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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 109

Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 2

The following applications for patents, connected with Farming and Pastoral Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Dairying Grow Winter Fodder. Pastures Sometimes Fail, but Stock Need Feeding the Year Round

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 2

A contrary man, a certain type of farmer. It seems reasonable to him that a steam engine should demand fuel and water and the man who works for him…

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Wheat Certificates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 4

The point has been raised as to when intercut becomes payable on wheat certificates for the Federal Governments second advance of 2s 6d, in the…

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Our Telegrams. Butter Grading. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 5

The dairy brunch of the Department of Trade, and Customs states, that the Commonwealth graders at Sydney examined for export during the week…

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Dairying. Grow Winter Fodder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 6

A contrary man, a certain type of farmer. It seems reasonable to him that a steam engine should demand fuel and water and the man who works…

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Sydney's Milk Farmers Withhold Supplies

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 2

On Friday last the Grand Council of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association reaffirmed its previous resolution that nothing-less than 1/3 per gallon to the…

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Meat and Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

Recently two important cases were before the Necessary Commodities Control Commission, viz., price of meat and butter, in which the Crown sought to show that…

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In Praise of Wheat Pools

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 7

Speaking at Leeton on Tuesday night Mr. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, said: "We have already sold three-fourths of the Australian exportable…

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Wheat Pools. Payment of Further Advances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 3

The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Senator Russell) has announced that arrangements have been made with the banks for the payment…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 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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The Dairy Industry

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

We are splendidly equipped to supply everything required in connection with the production and manufacture of cheese and butter. We supply the most comprehensive…

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Increases Extraordinary. Farmers' Experiment Plots Set Pace in Greater Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

Old stands of lucerne on the coast and tablelands have given increases of as much as 400 per cent following an application of superphosphate. These…

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Farmers' Thanksgiving

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 3

Farmers of the Dubbo district are donating bags of wheat to the Dubbo District Hospital as acts of thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

Attention is directed to the cattle sale to he conducted by Weaver & Perry Ltd, ao the local saleyards, on Tuesday next, when 700 head will be yarded,…

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Butter Fat Tests. North Coast Competition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 8

Interesting words to cattlemen have been obtained as the result of butter fat competitions in connection with the annual of Als oaville Agricultural…

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Butter Down. Operates From March 7

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 5

Judge Beeby, in the Profiteering Prevention Court, fixed the price of butter wholesale at 214/8 per cwt, retail price 2/2, and sold in prints at 2/2½…

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Commercial. Bowman's Creek Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 1

Offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's sale last Tuesday included Mr. Allan Ball's wool clip from Bowman's Creek. The selling brokers state that…

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Wool From Bowman's Creek

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 6

Mr Allan Ball's wool, clip from Bowman's Creek was among the offerings at Wanchcombe Carson's Sydney sale last Tuesday. A parcel of 8 bales of…

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Wheat Board. Statement of Accounts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 5

The Wheat Marketing 'Act requires that the State Wheat Board shall publish monthly statements, of its transactions. The first of these covering the…

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Wheat Board. Increased Credit Balance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

The credit balance of the Australian Wheat Board at the banks received another great addition during the week ended February 14, the total advancing…

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