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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 4

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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American Markets. Advances in Wheat. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 7

Minneapolis has been breaking the records established since the civil war, and surpassing the famous Leiter corner in wheat, which has scored again, December options selling as…

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Steamer Midland Sunk. Wheat Cargo from Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 1

The steamer Midland, reported in our late cables of last issue as being sunk, loaded a full cargo of wheat at Melbourne, and left there on August 8 with…

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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, Minister or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 286. Agricultural. Vegetables on the Farm. The Value of Surface Cultivation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 6

In addition to the deep cultivation that we last week indicated as so necessary to success in Vegetable growing, the frequent moving of the…

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Dairying. Effect of Heavy Feeding. Upon Growth and Dairy Qualiltes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 6

An investigation conducted at the experiment station connected with Missouri University, U.S.A., resulted in some interesting information being…

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Dairying. Effect of Heavy Feeding Upon Growth and Dairy Qualities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 11

An investigation conducted at the experiment station connected with Missouri University, U.S.A., resulted in some interesting information being obtained about the…

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Agriculture. Vigetables on the Farm. the Value of Surface Cultivation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 11

is [?]tion to the deep cultivation that we [?] week indicated as so necessary to success is vegetable growing, the frequent moving the top inch or two of soil has also…

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A Farmer's Opinion. Know Each Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 9
Also in Singleton Argus

"It was not worth while dairying unless the cows were worthy of feeding, and the only way of telling whether the individual cow was worth it was to weigh the milk of…

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Agricultural. Vegetables on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 9

Success with vegetables is very largely a matter of the proper preparation of the ground, not only for the first crop but for. every succeeding one. A clear…

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AGRICULTURAL. Vegetables on the Farm. the Value of Deep Ploughing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 4

Success with vegetables is very largely a matter of the proper preparation of the ground, not only for the first crop, but for every succeeding one. A…

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Mouquet Farm. Australian Fighting. Magnificent Valour. (Copyright Reserved by the Crown.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 2

British Headquarters, France, Sept, 20. On the same day on which the British took Guillemont and Leuze Wood, and reached Ginchy, on the same day on which the…

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Rich Agricultural Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 4

A rich agricultural farm containing about 26 [?] acres (more or less) situated at Raworth, with improvements, consisting of four-roomed house and kitchen, large hay shed, stables…

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The Somme Offensive. Fighting Round Waterlot Farm. with the British Armies in the Field. July 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 7

There was some infantry fighting in co-eperation with the French on our right wing, and as far as our own troops were concerned some progress was made to the east of Waterlot…

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Gloucester Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Carlton and Trenbath will hold a special sale of store cattle at Gloucester on Wednesday, November 8, when 1100 head will be yarded. Trucks have been secured to load the…

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Singleton Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., will offer at the shire yards, Singleton, to-morrow Wednesday), 84 exceptionally fien bulloks, also 320 store cattle…

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Dairy Farm Wages. Government Sets the Pace

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 3

In giving evidence a few days ago before the Federal Price-Fixing Commissioner, Mr F. W. A. Downes, of Camden, stated that he paid his dairy…

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Khaki Harvesters. Satisfied Farmers. East Anglia, Aug. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

This week a large acreage of wheat as well as barley and oats, has been cut. Fields of corn in the shock are a feature now on the country-side and carting has been done under good…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 4

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

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 4

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. will hold their next special sale of store cattle at Muswellbrook on Tuesday, 21st instant. Owners are requested to give early advice of…

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