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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 99

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · 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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The Wheat Silos. Who Will Operate Them? Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 5

There is a great deal of speculation in wheat circles as to whether the Government itself will operate the wheat silos for the coming harvest, or…

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A Bee-farmer's Enemy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 4

The red-backed spider is fairly well-known to all Children in most cases understand that the red stripe round its marble-shaped body…

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Scone Co-operative Dairy Company. a Successful Year

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held on Thursday morning last, about thirty shareholders being in attendance under the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 3

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

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Forcing Farmers. to Join Primary Producers' Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 3

At the meeting of the district council of the Primary Producers' Union, it was decided to ask all butter factories on the Clarence River…

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Agricultural Education. Visit of Experts. Co-operation of Farmers Needed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 4

When Sir Joseph Carruthers was in Maitland with the Legislative Council's Committee on Agriculture, he spoke in terms of high commendation of the work of Mr. Harold Wenholz, B.Sc.Agric., one of the field officers of the Agricultural Department. In increasing maize production…

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Rain Wanted. for Queensland Sugar Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 5

Mr. Easterby stated that unless a good fall of rain is experienced in the northern sugar districts within the next few weeks it is probable that his…

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Gloucester District Co-op. Butter Factory Co., Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

The 42nd hall-yearly meeting of the above was held on Monday 28th last at Stroud Road. There were present Messrs. W. P. McIntyre,…

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Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory Seventeenth Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

The annual meeting of shareholders was held in the Memorial Town Hall on August 26 at 11 a.m. Mr. R. W. Alison, chairman of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 3

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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Farmers' Cheap Excursion Trains Chance for a Spring Holiday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners propose to give residents or country' towns and districts another opportunity, similar to that which…

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Farmers' Cheap Trains. a Spring Holiday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners propose to give residents of country towns and districts another opportunity, similar to that which they had in February…

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Gunnedah Grower's Distinction. Largest Tobacco Farmer in the World

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 3

Mr. Aitken, of Gunnedah, whose tobacco cheque last season amounted to about £14,000, proposes to largely increase his acreage this…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 11

The thirty-first half-yearly meeting of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory, Limited, was held in the beard-room on Friday afternoon, when…

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Pastoral. to Fight the Rabbit. Destruction of Harbour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 7

Although the destruction of harbour may seem a very costly way of fighting the rabbits—perhaps almost impossible—the farmer who adopts…

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British Sheep. Improving Industry. London, August 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 12

After ten years of depression which reduced Britain's sheep by 5,000,000, there are now signs of a revival. Pure-breds are in strong demand,…

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Wool Arrivals. Shearing Position Satisfactory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 9

During last week 7191 bales arrived at Darling Harbour, compared with 5134 bales for the corresponding period in 1921…

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Dairy Industry. Farmers' Conference Discussion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 13

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference Mr. Hutchinson, a vice-president of the association, asked why should the primary producer [?] so…

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The Wheat Silos. Who Will Operate Them? Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1922 · page 6

There is a great deal of speculator in wheat circles as to whether the Government itself will operate the wheat silos for the coming harvest, or…

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