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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 69

Poultry. Weevily Wheat. Its Possibilities in the Mash

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

The question was lately asked in the Chemist's Laboratory of the Department what amount of bran would have to be added to wheat-meal made from light…

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Australian Wheat for America. Important Proposal. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

The United Press correspondent at Washington says that the Food Controller, Mr. Hoover, is endeavouring to make arrangements…

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Dairy Farm Near Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

On Monday-next at Camphell's Hill yards, at 1.30, Mr. James Delmage will offer a auction that well-known dairy farm, five miles from Maitland, and near Lochinvar railway station,…

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Berry Park Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

A number if magnificent agricultural alluvial, grazing, and swamp farms, on the banks of the Hunter River, and portion of the famous Duckenfield and Berry Park…

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Dairying. Chief Functions of Water. In a Dairy Cow's Ration

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

A good dairy cow probably needs more water than any other domestic animal. The chief uses of water to a cow have been the subject of a special…

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Water on the Farm. Boilers and Injurious Waters

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

The effect of water upon boilers used for the production of steam and for other purposes is a subject not without interest to the farmer. The Chemist…

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Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Limited. Factory Report for Month of March, 1918

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 3

Export of butter and cheese has now practically ceased. Factories have been instructed by the Federal Prices Commissioner to submit 40 per cent, of the…

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Dairying

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

A good dairy cow probably needs more water than any other domestic animal. The chief uses of water to a cow have been the subject of a…

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Aberdeen Progress Association. Poultry Farmers' Conference

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 1

The Hon, Secretary has received intimation from the Director of Agriculture that the Ninth Annual Poultry Conference will be held at…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 4

A special cattle sale will be held at Tarong station, Nanango, Queensland, on Friday, May 10, by Messrs. Fenwick and Co. (Brisbane) and McPhie and Co. (Toowoomba), in…

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Dalby Cattle Safe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 4

At Dalby, Queensland, on May 17, on account of Messrs. Baker Bros., of "Gowrie," Charlevile, Messrs. Dalgety and Coy, will offer 550 highclass Shorthorn breeders, with about 400 calves…

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Australia's Wheat. Washington

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 3

The movement of Australia's surplus wheat to the Allies is likely to be made possible through the acquisition by the United States of Japanese ships. Plans are now…

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Poultry. Weevily Wheat. Its Possibilities in the Mash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 4

The question was lately asked in the Chemist's Laboratory of the Department what amount of bran would have to be added to wheat-meal made from light…

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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. 364. Agricultural. Maize Improvement. a Farmer's Experience

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 4

In a brief outline of his method of growing maize, a Wisconsin farmer relates in "Hoard's Dairyman" how he improved his strain of maize so as greatly…

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Aberdeen Progress Association. Poultry Farmers Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 7

The Hon. Secretary has been informed by the Director of Agriculture that the ninth annuul Poultry Conference will be held at the…

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Dairying. Chief Functions of Water. In a Dairy Cow's Ration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 4

A good dairy cow probably needs more water than any other domestic animal. The chief uses of water to a cow have been the subject of a special…

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Water on the Farm. Boilers and Injurious Waters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 4

The effect of water upon boilers used for the production of steam and for other purposes is a subject not without interest to the farmer. The Chemist…

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Electric Farming. Sour Soil Made Sweep and Fruitful

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 9

Tho electro-chemical treatment of crops (the periodical application of electricity to the roots) does much more than stimulate growth. It may sound like a fairy tale, yet…

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Dairying. Disease of Calves

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 9

Two interesting addresses on the diseases of calves occupied a recent meeting of the Kyogle branch of the Agricultural Bureau. Mr. G. Fleming advocated the provision…

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Cost of Rearing Cattle. Australia and England Compared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1918 · page 3

In his address to shareholders in Bovril, Limited, at the annual meeting in London, the chairman, Mr. G. L. Johnson, drew some comparisons between the cost of rearing…

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