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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

1,589 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 80

Market Reports. Wool Offerings Close. Wool Stocks—textile Machinery

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report under date 13th December, 1919:— Wool appraisements for this year…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 December 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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Wheat Scrip

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 2

New South Wales "C" 1917-18 improved to 6½d., but has since receded to about 6½d, whereas the Victorian "C" has remained steady at about…

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Drought-resisting Wheat. Imported Sample [?]Ves on 5-Inch. Rainfall

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 1

It is believed that Australia has at last secured a wheat which can be grown without irrigation in places where the rainfall is only five inches…

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Federal Elections. Nationalists Leading. Farmers' Party

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 5

The Counting of votes yesterday for the House of Representatives candidates did not materially alter what appears to be the state of parties…

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Reason of Failure. Tuberless Potato Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 6

It has been a common experience this season that potato crops have made vigorous top growth without developing tubers. The reason of it has puzzled gardeners and…

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Wheat Advancing. Decision of Wheat Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 6

An advance in the price of wheat is to be made throughout Australia as the result of deliberations of the Central Wheat Board in Melhourne…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report December 17:—The Sydney market is now in recess for the Xmas…

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The Wool Position. Important Statement

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 3

A few days back, an important deputation of representatives of the woolgrowers of Australia waited upon Sir John Higgins, Chairman of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the her of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the [?]ment. FOR use in last issue of week ending 13th DECEMBER, 1919…

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A Widely Useful Crop

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 4

The United STates Department of Agriculture announces that the peanut crop for 1919 is 55,531,000 bushels. The peanut has a wide range of usefulness…

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Fat Cattle Sale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 8

J. Enright reports selling on account of Mr. John Hudson, 100 fat bullocks at £30 per head. These bullocks which were fattened on Hillsborough were…

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Price of Wheat. Still Under Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 4

The statement made by the New [?] Wales Minister for Lands, Mr. Ashford owing to the drought la that State a been agreed, at a recent meeting of the…

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Co-operative Wool and Produce Co. Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 4

Mr. Prank Young, General Manager of the Co-operative Wool & Produce Co. Ltd., announces that Messrs. Maiden Bros., the well-known stock…

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Modern Dairy Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 4

A romance of modern dairy farming is the astonishing development of the 2000-gallon cow—a cow giving 2000 gallons (20,000lb) of more of milk in the year—on…

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No Increase in Wheat Price. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 7

Senator Russell said to-day that it was not intended to increase the price of wheat…

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South Africa's Wheat. Supplies From Australia. Capetown. December 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 13

Reuter's correspondent at Pretoria states, that the Government, as a result of representations. has decided, in the event of freight space being unobtainable for the…

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A Widely Useful Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 3

The United States Department of Agriculture announces that the peanut crop for 1919 is 55,531,000 busliels. The peanut has a wide range of usefulness;…

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Reason of Failure. Tuberless Potato Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 5

It has been a common experience this season that potato crops have made vigorous top growth without development tubers. The reason of its has puzzled gardeners and…

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Dairy Produce. Payment of Pool Dividend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 3

At a mooting of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee in Melbourne, it was decided that payment would be made in connection with the moneys collected from…

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