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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 109

Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

At Nelson's Plains yesterday afternoon the arrest was effected of a farmer, who has been charged with cattle stealing. The case will…

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The Tares Among the Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

"Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field. Whence then hath it tares?"— Matt. xiii. 27. Yes, where do the tares come from?…

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Dairy Industry. in Paterson and Dungog Districts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 3

Mr. .T. M. Pitt, assistant inspector to the Department of Agriculture, reporting on the prospects of the Paterson and Dungog districts, states that…

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Wheat Pool. Further Payments to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

This Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Durn, as chairman of the State Wheat Board announced some further pays ments to farmers of money due from…

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Butter Position in England

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

In writing of the butter position in England the Publicity Offcer, Mr J. M. Scott, of the P.P. Union writes:-"The butter market is steadily declining. Supplies being…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

Harrison jone's St. Devlin, Ltd. report having offered at auction on Tuesday, 8th inst., a catologue of 2052 bales, American buyers were the chief…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Interesting Local Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M. Sidney Herbert Cruickshank was charged with having stolen a red ox, the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 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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Handling of Wheat. Condemnation My Minister. "Claring Abuses."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

Upon his return from the wheal , during which he visited about 70 receiving stations , the 'Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) roundly…

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Sydney Markets The Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

Pigs.—Moderate supplies penned this week 1100 being sold. Baconers and backfatters comprised a very large portion, competition for which…

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British Flour Cheaper Farmer's Protest. London. Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

The "Evening Standard" says the of flour has been reduced a shilling and predicts that the quartern loaf will be 1½ cheaper than in…

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Dominions' Farmers. Co-operative Scheme. London, February 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

An effort is being made for the linking-up of Australian, South African, and New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Associations under one London agency in…

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Cattle Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

Rupert Beale and Co. will hold a cattle sale at Muswellbrook yards on Tuesday, 15th. inst., when 500 head will be yarded…

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Dairying. Milk Records. Their Effect on Dairy Cattle Values

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 3

In recent years, says a writer in the "Scottish Journal of Agriculture," milk recording in Scotland has had a remarkable effect on the prices of good…

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Mould in Butter. a Serious Matter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 7

Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Commonwealth Dairy Expert, states that mould growth has been prevalent in a good deal of the butter submitted for…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

Harrison Jones and Devlin offered at auction on Tuesday, 2050 bales. There was a strong demand for good to super sorts, and values were firm…

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Notice by State Wheat Board

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 6

With a view to removing certain misapprehensions, the State Wheat Board desires to inform Wheat Growers as follows:—…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal super[?] of the Minister fo Agriculture and are based [?] on the experience of the Department…

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Dairy Industry in Paterson and [?] Districts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 8

Mr. J.M. Pitt assistant [?] the Department of Agri[?] porting on the prospects person and Dungog districts…

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"Arrawatta" Farms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 8

One of the most attractive sales of recent date will be held at Inverell on April 5, when the famous "Arrawatta" Estate, consisting of homestead block…

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