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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 69

The Co-operative Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

It is stated that some of the shareholders of the Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company, recently formed here, are taking steps to endeavour to wind up the…

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Sheep and Cattle Dips

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

In pursuance of the War Precautions (Prices) Regulations, an order has been issued calling upon all persons, firms or companies who or…

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Store Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

On Tuesday, 19th inst., Messrs. Turner and Hill will hold a special cattle sale at Cross yards, Wingham, when 600 head of well-bred store cattle will be yarded. On Wednesday,…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

As will be seen in our advertising columns of this issue Garvin & Couscus, Ltd., Tamworth are holding a Special Cattle Sale at Tamworth on…

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Trans-australian Railway. Pastoral Prospects. Ii

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 11

Conditions that will exist after the war, will compel us to improve our methods of production in every respect. We, in New South Wales, where the plant breeder of…

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Economy in Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., write:— "Owing to the shortage of wool supplies in England and America, great efforts are being made to economise…

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The Wheat Yield. Statistician's Figures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 6

The reports received by the Government Statistician from a large number of the principal wheat growing districts indicate that harvesting operations in this State have…

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South African Wool Government Criticised. Capetown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

The Union House of Assembly discussed a motion, moved by the Nationalist leader, General Hertzog, condemning the Government's attitude in connection, with the sale…

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Mammoth Wheat Stacks at Orange and Spring Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. A. Humphries is at present engaged in surveying the sites for the mammoth wheat stacks at Orange and Spring Hill. Members of the Wheat Board inspected the…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Protest From "John Bridge."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 8

John Bridge & Co, Ltd., write:— "We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely…

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Labour in the Dairy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 1

During the present heavy milking season which has intensified the shortage of labour in many districts, this difficulty can be largely…

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Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Another extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd., has been convened to be…

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Farmers and Settler Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

It is announced that Mr. W. Cambridge, official organiser of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, will address a meeting of farmers and Messrs. Wilson and Keppie's…

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Corning's Hen Farm. How He Managed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 9

Starting in 1906 his progress was phenomenon. Each year saw some great forward stride. In 1907 he had a breeding pen of 30 hens and three cockerels and an incubator…

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Corning's Egg Farm. Principles He Adopted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 13

Had we been asked a month ago abput Corning one could not have answered; he was just X, an unknown quantity. To-day we know something of him, enough to make…

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American Farmers. President's Appeal. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 10

A message from Washington reports that President Wilson addressing a meeting of United States fanners, said:—"The world is facing a crisis of war, the issues of which…

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Modern Dairying

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

The benefits of labour-saving machinery in the dairy are probably more appreciated than in most industries. The Dairying Industry ranks as one…

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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 of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 353. Agricultural. Irrigation for Beginners. The Quantity of Water to Apply

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

Under the title, "Practical Information for beginners in Irrigation," a bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture discusses the…

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Record Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

What was probably a record store cattle sale for New South Wales was conducted by Messrs Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd, and H.York and Son, in…

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