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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 79

America's School Children. to Help on the Farms. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 2

The Agricultural Department is considering the extra closing of schools, in order to enable boys and girls to work on farms and increase food…

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Raymond Terrace Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Elkin will offer at auction at his yards, Raymond Terrace, on Tuesday next at 1 30 p.m., 150 head of fat cattle, springers, and mixed stores, also a team of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

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

These Note, are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Hon W.C. Grahame, M.L.A.. Minister Agriculture, and ar. baaed mainly on the experience of the Department No. 313…

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Dairying. Breeding for High Efficiency. a Better Producing Strain

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

According to a Professor Eckles, of Missouri, U.S.A., the constant cutting out of poor cows—though good in itself—will not materially improve the…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. President's Appeal. Fellow Farmers and Land-holders of N.S.W.

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 3

On Saturday next you will have the privilege of electing the member, of the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia. At no time in the…

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Australian Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 3

In the House of Commons, Captain Bathurst, replying to Mr. R.L. Outhwaite, M.P., said the Government paid 180/ to 186/cwt for Australian butter, according…

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Australian Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 9

Mr. Fuller, the Acting Premier of New South Wales, instructed Mr. Wade, the Agent-General, by cable message last Friday to enter a strong protest on behalf…

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Wool Review

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. have forwarded us an advance proof of their 28th annual review of the Sydney and Brisbane wool markets, with…

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Articles on Wheat Production

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

In this issue We publish the first of two important, articles on production, written by Sir "Joseph Carruthers, M.L.C. The articles contain…

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Wheat Prices. Legislative Reduction. Ottawa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 5

The announcement was made in the Canadian House of Commons by Sir Thos, White, Finance Minister, that plans are in progress for joint action by Canada and the United…

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Butter Factory Gutted. Serious Loss at Glen Innes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 6

Early on Monday morning the butter factory at Glen Innes was discovered to be on fire. The building had been burning for some time before the alarm was given. The…

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Dungog Show. Good Exhibits of Cattle. Interesting Sporting Events. Dungog

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 8

At mid-day to-day the prospects for fine weather for the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association's 30th annual show were good, it then being bright and…

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Something About Wheat (By Sir Joseph Carruthers, M.l.c.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 7

I do not profess to be a scientific breeder, of wheats, nor am I an exp[?]rt farmer. I leave the breeding of wheats to men like Mr Pridham, of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued erery week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are baaed mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 313. Agricultural. Fallow or Non-fallow. What the Farmers' Experiment Plots Showed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

Several experiments to illustrato the value of fallowing as a farm practice were conducted in connection with the farmers' experiment plots last yoar,…

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Dairying. Breeding Fob High Efficiency. a Better Producing Strain

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

According to a Professor Eckles, of Missouri, U.S.A., the constant cutting out of poor cows—though good in itself —will not materially improve the…

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Dairy Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

The Hon. W. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, writing to Hon. Walter, bennett, state that the conference of managers and secretaries of butter factories will be held in…

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Crops From Roumania

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 16

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

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Dairying. Perfecting the Dairy Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 9

Can we bring out any finer points in the cow of to-morrow? The question is asked by an American writer in an article in which he discusses…

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