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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 69

Agriculture. Growing Crop Competition. Wagga Results and the Report

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

The report of the Inspector of Agriculture who judged the present year's growing crop competition in connection with the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association (Wagga) has…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Co. will offer at auction at Armidale yards on Tuesday, 22nd instant, 2000 head of store cattle, including 500 Dyamberin station-bred Hereford…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Elkin and Eales will hold a special cattle sale at their yards, Raymond Terrace on Tuesday next, 16th instant when 800 head of stores will be yarded for action…

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Australia's Wheat. Britain's Burden

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

With the coming of the New Year the burden born by the Imperial Government in regard to the purchase of Australian wheat…

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Correspondence. Sheep-fly Trouble. (To the Editor.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

Sir,—We have been troubled at Puddledock Station with fly-blown sheep Cor sheep for years. In 1914 we lost 250 sheep, in 1915, 270, in 1916…

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Food Difficulties in London Butter 2/6 to 3/- a Pound

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

News by the last mail in regard to the food problem in London is that sugar can hardly be bought at all, and that butter is from 2/6 to 3/ a pound…

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Australia's Wheat. Tonnage Question. Convoy System Successful. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Sir Chiozza Money, in an interview in the "Pall Mall Gazette," in reply to Australian criticism, greatly regretted the inability to transport Australian wheat…

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Bonshaw Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

A special cattle sale will be held at Bonshaw by Messrs. Moran and Onus (Inverell) and Weaver and Perry, Ltd. (Sydney), in conjunction, on Wednesday next, 10th inst., when…

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The Melon Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

Up to the present no water melons have been marketed at the West Maitland produce sales, and this is the latest they have over been coming in. A few rock melons…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Elkin and Eales will hold a special cattle sale at their yards, Raymond Terrace, on Tuesday next, when 600 head of fats, springers, and store cattle…

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Store Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Abbott and Co. will offer at Glencester yards, on Wednesday next, 800 head of well-bred store cattle. On Thursday, 17th inst, Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 9th January:—The appraising of wool was resumed in Brisbane last week, and was inaugurated…

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Wool Offerings Under Way

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Wool appraisements are again in full swing on the Sydney market. By February 13 practically…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

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. 340…

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The Dairy Industry. Aim of the Commonwealth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Supervision of the export of all dairy products from Australia has been taken over by the Commonwealth Government, and Mr. Wigan, late of the New South Wales…

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Leahurst' Dairy Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co., of Muswellbrook, in conjunction J. A. Simpson and Co., of Scone, will offer at auction at the farm of Mr. F. H. Thriff…

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Farm Manure

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Some theoretical scientist talk as if crops could be continually cultivated by the application of artificial manure alone, being apparently…

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Wild Oats. Their Occurrence in American Crops

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

The control or eradication of wild oats from certain wheat lands in the United states is the subject of a bulletin lately issued by the Department of Agriculture…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Sydney, and Donoghue and Stevenson, Tenterfield, in conjunction, will offer at auction at Tenterfield on Tuesday next, 2500 head of store cattle,…

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Tamworth Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

Messrs. Garvin and Cousens, announce a special sale of 1500 head of cattle at Tamworth yards on the 25th January…

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