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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

2,177 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 109

Wheat Sales. Statement by Mr. Dunn. "Not the Only Person Concerned."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 7

In the course of a statement regarding the sales of Australian wheat, Mr. Du[?], Minister for Agriculture, stated that he was not the sole person…

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No, 518. Agricultural. Important to Farmers. Free Publications Available From the Department of Agriculture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 3

The latest list of the publications issued by the Department of Agriculture in now obtainable post free on application to the Under Secretary and…

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The Primary Producers' Union. Co-operative Marketing of Farm Produce

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 4

The Primary Producers' Union is keenly alive to the interests of all sections of primary industries, and is desirous that all farmers should…

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Dairying. the Calf Knew. The Danger of Potty Spurge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 3

" He won't eat it. I don't know why—it seems good green feed." The owner of the calf spoke resentfully; the calf regarded its owner with…

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Sugar Crop. Queensland Expects Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 4

Sir Robert Philp, chairman of the Queensland board of the A.M.P. Society, speaking at the annual meeting of the society yesterday,said that there…

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Dairying. Virtue of Boiling Water

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 6

The wholesomeness of milk h[?] been found by practical experience to depend largely on boiling water or steam being used to scald utensils…

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Poultry. Profitable Duck-farming. Cheap Food Supply a Prime Necessity

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 6

Way buck in the times of cheap pollard and bran, when meat offal was plentiful and easily obtained, and when the tallow skimmed from the boiling…

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Cost of Handling Produce. Farmers Alarmed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 6

The head of a big producers' Association, referring to the 44 hours recommendation, said the reduction of hours would be reflected in the costs of…

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American Wheat. Market Advances. Vancouver, April 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 5

A message from Chicago reports that a sharp advance in the wheat market. followed the renewal hopes of setting the British strike…

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Pickling Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) invites attention to the fact that many complaints have been received from farmers regarding the…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

The Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, report, (April 14th, 1921:—The negotiations in connection with the scheme of controlling…

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Commercial Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 1

Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Ltd., Sydney, report: No arrangement for the resumption of sales has yet been arrived at but efforts are being…

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Winchcombe, Carson's Wool Review

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

A perplexing season, to say the least of it, is that which is reviewed by Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., in its latest (32nd) annual…

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Producing Wool. Inquiry Into Cost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 6

At the recent convention of the Graziers Federal Council in Brisbane Mr. C. R. Murphy, of Melbourne, on of the directors of the…

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The Wheat Sales. What "Bully" Thinks

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

Says the "Bulletin":—A lot of hysterical nonsense is foaming into print over the sale of Australian wheat to Germany. With various…

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Wool Recovery. Optimism in Sydney. Germany As Buyer. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

The wool outlook is viewed with greater optimism by many in the trade to-day. This is due to the cable received from London…

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Saving the Farmer Money

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

N.S.W. has again led the Commonwealth. The first grain ship with the wheat shipped by bulk handling process has left Sydney. The…

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Latest Commercial. Farmers' Produce Markets: Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 5

Quotations in Sussex-street, to-day were:—Potatoes, Tasmanian, £7/10/ to £8/10/ per ton. Maize 5/6 to 5/9 per bushel. Onions, Victorian brown…

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Poultry. Profitable Duck-farming Cheap Food Supply a Prime Necessity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

Way back in the times of cheap pollard and bran, when meat offal was plentiful and easily obtained, and when the tallow skimmed from the…

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Primary Producers' Union. Co-operative Marketing of Farm Products

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 1

The Primary Producers' Union is keenly alive to the interest of all sections of primary industries, and is desirous that all farmers should…

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