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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 109

London Wool Government Series Closed. London, January 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 14

The London Government wool sales Closed to-day sixty-three thousand bales were catalogued and there was a large attedance Buying was again…

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Free Wool. Sales in London London. Jan. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 14

At the sale or free wool to-day 9000 bales of Australian wool were offered and 8000 sold. There was a good demand, but the prices . were slightly…

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Horse Radish As a Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

Horse radish requires a deep welldrained soil, and will not grow well on shallow or wet soils. It is propagated by cuttings from the smaller roots,…

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The New Order. a Plea for Farmer Junior

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

"Wherever club work has been pushed by our agents," writes the United States (Secretary of Agriculture, discussing the value of boys' and girls'…

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The Case for the Country. How Sydney Has Expanded at the Country's Expense the Decline of Agriculture. the Slump in Dairying. No. 1

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

The war excepted, the most arresting fact in the latter-day history of New South Wales, is the decline of rural industries, and hence of the…

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Dairying. a Cheese Makers' Problem. Turning Sour Milk into a First-class Product

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

The exhibits at the last Royal Agricultural Show proved that New South Wales has not lost the knack of making good cheese, but in the opinion of…

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Miscellaneous. Motor Power As Labour. Saver. Value of Trucks on the Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

Motor trucks are used largely on American farms. They are used primarily, it scums, for the very good reason that they mean a saving in time…

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The Case for the Country How Sydney has Expanded at the Country's Expense the Decline of Agriculture the Slump in Dairying No. 1

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 7

The war excepted, the most arresting fact in the latter-day history of New South Wales is the decline of rural industries, and hence of the…

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British Wheat De-controlled. London, Thursday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

An official order from the Food Contraller withdraws restriction on the price of Tri[?] home-grown wheat and permits and permits the thee import of…

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Farmers Produce Markets. Sussex-street Sales Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

In Sussex-street very fair supplies of Tasmanian potatoes arrived this morning and were placed on the market at £7 ton Clarence Rivers…

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Politicians in Rivalry. Farming Pursuits. Wool Clips and Wheat Crops

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 2

In spite of the strenuous politics of the present day, causing many estrangements, members of Parliament enter into friendly rivalry in…

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Butter Prices Serious Decline in Britain

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

London, Saturday.—A further decline in butter prices is anticipated after the decontrol of butter by the Food Ministry. Stocks are mounting rapidly. It…

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Wool Sales. Resumed Yesterday

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

The Pastoral Finance Association wired us yesterday:—The wool sales opened to-day, with good American and Japanese competition,…

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Cheaper Butter. Overseas Supply Exceeds the Demand

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 2

A further steep decline in butter prices is anticipated after de-control by the food Ministry. Stocks are mounting rapidly, and it is generally…

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Wool Sales Resumed. Representative Selection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 6

Sydney wool sales wore resumed yesterday alter the usual midsummer recess. There was an improved…

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Decline in Butter. Big Stocks Anticipated. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 4

There is a further steep decline in butter prices. It is anticipated that after the cessation of control by the Food…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 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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Wool and Woollens. a Unique Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Next week's Sydney wool sales will show if the more continent feeling, noticeable recently, is based on a…

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Land Bill. the Wheat Payment. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

The Minister for Lands, in an address at Gundagai, stated that the Land Bill had not been shelved but would be revived next session…

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The Case for the Country. How Sydney Has Expanded at the Country's Expense. the Decline of Agriculture. the Slump in Dairying

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

The war excepted, the most arresting fact in the latter-day history of New South Wales, is the decline of rural industries, and hence of the…

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