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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 69

Important Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1918 · page 4

At the Gloucester yards on July 3rd, at 2 p.m. Messrs, Stanley Jones and Co., Abbott and Co., and Carlton and Trenbath, in conjunction, will offer 350 head of choice…

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Troubles Amongst Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 4

Generally speaking, Inspector Cotton reports that there has been no serious troubles amongst stock in the Maitland Pastures Protection District for some time. Several…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 5

The sheep show was opened to-day on the Agricultural Society's Grounds. There are over one thousand exhibits. Judging is proceeding…

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Local News a Butter Census

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 2

It is notified that, is order to ascertain the exact production of butter in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, a census is being taken…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 2

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney; report that the .following application for patents connected with…

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Inbreeding of Dairy Cattle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

A correspondent lately addressed the following questions to the Department.— How far is inbreeding in cattle…

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Butter Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

Under the War Precautions Act, all persons, firms, or companies who or which at midnight on June 21, have in their possession under control, stored, or in transit,…

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Butter Competition

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 3

A number of items of interest to dairy farmers came up for discussion at the conference of the Australian Dairy Factories' Association in Sydney on Tuesday…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Fumigation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

Fumigation is a method of destruction that, if carefully attended to, accounts for many rabbits. The best time of the year to fumigate is the winter…

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Store Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

On Friday next, July 5, Messrs.— Elkin and Eales will held a special store cattle sale at Campbell's Hill yards, West Maitland, when 500 head will be yarded. On Tuesday, July…

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Inbreeding of Dairy Cattle. How Far it is Safe

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

A correspondent lately addressed the following questions to the Department: How far is inbreeding in cattle safe? A young bull (Durham) served heifers…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 1

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 26th June:—No appraisements took place in the local market last week, catalogues, however, are in…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes [?] the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision [?] W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are [?]nly on the experience of the Department. No. 373…

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Dairying. Lessons in Cow Testing. a Feature of a Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

That the dairy former should know exactly what each cow in his milking herd in doing in the way of milk and butter production was illustrated in a…

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Dairy Conference. Progress of the Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 1

The record attendance at the annual conference of the co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association is (says the…

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Butter Returns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

An advertisement in this issue states that all persons, firms or companies, who or which at midnight on 24th June, £91S. had butter in store in excess of…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Fumigation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 4

Fumigation is a method of destruction that, [?] carefully attended to, accounts for many rabbits. The best time of the year to fumigate is the winter,…

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A Butter Census

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

It is notified that, in order to ascertain the exact production of butter in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, a census is being taken…

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Muswellbrook Cattle sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 4

Messrs, Weaver and Perry, Lth., Will conduct a sale of store cattle at Muswellbrook yards on Friday next, when 1600 head will be yarded, including 800 Durham and…

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Inbreeding of Dairy Cattle. How Far it is Safe

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 4

A correspondent lately addressed the following questions to the Department: How far is inbreeding in cattle safe? A young bull (Durham) served heifers…

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