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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 69

Sheep Mortality. Result of Recent Drought

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 7

[?]stern sheep-owners at present are having [?]ard row. Prior to the recent rains, the [?]rity of them were hand-feeding their [?] on lucerne bay but since the break up…

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Japanese Wool Growing. Experiments Being Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Holman) has received a letter in the following terms from the Commercial Commissioner in the East (Mr. J. B. Suttor): "I have the honour to advise that…

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On [?]ae Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 4

Farmers throughout the district are now very busily occupied planting potatoes, and indications point to the cropping of a considerable area of tubers. The recent rains proved…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

The twenty-third half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Ltd., will be held in the board-room, Morpeth, on Friday, 30th instant, when the…

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Maitland Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Enright announces another big store cattle sale at the Maitland yards for Tuesday, 27th instant, when 1000 head will be yarded. Full particulars are promised in…

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Big Wool Freight

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 2

The American barquentine E. R. Sterling, 2351 tons, left Sydney for San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon, after being over three months in port. Her…

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Dairying. Sterility Among Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 7

The statement by an officer of the Missourl College of Agriculture that "sterility or barrenness is becoming alarmingly prevalent in dairy and beef cows, and this is particularly…

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Zebu Cattle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 4

Owing to the ravages of the ticks in Queensland the experiment has been made of crossing cattie with Zebu bulls, reports having been…

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The Butter Shortage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 4

Sussex-street was bare of butter to-day. Melbourne advises that the production of Victorian butter is steadily increasing. Some Sydney merchants think that the position…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report August 14: The gratifying news was received this week that wool appraisements…

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Can the Supply of Cattle be Controlled?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 6

In the case of live stock, which are in an immense number of hands, and are scattered over the whole of Australia, the case is widely…

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Wool Appraisement. SEASON 1918-1919

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd, report that the Appraisements in connection with the 1918-1919 wool season will begin on September 17th next…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 4

These Notes an issued every week, under the personal supervisior of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, H.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 356…

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Dried Milk Boom. Dairymen's New Eldorado

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 3

The remarkable developments taking place in the dried milk industry are causing a revolution in the business of milk production, says a…

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Dairying. Sterility Amoks Cows. a Variety of Causes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 4

The statement by an officer of the Missouri College of Agriculture that "sterility or barrenness in becoming alarmingly prevalent in dairy and beef…

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Offering of Wool Clip

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., advise:— The announcement made by the Central Wool Committee that arrangements have been made to start wool…

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Sheep Mortality. Result of Recent Drought

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 8

Western sheep-owners at present are having a Laid row. Prior to the recent ruins, the majority of them were hand-feeding their flocks on lucerne hay but since the break up…

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Wool Appraisement. SEASON 1918.1919

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 7

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., report that the appraisements in connection with the 1918-1919 Wool season will begin on September…

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Japanese Wool Growing. Experiments Being Made

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Holman) has received a letter in the following terms from the Commercial Commissioner in the East (Mr. J. B. Suttor): "I have the honour to advise that…

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Police Court. Friday August 16. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.) Straying Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 6

Samuel G. Brooker, for allowing cows to stray in the Shire boundary, was lined 5/, with 6/ costs; in default, 45 hours…

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