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Farming & the land, 1917

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Pigs and Pork. Feeding Pigs on Damaged Wheat. at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 11
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

It may be accepted as a fair statement that in the production of bacon or pork, under normal market conditions, wheat cannot be deemed an economical food for pigs…

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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 or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 299. Agricultural. Lime on the Farm. Effect of Deficiency of Lime

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

In the previous articles in this series the phase of the matter most prominent has been the effect of lime in various forms upon the soil. As has been shown…

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Agricultural. Lime on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 11

In the previous articles in this series the phase of the matter most prominent has been the effect of lime in various form upon the soil. As has been shown in different ways,…

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Flood at Glen Innes. Biggest Ever Known. Great Damage to Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 8

Tho biggest flood over known in Glen Innes occurred yesterday. Rain fell at night without intermission. At noon it came down in torrents, and in a short time the water…

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Called Up. Workers on Farms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

London; Thursday.—Lord Derby (War Minister) and Mr Prothero (President of the Board of Agricu?ture) state that the urgent military situation requires…

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Local and General News. Armidale Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Walter J. Hawke Co. will hold a special cattle sale at Armidale on Tuesday, Feb. 13, when 2500 store cattle will be submitted to auction. Full particulars will be…

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Dairy and Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs, H. York ans Sons will offer at auction at the shire yards Singleton,on Wednesday, February 7, on behalf of the Camden Park Estate, Ltd., 150 dairy heifers,…

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Imported Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 7

Two very fine balls of he Polled Angus breed, from a famous English stud, and recently purchased by Mr. J. C. White, of Edginlassie, reached Muswellbrook by train…

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Dungog Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. D. Abbott and Co. will offer at auction at their yards, Dungog, on Friday next, 100 Durham bullocks and steers, and 150 mixed cattle…

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Fires in a Wheat Crop. Suspicious Candles

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

A fire started In the crop of a share—farmer on Bland, 23 miles from Wyalong. Several neighbours galloped to the scene and extinguished the flames…

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Wheat Stacks on Fire. Heavy Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 5

A fire, which broke out in two of James Bell and Co.'s wheat stacks at Lockhart,at nine o'clock last night, destroyed or damaged about 4000 bags of wheat. The origin…

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Local and General News. Muswellbrook Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. will offer at auction on Tuesday next, at Muswellbrook yards, 700 head of store cat-tle…

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Sale of Dairy Held

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

Messrs. D. Abbott and Co., of Dungog, report having sold in conjunction with Messrs. Alison and Jones. on January 25th, Mr. P. Marquet's two dairy herds, consisting of 110…

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The Sheep Blowfly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

The Premier (Mr. Holman), in view of the interest taken lately in the sheon blowfly pest, has obtained a report from the Director of Agriculture respecting departmental…

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Another Wheat Fire. 4000 Bags Damaged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

A fire which broke out in two of Messrs James Bell and Co.'s wheat stacks at Lockhart at about 9 o'clock on Monday night destroyedl or dam…

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Farms for Soldiers. Terms of Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Gra[?]ame) and chairman of the irrigation Commission considers that one of the most important matters dealt with by the…

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German Potato Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 6

The Berlia correspondent of the "National Tidende" (Copenhagen), reports that the last German potato harvest yielded only 21 million bushels, a against 50 million bushels…

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Raworth Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

A rich agricultural farm of 35 acres, with a paddock of 12 acres at Raworth, will be offered at auction by Mr. E. W. Sparke on behalf of Mr. W. Lowry, at Campbell's Hill…

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The Sheep Blowfly

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. Holman), in view of the interest taken lately in the sheep blowfly post, has obtained a report from the Director of…

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