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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 69

Wheat Prospects. Restricted Ares Sown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 12

The collection of particulars relating TO the area sown with wheat during the current season has been unavoidably delayed, but sufficient data have been received to…

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Weavil in Wheat. Method of Destruction Discovered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 7

A method has been discovered of destroying weevil in -wheat stacks. This announcement was made at a conference in Melbourne at which the Australian Wheat Board, the…

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Spring Creek Farms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 2

Special attention is drawn to the date of sale by auction of these important properties. On Friday, 25th. at 2.30 p.m., at Tindale and Co's office,…

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Dairying. Locally-made Rennet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 4

Samples of rennet made in Sydney from vells obtained from the State Abattoirs have lately been under trial by the Department of Agriculture, and…

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Dairy Produce Pool Committee

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 1

The election of the personnel of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Fool Committee, which will deal with all matters relating to the sale of the exportable…

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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. 389. Agricultural. the Production of Cereals. How to Increase Yields

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 4

Farmers the world over are being urged to make every endeavor to increase the production of their soil. The withdrawal from agricultural…

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Dairying. Locally-made Rennet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1918 · page 6

Samples of rennet made in Sydney from veils obtained from the obtained Abattoirs have lately been under trial by the Department of Agriculture, and the results have been so…

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Wool-Pack Profiteering

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

John Bridge and Co., Ltd, wrie:— "We are moved to make our acknowledgments and thanks to the numerous producers, who have been good enough…

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Lille District Captured. Great French Wool Centre

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:— Lille, North ru France, is reported to have been taken by the British troops Apart from other motives, the capture of…

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An Open Letter to Every Dairy Farmer the District

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 4

Dear Mr Farmer,—Are you rearing your "Poddies" on "Fatevine" Cod Oil? If you are, well done. If not, why not? Do you recognise what…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 October 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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Maitland Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Enright will hold another big sale of store catte at the Maitland yards on Tuesday, November 5. when 1000 head will be yarded. Full particulars are promised…

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Butter Prices. Advanced a Half-phnny

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1918 · page 3

Mr. Massy Greene, Minister in charge of Price Fixing, announced yesterday that the price of butter had been raised to 154/ per ewt. for first grade, 144/8 for second…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 6

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 23rd October: Appraisements progressed last week, and the third series terminated on Friday, 18th…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are [?]sed mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 391…

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An Open Letter to Every Dairy Farmer in the District

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 6

Dear Mr Farmer,—Are you rearing your "Poddies" on "Faterine" Cod Oil? If you are, well done. If not, why not? Do you recognise what…

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Dairying. Dairy Science Schools. Last Winter's Record Attendance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 4

During the past winter the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture held four schools of instruction in dairy science, together with…

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Price of Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Price-fixing announced on Wednesday that the Commonwealth Government had raised the price of butter to 154s a cwt. The…

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Growing Grass with Wheat?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 5

Something like the discovery that two telegraph messages at once may be sent over the same wire, which startled the scientific world a good many years ago, is the announcement…

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