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Farming & the land, 1919

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Grazing Off Fodder Crops. Mix Dry Feed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 4

Discussing the subject of rape recently, the Under Secretary and Director of Agriculture remarked that it was important that stock should have access to…

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Sheep Dip Embargo. London, May 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 14

In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Frederick Hall, with regard to the Australian embargo on the importation of sheep dips, Colonel Amery said that he was…

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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. G. Grahame, M.L.A. Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 423. Pastoral. Blow-fly Attacks on Sheep. Prevention by Spraying

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 3

Further experiments in connection with the treatment of sheep attacked by blow-flies have been conducted during the past three years at Trangie…

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Winter Schools for Farmers. Late Entries

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 3

A reminder is offered of the annual winter schools for farmers at Hawkesoury Agricultural College, which begins on 17th June, lasting for four weeks,…

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Climatic Influences. Sugar Crop Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 3

The general superintendent of the Queensland sugar experiment stations, Mr. Easter[?] in a preliminary estimate of the Queensland sugar crop fr 1919 puts the yield…

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Farming on the Manning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 5

Through the courtesy of Mr. J.M. Pitt. Inspector of Agriculture, I have been [?] to secure information on various matters of interest to the men on the land…

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The Farm Labourer's Champion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 6

The world will hear with regret and sympathy of the death of Mr. Joseph Arch (says the "Westminster gazette.") He had lived to an age at which he had long [?] to…

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Commercial. Maitland Fat Stock Sales. Fat Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 4

A large supply yarded, consists of a very small proportion of prime quality bullocks, the balance consisting of medium and inferior, with a large number of cows…

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The Wheat Pool. Overdraft of £18,820,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 3

Australian Wheat Pool statistics, issued on Saturday, show that 15,000 of the 3,836,000 bushels remaining in South Australia form the 1915-16 pool have been…

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Woodville Estate Farms. Great Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 2

The sale of the Woodville farms (Roberts' Estate, Paterson River), on Saturday last, attracted a very large attendance, including umbers of persons from all…

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Farmers' Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day maize sold at 7-6 per bushel; onions, £15 per ton: potatoes, £10 to £15 per ton; millet, £65 to £75 per ton…

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Kidman, the "Cattle King."

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 4

It may be safely stated that Mr. Syd. Kidman, the cattle king of Australia, is a millionaire. He began life with nothing, and to day he…

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Butter or Cheese? the Economic Problem of the Dairying Industry. Facts on Both Sides. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 3

Sir,—Kindly give insertion to following expert article, as it is of far-reaching importance, and comes to light at an opportune time…

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"Melbourne Age," May 24th, 1919. What Slow Thinking Costs. the Case of the Wheat Silos

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 4

Mr Grahame New South Wales Minister of Agriculture, who came to Melbourne to attend the meeting of the Australian Wheat Board, made a statement…

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Farmers' Produce Markets. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 4

Quotations in Sussex-street yesterday were as follow:—Broom Millet.—Northern Rivers, prime long hurl, £65; inferior from £30 a ton…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 2

Attention is directed to the sale of 150 store bullocks, to be conducted by Messrs. Garvin and Cousins at Tamworth yards on Friday nest, 20th…

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Final Wool Offerings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: We offer a catalogue of about 3000 bales of wool on Wednesday of next week. The series will complete the…

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What Is a Hogget. a Sheep Deal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 5

In the Young District Court before his Honor Judge Bevan Kenneth Chew sued John Bourke for alleged breach of contract…

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Farmers' Seed Wheat. Premier's Explanation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 6

The Premier has noticed that the Government is being of the country press to [?]astile criticism in regard to the supply of seed wheat…

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Butter or Cheese (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

Sir,—Mr Fitzgerald's letter in your paper of Tuesday last opens up a matter of some importance to dairymen of Singleton…

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