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Farming & the land, 1919

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Swept by Fire. Sheep Stations Suffer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 6

Further serious grass they occurred on sheep stations surrounding Whitten during Christmas week. The following losses of pasturage are reported:…

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Pastoral. Sheep-maggot Flies. Destroving the Breeding Grounds

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

A recent summary of the recommenda[?]ons of the Department of Agriculture on me subject of control of the sheep-maggot [?]y laid emphasis upon the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · 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 [?]ed mainly on the experience of the Department No. 399…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Durham District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 7

A meeting of the above council was held at Vacy on Thursday afternoon, the 19th ult. Delegates were present from Eccleston, Gresford, Vacy…

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Dairying Interests. Under Pool Control

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 6

Steps have been taken by the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool to at once establish a reserve of butter to provide for next winter's…

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Pastoral. Sheep-maggot Flies. The Trap as a Control

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

The destruction of sheep-maggot flies by trapping them before they have time to deposit their eggs upon the sheep has been advocated by the Department of…

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Sale of Butter to American Government

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

At a meeting of the executive council of the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney last week, a letter was read from the Minister for…

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Blowfly in Sheep. Experiments in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 7

The report of the Queensland committee which is conducting experiments at Dalmally to discover the best means of dealing with the blowfly pest in sheep shows that 12 specifics had been…

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Swept by Fire. Sheep Stations Suffer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

Further serious grass fires occurred on sheep stations surrounding Whitton during Christmas week. The following losses of pasturage are reported:…

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American Wheat. a Remarkable Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

A message from Washington states that Mr. Layer, the Chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the United States Congress, testified that it would cost the United States…

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Wheat Guarantees. Overdraft of £11,000,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Watt, stated in Sydney that he had conferred with bankers in Melbourne and Sydney in respect to the payment of the guarantee to…

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Dairy Utensils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

The wide range of Dairy Utensils handled by us is not equalled in the State. Our stocks are most comprehensive, and in spite of the War, and…

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Dairy Herd Poisoned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

Mr. C. A. Holswich, a returned soldier, who conducts a dairying business at Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains, has had a serious loss. He…

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Dairy Herd Destroyed. Under Suspicious Circumstances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 9

A dairy herd of twelve cows, the property of Mr. C. A. Holswach, a returned soldier, or Faulconbridge, on the Blue Mountains, has been destroyed under suspicious…

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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. 400. Live Stock. Economical Hand-feeding. The Utility of Straw

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 4

Owners of livestock who are just now hand-feeding with lucerne hay or with mixed fodders rich in protein might with advantage give a little consideration to…

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Blowfly in Sheep. Experiments in Queensland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

The report of the Queensland committee which is conducting experiments at Dalmally to discover the best means of dealing with the…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter factory. to Our Suppliers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

On December 14th, 1918, we issued a circular letter advising that the quality of the cream was anything but good, and making certain…

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Dairy Premises

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

For the production of a pure and wholesome milk supply for the public use, and for the production of the best quality cream for…

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Dairy Premises. Tar Dressing for Balls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

An article of special interest to dairymen recently appeared in "The Land" regarding the treatment, of bails and other woodwork on dairy…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

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

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