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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

2,157 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 108

There Crops in One. Plant Doctors Miracles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

Plants doctors and plant creators at cambridge University are engaged in a series of progressive miracles Acres of land on the outstirkes of cambridge are growing literally…

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Dairying Rugging of Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 6

The practice of rugging dairy cattle during the winter time has long been followed by a few farmers on the South Coast, But latterly (writes the herdmaster) there has been a…

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Production From High—class Dairy cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 6

One series of tests which were made recently of six ordinary herds gave an animal production of 1701bB. butter fat per cow. (Average for Victoria In 1601bH. for…

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Bats Eat a Fortune. Making a Meal of Farmer's Hoarded a31,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 8

A farmer of Morn Tin, near Bordeaux, experienced a very disagreeable surprise recently. He had saved a thousand pounds and…

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Cannibal Sheep Eat Each Others' Wool

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

In parts of the Narromine district sheep are attacking each other, and eating the wool. ' That such a thing should happen…

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Writ Against Wool Oommittee

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

A writ has been issued by Hughes ami Johnson, Limited, woolbuyers, of Sydney, for £5000 damages against the Central Wool Committee, the State…

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Future Wool Buying Importers' Suggestion

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

London, Saturday.—The chairman of the Colonial Wool Importers' Association wrote to Mr Watt previous to his resignation pointing out that if public…

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Wheat Shortage. Position of Sydney Mills

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 6

The wheat position continues serious, Not a single bag arrived in Sydney by rail yesterday. The steamer Australglon brought 1400 tons from Geelong, but this…

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Mr. Watt Wool Negotiations Suspended a Fortnight Ago

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

London, Saturday.—It is authoritatively stated that Mr Watt suspended tho wool negotiations a fortnight ago, when the rupture with Mr Hughes…

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Mr. Watt's Resignation, Suspension of Wool Negotiations. British Government Was Ready to Pay £10,000,000. LONDON

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

It is authoritatively, stated that, Mr. Watt suspended the wool. negotiations a fornight ago, when his rupture with Mr. Hughes began…

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Three Die for One. Vain Efforts to Save Trio Who Killed Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 6

Should three men die for one? That question, which has been agitating Canadians for several weeks, was answered recently by the execution of Patrick De Lorme,…

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Higher Wages. Effect on Farming Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

At the preliminary inquiry by the Board of Trade into the condition of the rural industries, a letter was read from Mr. T. G. Adamson, Ngoora, Nemingha, Tamworth,…

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Prayers for Rain Church Service Abandoned. Farmers Fall to Attend

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 2

On the occasion of a special service of prayers for rain held at All Saints' Church of England, Nowra, the attendance was only fair, and did not include…

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High Prices for Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Sydney, report a record sheep sale at Flemington saloyards on Monday last, viz., 182 magmticent crossbred wethers from F. Campbell,…

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Commercial. Maitland Vale Dairy Herd Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. Enright, on account of Messrs. Prince Bros., sold at auction yesterday at Campbell's HIll yards that whole of the Maitland. Vale dairy herd. comprising 500 head…

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Dairy Cow Tests. Some Fine Results

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 2

The returns from the purebred cows whose tests of milk and butter-fat yields were completed during May have just been made available by the dairy branch of the…

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Pastoral Rents. Increased in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 2

Mr. Shannon, in the Inland court in Brisbane, delivered his judgment in respect of 28 pastoral holdings and 22 grazing selections, the rents of which have been…

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Wheat Shortage. New Zealand Must Import

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 3

The New Zealand Government, Statistcian reports that the quantity of wheat threshed from January to April this year was 3,[?],409 bushels. To this probably another…

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Wheat Marketing. a Compulsory Pool. Controlled by Producers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 3

The executive of the Primary Producers' Union has ratified, with slight alterations, the report and recommendations of a special committee of the union on wheat…

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Butter Shortage Evil

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 3

Frivilous strikes are often reported as being caused by boys at local colleries. A stoppage was threatened at a colliery one morning a little time ago…

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