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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 79

English Butter Market. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London. Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

Butter is very scarce. New Zealand is all cleared. Negotiations for the purchase of the New Zealand output are still ineompleted. It is understood that the…

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Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Co

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the abovenamed Company will be held in the Masonic Hall, on Friday, 23rd instant, to…

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Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 3

The shareholders of this company are to meet to consider the advisableness of postponing the erection of buildings on account of the high prices at present ruling for all…

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The Sugar Crop. Record Yields

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 11

The General Superintendent of Sugar Experiment Stations has returned to Brisbane from an extended visit to the northern sugar districts. Mr. Easterby states that earlier…

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Poultry. a Novel Competition. the Best Poultry Farm in the Shire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 9

The Miranda branch of the Agricultural Bureau has arranged for a competition for poultry farmers in that district which is certain to arouse interest in many parts of…

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The Crops

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

The bountiful September rainfall, followed by a number of rainstorms last month, has made conditions favorable for the growth of crops and pasturage…

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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, M.L.A., Minister o Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 339. the Orchard. Fruit Drying. a Subject of Increasing Importance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

As a method of dealing with fruit of almost all kinds, drying should certainly receive more attention from growers than it has in the past. Especially is…

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Storage of Wheat. Protection From Pests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame), who represents New South Wates on the Australian Wheat Board, on Saturday referred to the fears expressed in England…

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The Wheat Board. Huge Quantity Stacked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

Official figures set forth that the overdraft of the Commonwealth Wheat Board at the commencement of last week was £1,730,000, or £94,000 less than for the week ended…

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Store Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 2

At the Shire saleyards on Friday, Messrs Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., in conjunction with Messrs W. Bailey and Sons, sold 1550 head of store cattle…

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Store Cattle sale at Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 4

Messrs.D. Abbott and Co, will offer at auction at their yards, Dungeg, on Friday, next, 500 Durham bullocks and steers direct from well-known breeders, and…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 1

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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Returned Soldiers As Farmers a P.P.U. DISCUSSION. The Question of Training

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 4

At the meeting of the committee of of the local branch of the Primary Producers' Union on Saturday, some time was devoted to discussing the settlement…

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Gloucester Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Carlton and Trenbath, Abbot and Co., Stanley Jones and Co., and Mr. R. M. Eastern, in conjunction, will offer at auction at, Gloucester, on Thursday, 15th instant, in the estate of the…

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Butter Prices. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 5

The Ministry of Food has fixed the price of Danish butter at 229/ per cwt., thus bringing imported and home produce butter to the same level…

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Dairy Clearance Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 4

On Saturday, 17th instant, Messrs. Edward Higgins, Parkinson and Co , will offer at auction at the farm of Mr. J. Brennan, Randwick Park, near Denman, 113 cows, 60 young cattle, 100…

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Scone Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

Messrs. J. A. Simpson and Co. will offer at auction at the Scone yards on Friday next, 1250 cattle and 2000 sheep, on account of various owners. Particulars are advertised in this…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

One thousand head of store cattle will be yarded at the municipal yards, Tamworth, on Wednesday next, for auction sale by Messrs. Nathan Coben and Co., Ltd. The cattle will be…

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Dungeg Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 4

Owing to the very heavy ruins in the district Messrs. D. Abbott and Co. were unable to yard the Durham cattle advertised for to-day, but will do so on Tuesday next,…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 7

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 5th November: Appraisements are being resumed today, and on completion of the first…

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