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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 126

The Farm Garden. Cultivation of Herbs

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 6

All herbs do exceptionally well in this State, and every farm garden should have a few plants of the more important sorts. Most garden soils will be…

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Cessnock Dairy Co. Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 5

The adjourned annual meeting of the Cessnock Co-operative Dairying Company was held on Tuesday afternoon, the business being mostly of a…

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Sheep on the Wheat Farm. an Indispensable Factor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

Sheep must be regarded as an indispisable factor on the wheat farm, by are valuable as part of the workers plant of the farm for the cental…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

Australian, Morcantile Land and Finance Company, Ltd. report,—Our 14th sale took place on Tuesday last, when we brought forward a catalogue…

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Taree Sessions. Sentenced for Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 14

At the Taree Quarter Sessions before his Honor, Judge Mocatta, Richard Harold Hill and John Kneller were charged Hint they did steal two…

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Wheat Growing. Voluntary Pool Essential. to Ensure Success

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 3

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Orange District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. G. T. Petersen declared that the…

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Skin Wool Case. Government Wins. London, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 2

The Privy Council dismissed the appeal in the skin wool case. Lord Cave, in his judgment, said that there was no contract between the…

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Mr. Bate's Visit. Tilba Dairy Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 11

Mr. H. J. Bate, of Tilba, South Coast, is at present on a toar of the North Coast, at the request of the Department of Agriculture, to tell…

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Dairying. Safety Through Silage, the Story of Tilba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

"Only in one centre—Tilba Tilba, on the South Coast—was conservation of fodder found to be extensively practised. There, every farmer had a…

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The Farm Garden. Cultivation of Herbs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

All herbs do exceptionally well in this Staet, and every farm garden should have a few plants of the more important sorts. Most garden…

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Shot in the Groin. Quarrel on a Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 14

A tragic quarrel took place at Mr. A. Seary's farm at Loxton (S.A.). Three labourers, all returned soldiers, who are employed by Mr. Seary, had…

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Maize Grub. Attacking Cotton Crops

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

Reports have reached Brisbane that the maize grub is very bad in some districts attacking cotton crops, particularly in the Central and South…

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Record Maize Crop. Expected in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

Several months ago, when Queensland was experiencing a drought big orders were placed for maize in South Africa, and the steamer Gottingen…

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Going Begging. Farms on the Hunter. Premier's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

The Premier, Sir George Fuller, made reference to reported statement made by Mr. Connell, M.L.A., at Byron Bay, to the effect that in the…

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Dairying. Milk for Cheese. Contamination by Utensils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

Contamination from utensils improperly cared for in a prolific source of milk contamination and with the common practice of taking whey to…

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Science and Agriculture. the Key to Profitable Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 9

To retain a certain percentage of our population for rural pursuits is generally admitted to be a national necessity. In this connection, however, it is…

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Farm Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 11

The collection of farming produce at the coming show ought to be one of the best seen at Muswellbrook for many years\, should…

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Dairy Utensils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

Our stocks of Dairy Utensils are large and varied. The quality cannot be surpassed. All these goods are made from specially imported…

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Singleton Central Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd. Mr G. F. S. Lee the New Manager

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

At a meeting of the board of the Singleton Central Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., last Tuesday, 25 applications, from all parts of the State and…

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Murrumbidgee Area Farms Offered at 10/ a Week Each. (By Telegraph.) Leeton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

On the Murrumbidgee irrigation area farms are now offered at a rental of 10/ a week each, with a house thrown in…

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