportunity of laying by a store of fodder…

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Sheep and cattle sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 4

At the Quirindi yards on the 17th instant at 11.30 sharp, Messrs Watt and Abbott, in conjunction with Dalgety & Co., will offer at auction 1000 head of cattle and 2000 sheep. Particulars…

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The Price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) stated yesterday It was not the Government's intention to allow a rise in the Price of butter in Australia to London party to take…

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The Forbes Flood. Wheat Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 3

The flood in the Lachlan River is now subsiding, although Forbes is cut off from its main suburbs—North Hill and Camp Hill. People are being brought across by boats. The wheat…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 4

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

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New Wheat Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 4

The Premier during a recent visit to the southern districts, noticed that apparently little room was left at the various stations and platforms for the stacking of this…

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Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 2

J A Simpson and Co. hold a highly important cattle sale at Scone yards at 12, noon. on Friday next, Oct, 13; particulars are advertised elsewhere in this issue,…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 4

At the Muswellbrook yards on Tuesday next. October 14, at 2 p.m. Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. will offer at auction 600 mixed cattle…

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Goulburn Market. Special Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 1

W. H. Wheatley reports; Owing to floods only 2580 cattle were yarded on Thursday, and considering the incessant rain the attendance of buyers was good, and…

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Record Price for Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 4

The remarkable price of 25½d per lb was obtained at the Sydney wool sales by pastoral Finance Association, Limited, for 18 bales of Mudgee greasy wool, of the Cooyal…

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Big Wheat Transaction. Large British Purchase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 6

A meeting of the Australian Wheat Board was held in the Federal Government Offices, Melbourne, yesterday. At its conclusion the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) made an…

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British Foodstuffs. Australian Wheat Purchased. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 5

Mr. W. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, in the House of Commons. announced that the Government had decided to appoint a Royal Commission, with full…

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Price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 4

Senator Russell, Assistant Minister-in-Charge of Foodstuffs, stated that the Federal Government had decided the whatever arrangement might be made as regards the…

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