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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 80

Pastoral. Pit Silage. Easier to Make Than Ray

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 9

The suggestion made by the Chief Inspector of Agriculture about the utility of silage on the ordinary wheat farm naturally raise the question, what is the simplest and least…

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Local and General News "Red Bank" Dairy Farm for Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

The well-known and compact dairy farm known as "Red Bank," situate near Warkworth, and containing 340 acres, subdivided into six paddocks, will…

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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 fared mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 416. Pastoral. Pit Silage. Easier to Make Than Hay

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 3

The suggestions made by the Chief Inspector of Agriculture about the utility of silage of the ordinary wheat farm naturally raise the question, what is the…

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Agricultural. the Lay-out of a Farm. Study General Convenience

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 3

The Chief Inspector of Agriculture was recently asked to give some advice on the laying out of a farm, and in his reply he indicated that attention should…

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Dairying. a Skin Disease Among Cows. a Strange Cause

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 3

A skin disease that presented some interesting features was lately brought under the notice of the Stock Branch, and was investigated by Dr. S. Dodd, D.V.Se.,…

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Farmers and Settlers. Woodville Branch Annual Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 15

The annual meeting of the Woodville branch was held on Wednesday. the 16th inst. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—President,…

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Agricultural. the Lay-out of a Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 9

The C[?] inspector of Agriculture was recently asked to give some advice on the laying out of a farm and in his reply he indicated that attention should be given to…

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Dairying. a Skin Disease. a Strange Cause

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 9

A skin disease that presented some interesting features was lately brought under the notices of the Stock Branch, and was investigated by Dr. S. Dodd, D.V.Sc. of the…

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Cockatoos and Corn Crops. Sir J. Carruthers's Experience

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 1

The author of the new Birds' Protection Act, Sir Joseph Carruthers, was asked by the council of the Royal Agricultural' Society to be ready to deliver…

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Electricity for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 4

If the farmers of the Hunter Valley could realise what electricity as a provider of cheap power has in store for them, what it is already doing for the operators of…

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Wool Market. Big Shipments

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd , report under date of 26th April:— Wool appraisements re-opened in Sydney last Thursday. Catalogues…

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Wheat Gamblers. Big Scoop. Vancouver, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

A Chicago message states that Mr. Geo. Roberts, and his associated of the Omaina Grain Exchange, broke the pool of the Chicago corn maniphlators and made a profit…

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Outlook for Wool. Assured While Purchase Scheme Holds

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 1

For the next 15 months the position of Australian wool is assured, as the purchase scheme holds until midyear 1920 (says Messrs. Winchcombe,…

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A Valuable Tobacco Crop

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 1

At Gunyan, in the Bonshaw district, Mr H. F. Elwyn had 165 acres of tobacco leaf under crop, and despite the abnormally dry season, he estimates the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

The following applications for patents connected with the Farming and Pastoral Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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WOOL. Big Shipments. Wlnchcombe, Carson Ltd., report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 4

Wool Appraisements reopened in Sydney last Thursday. Catalogues totalling 40,000 bales will bo submitted at the aeries. We will offer 5500…

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Wheat After Wheat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 4

Professor Perkins, Director of Agriculture in South Australia, was asked "if a paddock sown last year with any one particular kind of wheat, is sown…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 May 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 [?]sed mainly on the experience the Department. No. 416…

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Diseased Wheat. Newspaper's Startling Statement. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

The "Sun" to-day, referring to the fight between the Associated Millers and the Government, as represented by the Wheat Board, declared that for…

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Ejectment Action. Lewinsbrook Dairy Farmer Sued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 7

Walter. Reynolds executor of the estate of the late Alexander park brought an action against John Joseph McKew a share farmer of Lowinsbrook in the Maitland Circuit…

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