Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 79

Dairying. Points in Breeding. How to Get a High-class Bull

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

A cow does not usually put up an extremely large milk yield until she has had at least two or three calves, and if she is a big producer her efforts…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

Messrs Ed. Higgens, Parkinson & Co will conduct a sale of about 600 head of store cattle at the local yards on Tuesday next, 24th inst…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Winter Butter Pool

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 8

The following statement regarding the formation of a butter pool by the Commonwealth Government has been issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes):—…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

"Winter Butter Pool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 3

The following statement regarding the Formation of a Butter Pool by the Commonwealth Government has been issued by the Prime Minister…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Gloucester Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Abbott and Co., in conjunction with Messrs. Hill Clark and Co. will offer at their yards, Gloucester, on Tuesday next, 345 head of store cattle, including well-bred…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Australian Butter Shipments. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 5

The Government is requisitioning all shipments of Australian butter…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Wheat Pool. How the Farmer Has Profited. Some Remarkable Facts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 9

The following statement regarding the Wheat Pool is issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes):—The Australian Wheat Board has been in…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Wool for the Enemy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 3

In a recent report, Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, made mention of the fact that German troops were being clothed in material largely composed…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Maitland Show. Good All-round Exhibition. Fine Dairy Cattle and Horses. Great Show of Poultry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

The great district event of the year, the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association's annual exhibition, was opened Wednesday in society's spacious and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Dairying. Points in Breeding. How to Get a High-class Bull

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

A cow does not usually put up an extremely large milk yield until she has had at least two or three calves, and if she is a big producer her efforts…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Farmers and the P.L.L

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The farmers who are being especially appealed to by the Labor Senators on the bogus conscription issue, would do well to consider P.L.L. views on the question of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Dairying. Selecting Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 9

The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cows. That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper read by him before the Lower Portland branch of the…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

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, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 311. Agricultural. the Care of Seed Maize. Life History of the Weevil

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

"Before any measure of success can be obtained in the treatment of any pest, it is neccssary to know at least something of its life history."…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

British Wool Supply. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 5

The Wool Advisory Committee recommends that in view of the heavy military needs it is necessary to accumulate a considerable wool reserve and therefore urges…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

World's Wheat Supply. Chicago Excitement. Chicago

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 6

The Chicago wheat pit was the see[?] wild excitement yesterday. There was an upward flight in values which surpassed all previous records. September delivery soared…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Bellevue Farm, Paterson River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

Acting under instructions from the executors in the estate of the late Mr. C. F. Vollmer, Bellvue, Paterson River, Mr. C. K. Young will offer for sale by auction on the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The farmers and the P.L.L.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 6

The farmers who arc being especially appealed to by the Labor men on the bogus conscription issue, would do well to consider P.L.L…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →