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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 69

Butter Supplies. Question of Delivery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 7

Bt a special order issued under the Prices Regulations. the proposal of the butter merchants to discounting delivery to retailers after monday next has been disallowed. The…

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Sydney Sheep Sales a Timely Invitation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 4

We have been requested by John Bridge and Co., Ltd., to extend to wool growers about to visit Sydney for the Sheep sales a hearty welcome to call…

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Mouses Die From Hating Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 2

A few days back five beautiful draught horses, each of the value of about £30, died at "The Retreat," near Boggabri, from eating largely of…

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Horses Die From Eating Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 8

A few days back five beautiful draught horses, each of the value of about £30, died at "The "Retreat," near Boggabri, from eating largely of wheat (says the Gunnedah…

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July Sheep Sales. [?]Nvitation From "John Bridge."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 7

Producers from this district, who [?]ntend visiting Sydney for the forthcoming sheep sales, are cordially in[?]ited by John Bridge & Co. to give…

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Wheat Price. Guarantee of 4/4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 9

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, conferred with the Ministers of Agriculture of Now South. Wales, Victoria, South Australia and "Western Australia, regarding the…

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Australia's Wool. Britain to Buy Clips?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 5

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, on Wednesday in the House of Representatives announced the negotiations with the Imperial Government for the…

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Australia's Wool to Be Bought by Britain

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 4

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, announced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday night the completion of negotiations with the…

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The Wool Clip. Pastoralists Pleased. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 8

News of the purchase of the Australian wool clip by the Imperial Governments was received by pastoralists and everybody connected with the wool industry with great…

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Wheat Pool. Sum of £33,675,000 Paid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 4

A further payment on account of the 1915-16 wheat pool was made to-day. Now South Wales and Victorian farmers will receive 3d a bushel. South Australia…

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Demand for Dairying Farms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 6

Mr. H. R. M'William, of Pitt-street, Sydney, reports that there is a good demand for well-improved dairy farms, and he has made numerous, sales up to…

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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. 371. Agricultural Water on the Farm. What is Suitable for Human Consumption

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 4

There is some conflict of opinion as to the danger run in drinking water that is charged with vegetable matter, as is peaty water. Epidemics of diarrho[?]a…

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War Sensations Come Croppers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 5

Special war sensations have not been very much prospered in the periodicals. For reasons unknown and not readily surmised, the World's Work has withdrawn the series of German-spy…

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Dairying. [?]Cidental Abortion in the Herd. Some Unsuspected Causes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 4

How easily contagious abortion can be communicated in a herd and from one herd to anothor, and with what suspicion any possiblo case should be regarded,…

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Dairying Machinery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 6

Long experience in the manufacture and supplying of all machinery necessary for the complete and effective equipment of Choose and Butter Factories, and everything else…

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Dairy Science School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 4

There is at present sitting at Bowthorne Butter Factory at Morpeth, a Government Dairy Science School, at which there is a good attendance. To-morrow the students will be engaged…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co , Ltd., report June 12th :—So far the date of our concluding appraisement of the…

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Women on the Land. on a Tuncurry Pig Farm. the Story of a Practical "Farmeress."

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 4

"Are you bringing your own soil?" This was the rather discouraging question asked of Miss Wise, graduate of the Pitt Town State training…

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New Zealand Wool. Imperial Contract Settled. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 6

Mr. Massey states that details of the New Zealand wool contract have been satisfactorily settled. The Imperial Government accepts the shipping responsibility…

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Dairy Science School. Testing and Grading Examinations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 3

The first of the dairy science examination schools being conducted by the department during the present winter was opened at the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter…

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