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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 80

Farmers' Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day maize sold at [?] to 8/ per bushel. Onions, £14 per ton, Potatoes, £14/6/ to £16 per ton…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 1

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date 26th February:—The wools now being brought forward are…

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British Wool Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 5

In the House of Commons, replying to Major Prcttyman, Mr. Pratt stated that the Government did not propose to purchase this year's British Isles wool clip…

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Bega Flooded. Nearly 20 Inches of Rai Farmers Heavy Losses

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

Messages from Bega state that the district has experienced its record flood. From Monday till Saturday last week 28 inches 72 points of…

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Bega Flooded Nearly 29 Inches of Rain. Farmers' Heavy Losses

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

Messages from Bega state that the district has experienced its record flood. From Monday till Saturday last week 28 inches 72 points of rain fell…

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Canadian Wheat Industry Perilous Position. Ottawa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 4

Ten thousand tons of Canadian bacon representing half the stock in the hands of the packers, has been bought by the imperial Government…

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U.S Farmers Solid. Support the League of Nations. New York, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 2

The "New York Herald's" Washington correspondent says that five of the National Farmers' Organisations,, representing all the organised, farmers in the…

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Bowthorn Butter Factory

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

The report of the directors for the half-year ended December 31 was as follows:—After providing for all known expenses and depreciation the…

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Special Cattle Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Mr R. A. Elkin has a special cattle sale of 400 head at Raymond Terrace, on March 11th. They comprise upcountry cattle…

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The Local Butter Factory. Special Meeting Called

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Scone Co-Operative Dairy Co.. Ltd , is called for Thursday,. 20th.. at 11…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 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 based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 408…

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New Varieties of Wheat. How They Behaved This Season

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

One of the features of this season's work on the Plant Breeder's plots at Cowra has been the success or South African varieties of wheat under test…

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Big Potato Crops with Electroculture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

Striking experiment in electr[?]ture were carried out by the South Wales Electrical Power Distribution Company, during 1917 and 1918 on a two acre plot of ground…

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Experience with Farm Tractors. What Farmers Said

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has aroused much discussion in America, and…

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Jerry's Plains Butter Factory

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

For the three months ended February 28, the Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory manufactured 14,7741b. butter. Cream suppliers were paid net…

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Rape As Sheep Feed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 3

Amongst those who have proved the value of rape as a feature of the wheat and sheep farm, and who have lesteemed the results so good as to…

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A Test for Damaged Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 4

It has been discovered that an effective indication of the contamination or deterioration of wheat is afforded by the ammonium content of the extract…

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Wool Tops Dispute. Commonwealth Issues Writ

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 15

A writ has been issued by Mr. G. Castle, Crown Solicitor of the Commonwealth, at the instance of the Commonwealth Government and the Central Wool Committee against the Colonial Combing,…

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Wool Appraisements. Prices Under the Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: — It is interesting to note that for the first time in the history of the trade wool catalogues will be submitted in…

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Canadian Wheat Industry Perilous Position. Ottawa

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 7

Ten thousand tons of Canadian becon representing half the stock in the hands of the packers, has been bought by the Imperial Government…

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