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Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 80

Unsound Wheat. Which Is True? Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 1

A Temora message states that great satisfaction is expressed locally at the revelations in respect to tainted wheat. The report that hundreds…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 5

The Cowra Farmers and Settlers Association has decided to recommend to the Farmers and Settlers' Conference the election of a Progressive leader for next election…

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Pastoral. Grass Seeds in Sheep. "Of Economic Importance."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 3

The condition in sheep caused by certain grass seeds penetrating the skin, "is a very common one, and of some economic importance," says Dr. Dodd,…

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Tainted Wheat Shocking State of Affaies."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 3

A Temora message states that great satisfaction is expressed locally at the revelations in respect to the tainted wheat. The report that hundreds of…

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Local and General News. Raymond Terrace Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 4

The factory report for April shows that the amount of butter and cheese manufacture for the month was 63 tons, and milk received 164,000 gallons, for which suppliers…

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Unsound Wheat. What Millers Say. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

A Temora message states that great satisfaction is expressed locally at the revelations in respect to tainted wheat. The…

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The Wheat Pool. Details of Its Operations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 9

Wheat Pool statistics show that of the 1918-19 pool only 170,000 bushels have yet been shipped, that amount being provided by South Australia. Wheat of the…

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The Wheat Allegations. Statement by the Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 7

The Premier, Mr. Holman made a statement on behalf of the Government regarding allegations concerning 1919-17 wheat He said that wheat of this harvest had…

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Ejectment Action. Lewinsbrook Dairy Farmer Sued

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 16

Walter Reynolds, executor of the estate of the late Alexander Park, brought an action against John Joseph McKew, a share farmer of L?ewinsbrook, in the Maitland Circuit…

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Methods of Native Farmers. Experience Makes Them, Unconsciously Correct

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 3

The native peoples of the world, ignorant of the most elementary facts of science, often exhibit in their primitive methods of agriculture a knowledge of…

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Agricultural. Eradication of Canadian Thistle. American Farmers' Methods

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 3

The oradication Of Canadian or Californian thistle from the farm is the subject of a bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture, the…

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Agricultural. Eradication of Canadian Thistle American Farmers Methods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 3

The eradication of Canadian or Californian thistle from the farm is the subject or a bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture the contents of…

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Bull Brings 4200Gns. High-priced Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 6

A sale of Shorthorns was concluded at Birmingham recently (says the London "Times"). The attendance was good and the bidding brisk, a number of animals…

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To Retain Farm Labour. Homes for Workmen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 6

Homes are the great stabilizers of civilization, The more advanced industrial methods recognise the value of decant homes in keeping labor fixed and thus preventing…

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Local and General News. Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 4

The thirty-second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company, Limited, will be held in the Oddfellows'…

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Agricultural. Eradication of Canadian Thistle American Farmers Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1919 · page 6

The eradication of Canadian or Californian thistle from the farm is the subject of a bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture, the contents of…

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New Milk Products. an Evolution in the Victorian Dairying Industry. a Debatable Question

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

The newer milk industries are spreading rapidly throughout Victoria (says the Melbourne press), and are impressing the producer…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 1

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

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Maitland Store Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 4

J. Enright reports yarding 1200 store cattle at Maitland yards yesterday, and again offecting a complete clearance. The quality of the cattle was the best seen at…

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Imperial Butter Pool. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 2

Sir,—Although the actions of the directors of our butter factory have been ventilated in your paper rather frequently during the past eighteen…

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