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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 69

Wool Deal Commended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

Mail advices to hand from England express great satisfaction at the purchase of the Australian wool clip for the period of the war and one…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervisor of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. FOR use in last issue of week ending No. 384. Pastoral. Classing Merino Wool. Farmers' Flocks and the Appraisers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

The Sheep and Wool Expert of the Department has recently had opportunities of demonstrating to sheep breeders in the western districts the best methods…

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Primary Producers' Union. Pine for Butter Boxes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 1

At the quarterly meeting of the executive of the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney last week the lactories sectional committee…

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Singleton Show. Large Entries. Fine Exhibits of Cattle. SINGLETONS

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 5

The Northern Agricultural Association's 19th shaw opened yesterday in perfect [?], the day being brigh and warm. The total entry was greatly in excess of that of…

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Dairying. Herd-testing in Practice. And Startling Results

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

The use that one member of the Bangalow Herd-testing Association made of the information he obtained by individual testing of his cows affords one…

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Dairying. Herd-testing in Practice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 11

The use that one member of the abandon herd-testing Assocaition made of the information he obtained by individual testing of the cows affords one of the most striking…

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Dairy Produce

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

Butter, three boxes, one each for export local consumption, and prints, Dungog Co-operative Batter Factory, Ltd Singleton Co-operative Dairy…

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Continuation of Awards Farm Produce

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 4

Oats, and P. Ernst, 1. Cape barley, G. and P. Ernst,. 1. Maize, large variety, 1. Sternbeck. 1; :. and P. Emst 2. Maize, small variety (light), W…

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(Sore Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Enright will hold a big store cattle sale at the Maitland yards to-morrow (Tuesday), when 1000 head will be offered at auction. Particulars have been already…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Muswellbrook Dairy Company. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 2

The Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., having been a year in existence, gives the following report of its operations during that period. Since the formation of the…

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Sale of Durham Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Brooker and Lindeman, in conjunction with Ca[?] Bros. will offer at auction at Beatty's yards, Gresford, on Friday, October 4, 50 Durham cows and heifers…

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Sale of Durham Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Brooker and Lindeman, in conjunction with Ca[?]r Bros. will offer at auction at Be[?]tty's yards, Gresford, on Friday, October 4, 50 Durham cows and helfers,…

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Wool Deal Commended

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 1

Winchcombe, Cavsoa, Ltd., write: Mail advices hand from England express great satisfaction at the purchase of the Australian wool…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Life Membership for Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 3

Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following communication, and will be pleased to submit any names sent to him:—At the annual conference the following…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Life Membership for Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 3

Hon. water Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following communication, and will be pleased to submit any names sent to him:—At the annual conference the following…

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Australian Wheat Pool. Liability of £44,000,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 7

The Victorian Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Hagelthorn speaking in the Legislative Council on the wheat position, said in the Australian pool there were 2,000,000 toms of wheat…

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A Serious Outlook. Butter Famine Probable. Oversea Shipping Not Affected. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 3

On account of the wharf laborers refusing to work, a butter famine is threatened in Sydney butter arriving by steamer remaining in the refrigera…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 4

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

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Nodules in Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 8

The principal microbiologist of the N.S.W. Department of Public Health (Dr Cleland) and the Professor of Zoology at the Sydney University (Dr…

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Singleton Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner, Limited, will offer at auction at the Shire Yards, Singleton, on Friday, October 4, 1250 head of cattle, including 300 choice dairy heifers and 50 choice cows in…

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