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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 69

Tremblez,s Big Earnings. Helping Submarines. Mysterious Gentleman Farmer. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

Paris advices state the alleged principal in the operations is Trembles, who has again been arrested on a charge of dspionage. He was concerned with…

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Price of Wheat. Growers Want 5/6 Per Bushel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 3

A deputation from the Australian Farmers' Organisation waited on Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, to-day, and represented that thousands of wheat growers were in…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 1

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 6th March:—The company held a further appraisement last week, submitting some 5216 bales, the…

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Dairying Farming for Profit

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

As proving that business method does pay when applied to dairy farming, some data collected by the Ohio agricultural experiment station U.S…

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Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Co

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

At the adjourned meeting of shareholders of the Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., held a for the purpose of deciding whether it should be wound up or not,…

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Farm and Cottage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

A four-acre farm and two cottages, on the Oakahampton-road, will be offered for sale by auction at Campbell's Hill on Monday next, by Mr. J. Enright, in conjunction…

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Gloucester Cattle Sale

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

At Abbott and Co,s yards, Gloucester, on Tuesday next, at 11 a.m. Messrs. Stanley Jones and Co. will offer, on account of Cobark Station, 300 Durham bullocks, all…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 3

Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. report having yarded about 600 cattle on the 5th test., comprising chiefly good quality 3-year-old bullocks and young…

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Russian Sheep Flocks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 7

Winchcombe. Carson Ltd. write:— "In view of the signing of Peace between Germany and Russia, interest attaches to the question of what…

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The Wheat Question. Position of South Australian Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 3

The question of wheat received special attention at the annual meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in Adelaide. Mr. Entwistle, who presided, said…

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A Wheat Storage Problem. Protection from Weevils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

A few months ago a special committee was appointed to investigate the important question of weevil infestation of wheat, and their progress report has…

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Dairying. a Business Proposition. Dairy Farming for Profit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

As proving that business method does pay when applied to dairy farming, some data collected by the Ohio agricultural experiment station (U.S.A.) is presented…

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WHEAT V. Wine Shipments for London. Rev. Hammond's Protest. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

Seeing a cable from London statin that the Agents-General had asked the Colonial Secretary for shipping space for wine shipments from Australia the Rev…

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Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 2

At a special general meeting of shareholders in the above company, held in the School of Arts on Tuesday morning last, a ballot was taken…

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Farmers in Conference

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

The second annual conference of the Australian Farmers' Union was opened in Melbourne. Mr. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., of New South Wales, president, in his…

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Agricultural. Water on the Farm. Bore Waters and the Irrigationist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 9

To define exactly the composition of water be injurious to plants on the lines indicated in last week's article is not an easy matter. Much depends on the nature of the…

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Labor in the Dairy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 7

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

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Choice Farms for Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

Messrs. H. York and Son, auctioneers, will sell by auction, at the Co-operative Union, on Tuesday, March 26, on account of Mr. Geo. Roberts, three rich…

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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. 357. Agricultural. Diseases of Tobacco Plants. a Bacterial Trouble

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

The disease blue mould to which reference was made last week kills many of the seedlings, but many others recover in some measure, and are planted'…

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Australia and the War. Mr. Fitzpatrick and the Wheat Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 2

On the occasion of the unveiling of a roll of honour at the Enmore Superior High School on Saturday, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Treasurer, made a few remarks…

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