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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 108

Poultry Feed. Barley a Substitute for Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 8

The State Wheat Office announces that supplies of chickwheat having become exhausted, the Minister for Agriculture had purchased in Melbourne a quantity of…

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Wool Sales. to Be Held in October

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 14

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) met the combined councils of the woolgrowes and wool brokers of Australia in conference in Melbourne, when he was authorised to…

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Mr. Watt and the Wool a Mysterious Message

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 1

In the Victorian Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Mr Hannah, referring to Mr Watt's referring, spoke of the difficulty he had in understanding the…

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Dairying in Winter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 2

The Winter Season, when Nature is resting and the milk supply is small, affords a most favourable opportunity for making necessary…

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Safety First on the Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 4

Safety rules as applied to factories, mines, street crossings and railways are repeatedly insisted upon, points out a farm paper, but "safety first on…

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Miscellaneous. the Farmer's Dinner Table. Vegetables Lacking Where They Should Be Abundant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 4

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land that vegetables form such a small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. Where there is every…

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No. 478. Co-operation. Buy Farm Needs at Retail Prices. Co-operation as a Wedge in the Costly Credit System

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 4

"Farmere are manufacturers," remarks an American journla, urging the co-operative [?] of Iarm necessities, "They should buy all raw…

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Miscellaneous. Farmer's Vegetable Plot

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 9

It is one the anomalies of [?]fal life in this land that vegetables from such [?] small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. Where there is every implement necessary to…

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Co-operation. Farm Needs at Retail Prices

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 9

"Farmers are manu[?] an American journal, urging the co-operative purchasing of farm necessities. "They should buy all raw materials, feeds, seeds,…

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Aid to Farmers. Statement by the Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) has made available a statement compiled as on June 22, to show the extensive measures of rellef which have been granted by…

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Wool, Hides, and Skins

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— In response to a deputation which waited on the Prime Minister on Thursday, the embargo on the export of…

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London Wool Prices Lower. Profits Available

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report—The downward trend in prices for lower grade merino and crossbred wools noticeable at recent…

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The Wheat Pool. Mother State's Attitude. Continuation Favoured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 3

A Melbourne suggestion that New South Wales was holding up a decision with respect to the continuance of the wheat pool was denied by Mr. Dunn, Minister…

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Live Stock. Fattening Store Cattle on Fertilised Pasture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 2

Would our pastures benefit from a top-dressing with basic slag? Experiments were recently conducted by the Irish Department of Agriculture with…

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A Berry Park Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 4

At their union sales this morning, Messrs. Swan, Murry, and Hain offered at auction a farm at Berry Park, near Morpeth, containing 70 acres cultivation…

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The Butter Pool a Federal Move. Confidential Circular

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 5

Interest has been aroused amongst butter factory directors in this State by the receipt of a confidential circular from the Commonwealth Dairy Produce…

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The Butter Pool a Federal Move. Confidential Circular

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 3

Interest has been aroused amongst butter factory directors in this State by the receipt of a confidential circular from the Commonwealth Dairy Produce…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 1

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

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Fattening Cattle on Fertilised Pasture

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 4

Would our pastures benefit from a top-dress[?]ng with basic slag? Experiments were [?]cently conducted by the Irish Department of…

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Scone Municipal By-election Pastoral. (To the Editor)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 2

"Christians, awake, salute the happy morn." "Peace on Earth good will to all men."…

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