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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 80

Good Butter Yield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 8

"Lovely," a Durham cow owned by Mr H. Dudgeon, has completed an official test for a period of 12 months and has established figures that may…

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Wool Offerings Improving

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— The quality of the wool now being brought forward at the Sydney…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W.G. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and [?] mainly on the experience of the Department No. 403…

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Primary Producers' Union. Sale of Butter to American Government

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 3

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

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Dairymen's "Robbers."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

Labour condition make it necessary for dairymen to do everything possible to avoid waste in labour, and to cull from their dairy herds every cow that is not worth her keep…

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Dairying. When Heifers Should Freshen. Profit by Experiments

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

The age at which heifers should freshen is a fertile subject of discussion among dairy farmers and studmasters, there being advocates of early breeding…

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Poultry Laying Out a Poultry Farm. Some Governing Factors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

At a time when many poultry farmers are contemplating the extension of their operations or removal to new and larger properties, some remarks by…

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Help for Cessnock Shire Farmers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

A letter has been received from the Department of Lands pointing out that £100,000 has been made available in order to assist…

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Commercial. Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: We held our second appraisement of the New Year on Monday 20th. inst., and Tuesday 21st inst., our catalogue…

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Seed-wheat Advances. Method of Application

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

Farmers who desire to take advantage of the Government's decision to give assitance to necessitous farmers in the way of advancing seed wheat, should…

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The Black Sheep. Murder Wave in France. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

American army officials deplore despatches from Paris apparently truthful, which show much crime by American soldiers. Thirty-four murders in the Department…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued week, under the peraonal [?] or the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agricult[?]e. [?] are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 404. Agricultural. Varieties of Wheat. The Department's Recommendations for the Ensuing Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

The wheats recommended by the Department for various purposes for the ensuing year may be presented in districts as follows:—…

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Assistance to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

The Government having decided to make available a total sum of £100,000 in order to assist necessitous farmers who are victims of the bad season it is notified that…

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Election of Directors for Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 6

Sir,—The election for directors of above Company takes place on the 8th inst. As every shareholder must be aware, this is by far the most…

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The Wheat Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 5

The hearing of what is known as the wheat case was begun at the Central Police Court to-day, when William Burrell, Thomas Hogg, Edward White Edward…

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Election of Directors of Singleton Butter Factory. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—When a man rushes into the Press with letters over a nom-de-plume, I think I can safely say that all readers who give the matter any thought…

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Farmers and the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 6

Messrs. Swan, Murray and Hain have been informed by the railway authorities that all persons using the railway yards for the despatch of produce, from to-morrow (Wednesday) will have…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 1

The following applications for patents connected with the farming and pastoral industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth. Pateut Office:—…

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Election of Directors of Singleton Butter Factory. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—In reply to Mr Warburton's letter, published in your paper on the 4th instant, he mentions that I was one of the shareholders who nominated the…

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Local and General News Lease of Dairy Farm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 2

At the Co-oporative Union on Tuesday. Messrs H. York and Son, on account of Mr George Landers, leased for a term of two years, at a satisfactory price, the…

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