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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 83 of 109

Wheat Pool. Question of Guarantee. Deputation to Mr. Hughes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 3

A deputation representing the Interstate Wheat Farmers' Conference waited on Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister, and urged the Government to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 4

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture and are based mainly on the…

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Milling Industry. New Wheat in South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 7

In the South Australia House of Assembly, Mr. Gunn said he understood that all flour-mills in the State were about to close, and that the…

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Dairying. Electricity on the Farm. Harnessing the Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 2

To the small dairy-farmer situated right away from any sort of township the thought of electricity on the farm suggests something that is maybe to…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. Bawra Bales Advance. London, October 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 5

The "Times Antwerp correspondent wires: Twenty thousand bales of Bawra wool were offered at the sales. There was a large attendance and active demand…

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Agricultural. Big Wheat Yields. the Influence of Size of Seed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 2

An experiment to test the relation of the size of the seed to the yield in wheat was started by the Department of Agriculture at Wagga Experiment…

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Lunatic Act. Maitland Farmer Victimised. Two Men Committed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 3

The "lunatic act" and three-card trick were brought under the attention of Mr. Gale, S.M., at the Central Police Court, Sydney, by a young…

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PEANUTS. An Increasingly Popular Crop

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 4

Judging by the number of inquiries that are being received by the Department, writes one of the experts of the Department of Agriculture, the…

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Dairying Utensils

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 3

Our supplies of Dairying utensils are large and comprehensive, and our annual turnover in these lines reaches very large figures. The Milk…

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What a Dairyman Should Know

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 6

'Tis said that a man should make a competency by the age of 45, or the odds are he never will With this in view, be it a dairying…

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Valuable Sheep Dogs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 3

Mr J. L. Trevaskis, of Sydney, refused £100 for one of the sheep dogs he had competing in the sheep dog trials at Burrowa Show. An amusing incident…

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Quirindi Stud Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 3

The attention of stockwners is drawn to the advertisement appearing in this issue re the great annual stud cattle pale being held this year on the 18th, 19th,…

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A Sheep of the Old Block

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 3

The keen-eyed woman looked at the meat displayed on the butcher's stall for some minutes and then exclaimed: "Is that English mutton?"…

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Wool Prices. a Rise Predicted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 9

In the course of an interview in Auckland, Mr. Massey Prime Minister of New Zealand, said that while in England [?] investigated the wool trade…

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Wheat Pool. Cabinet Decides in Favour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 14

Mr. Dooley Chief Secretary and Deputy Premier announced that a compulsory pool would be established to deal with the wheat harvest for New…

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Overdraft Reduced Position of Wheat Board Finances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 9

The financial statement prepared by the Australian Wheat Board for the seven months ended September 26 shows that the aggregate bank…

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Wheat for India. International Competition. London, Sept 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 12

The City editor of "The Times" reports the chartering of tonnage to-day to load wheat at Atlantic ports of the United Stales for India, the…

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Dairying. Electricity on the Farm "Harnessing the Creek

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 7

To the small dairy-farmer situated right away from any sort of township the thought of electricity on the farm suggests something that is maybe to…

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Agricultural. Big Wheat Yields. the Influence of Size of Seed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 7

An experiment to test the relation, of the size of the seed to the yield in wheat was started by the Department of Agriculture at Wagga Experiment…

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Verdict for Plaintiff. Sale of Maitland District Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 11

The hearing was concluded in the Banco Court before the Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen of the action in which John Duff Mcrchead sued…

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