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Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 80

The Farmers' Party

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 1

The need of increased production causes an eye of friendliness to be turned towards the Farmers' Party. If their candidates can rise above…

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Serious Race Problem. IN U.S.A. and Canada. Intense Peeling. the Farmer Encouraged

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 4

[?] troubles, the [?] of the [?]grees to become more aggree[?] since the [?] the foreign element constitutes perturbing…

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Plea for Farmers. Appalling Effects of the Drought. Proposed Commission

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 3

Sir Joseph Carruthers moved the adjournment of the Legislative Council to call attention to "the serious condition of agricultural and…

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Wheat Commission

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 6

At the wheat inquiry on Thursday, R. H. Rheubens, a wheat office inspector, who was in : charge of the mouse plague affairs, was examined in regard…

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Wheat Deficiency. Evidence at the Commission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 5

The Wheat Commission continued its sittings in No. 1 jury Court. Sydney, on Tuesday. Mr. Digby, manager of the State Wheat…

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Wheat Stackers' Strike. Trouble in Adelaide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 11

Troubles arose with the men employed on wheat stacks at Port Adelaide. The men contended that they came under the Waterside Workers' Award, and sent a…

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Pastoral a Penny Per Head Per Week. Some Interesting Figures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 3

It may be generally said of conserved fodder that when it is needed it is needed badly. How far silage satisfies that urgent need when it arrives is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 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…

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Wheat Stack Surveys. Estimated Losses Ix Weight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 10

In the Senate Senator Russell, Chairman of the Wheat Board stated that surveys had revealed that estimated loss in weight in Victoria on the 1916-17 pool of 50,107,000…

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To Assist Distressed Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 2

The Minister for Lands. Mr. W. G. Ashford, stated on Thursday that the Government has decided to make available £1,000,000 to assist…

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Dairying. Blood Scours in Calves. Cleanliness Best Preventive

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 3

"Blood scours" in calves usually occurs where the conditions are insanitary and the methods of feeding careless, says a Veterinary Officer of…

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Dairying. Value of the Pure-bred Sire. Some Arresting Figures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 6
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American dairying journals record an interesting experiment recently carried out at lowa State College, where several scrub cows were mated with pure-bred dairy…

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Irrigation Farmers. Providing for Returned Men at Yanco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 2

The Government's first care has been the provision of farms for returned soldiers," said Mr. Homan, referring to matters at the Murrumbidgee irrigation area…

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Remarkable Oat Crop

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

We were shown to-day, by Mr. T. Hodges, of West Maitland, a sample of a remarkable crop of oats grown by Mr. W. J. Collison, a dairy farmer, at Allynbrook, measuring 6ft…

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Dairying Value of the Pure-bred Sire. Some Arresting Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 9

American dairying journals record an interesting experiment recently carried out at town State College, where several scrub cows were mated with pure-bred dairy…

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Assistance for Farmers a Moratorium of £1,000,0011

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 6

In accordance with the policy-stated by the Minister for Lands and Agriculture last week, the State Governculture now decided to set apart…

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Western Fruit Crops. Good Prospects

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 1

It is reported that throughout the West generally the prospects of a bumper fruit harvest, and in Bathurst district in particular, are more promising than…

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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. 442. Agricultural Points in Oat-growing. Importance of Well-threshed Seed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 3

In setting out in the current number of the "Agricultural Gazette" the essential points to be watched by the oat-grower, the Plant Breeder finds a…

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The Wheat Commission. Evidence Continued. Sydney

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

The Grahame inquiry was continued to-day. Clifford Clift said he bought a quantity of wheat from Rheuben, for which he paid…

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