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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

1,572 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 79

DAIRYING. The Dairy Industry. Its True Position and Its Dangers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 8

"1. The future of the New South Wales dairying industry, and probably that of Australia, depends on the oversea export of butter…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

The turnover for December last was a trifle over £17,000, and about £126,000 for the year. Last Wednesday the Company accepted…

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Wool Appraisement. a Fresh Greasy Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

Included In the [?] catalogues sub-mitted on Thursday last was a greasy [?] wool, branded JAD over Glen Innes over New England, nine bales of the first combing w…

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1 Ministers and Farmers. Proposed Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

Since the present National Government took office in New South Wales it has been subjected to a good deal of criticism by the Farmers and Settlers' Association in regard…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 4

Messrs. W.J. Hawke ad Co. and Mr.W. [?] Wheatley, in conjunction, will offer at the Armidalo yards on Tuesday next, 2750 store aitle on account of various owners, particulars are advertised in this issue…

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Store Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 6

Market still very firm and prices realised are exceptionally high. There is a strong demand for stock of any kind…

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Wool Market. Payment for Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Company Limited, report under date 29th January:—It was not unexpected, that technical difficulties…

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Cattle Ticks. Agricultural Department's Ex-periment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

For some time past, by direction of Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, officers of the department have been making experi-ments in connection with the destruction of…

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Australian Wheat Ships London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

The "Lokal Anzieger" predicts attacks on the Australian wheat ships, on which the Al-lies' supplies are now largely dependent. Every 100,000 gross register tons destroyed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on experience of the Department…

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Appraising the Wool. Bradford Expert Appointed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., realising that the conditions under which the value of wool is being arrived at by the appraisement scheme are…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company, Ltd. Factory Report for Month of January, 1917

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

Prices for batter and cheese have remained unaltered. London butter market lower. Cream suppliers were paid 14¾d net…

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The Dairy Industry

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

"1. The future of the New South Wales dairying industry, and probably of that of Australia, depends on the oversea export of butter…

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Poultry. Planning a Poultry Farm. Systematic Arrangement Necessary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The average poultry farm has been a thing of small beginnings, usually jumbled together without any definite plan or objective beyond keeping as…

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Dairying. Cream of Inferior Quality. How to Avoid It

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

"Regardless of trouble," says the Dairy Expert in commending to the dairy farmers of New South Wales the following points in the care and…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 2

Messrs Higgens, Parkinson and Co notify in our business columns that they will, conduct a special cattle, sale at Muswellbrook yards…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 4

Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co, report having yarded 1280 cattle on the 6th instant, selling 1120 at an all-round average of £9 14s. Buyers were in good attendance, but the sale…

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