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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 79

The Butter Reserve

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 4

Mr J. Searl, manager of the Central Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., yesteray afternoon received a telegram from Sydney, stating that the…

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The Butter Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. J. Searl, manager of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., received word from Sydney yesterday, stating that the Government had decided that 65 per cent, of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Noties. for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Ministei of Agriculture, and are based mainly on…

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Next Year's Wheat. If Turkey Concludes Peace

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 16

Representative farmers of the Gundagal district approached the Premier, Mr. Holman, and asked (1) for an immediate advance of 1/ per bushel, f.o.b., on the…

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Muswellbrook Show. a Great Success. Good Cattle and Horse Exhibits. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 5

The 34th annual show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association opened at Muswellbrook yesterday in beautiful autumn weather. In the…

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Dairying. It Tests the Bull Too. Herd-Testing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 4

Cow testing tests the cows and the men. It tests the bull, too. That is the view put forward by an organiser of a Wisconsin (U.S.A.) Cow-testing…

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Dairying. Herd-testing for the Bull

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 11

Cow testing tests the cows and the men. It tests the bull, too. That is the view put forward by an organiser of a Wisconsin (U.S.A.) Cow-testing…

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Huns for Farms. Women Workers Object to Their Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 5

A proposal to obtain 75 German military and civilian prisoners for farm work at Walton-on-Thames has caused much resentment among women workers on the farms…

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Dairying. a Good Dairy Wash. Economical and Convenient

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 9

The following wash is used by many dairy farmers and recommended by the Principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, who supplier the information as to its preparation…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, adn are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 308. Agricultural. the Improvement of Maize. the Progress Being Made

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 4

During the past few years the Department of Agriculture has undertaken work in connection with maize that has for its main object the…

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Grazing and Dairy Property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., acting under instructions from Mr. Alex. Skinner, will sell by auction, at the Farmers Central Markets, Singleton, on the 24th instant, at…

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British Food Supply. Minister's Appeal to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 7

In a speech at Nhili (Vic.). the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hagelthorn) said he was not divulging any secret in stating that the food supply of Great Britain and her…

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Record Return From Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 4

A dairy farmer on the Lower Manning River claims to have put up a record in regard to returns from the butter factory during December and January. He…

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High Prices for Cattle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 4

High prices were given for dairy cattle at Mr P. Prior's clearing sale at Fox-ground (South Coast). The top price for a cow in milk reached £30/10/-,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

Additional local wool appraisements omitted from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'s list given in our last issue: RHC/GS/MB…

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Farmtno Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 4

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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Sheep Weight Guessing at Late Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 2

Sir,—He sheep-guessing at competition and the handling of the sheep the public. The practice of lifting the sheep by the wool should be debarred…

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Wheat Prices Jump. Chicago, Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 5

Excitement ran high on the Chieako Wheat Pit to-day, and prices for May options jumped 1 13-16d to 8/ 3 13-16d per bushel. This is the highest price reached in Chicago since…

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Coastal Farmers' Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. N. Blair, accountant at the West Maitland brunch of the above, has been appointed branch manager as from April 1, vice Mr. K. Sneddon, who returns to the head office…

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Crops From Roumania. Germans Utilising Resources to the Full

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 5

Proclamations in German and Roumanlan have been posted on the walls of Bucharest announcing measures instituted for the administration of Wallachia. This has been…

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