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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 5

Harrison, Jones & Devlin Ltd., offered at auction on Wednesday, 19th inst., a catalogue of 2207 bales. Competition was exceptionally strong, especially for…

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Pastoral. Early Lambs. a Profitable Proposition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

When the lambs raised in connection with a pastoral experiment carried out at Bathurst Experiment Farm last season were marketed the…

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Butter Dearer. Advance of One Penny

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

Choice salted New South Wales butter has been raised a penny a pound wholesale and retail. It is now on a par with Brisbane at…

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Wool Sales. Cross-breds Improve

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales 7950 bales were offered, and 7082 were sold. Private sales totalled 2460 bales…

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N.S.W. BUTTER. Good Name in America

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.LA.) stated that information had reached his department from the United States and Canada showing the high…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1922 · 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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Wheat Market. Rise of 2d Per Bushel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 3

In Sydney, the position on the wheat market on Thursday—so far as there ia a market in Sydney—was unchanged. Growers continued to hold off in…

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LOCAL & General News Sale of a Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 4

Mr. James Kirkwood reports having sold by private treaty Agricultural farm comprising about 19 acres, situated at Narrowgut, Morpeth, in the estate of…

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Dairying. a Popular French Delicacy. Pont I'evique Cheese

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

A very palatable French cheese is that known as Pont I'Evique, This cheese is made from perfectly sweet milk, direct from the cow…

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High Quality Dairy Produce

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

The quality of the butter in the export section at the Royal Show was generally speaking, a great improvement compared with that of last year. The placed butters…

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Cropping without Ploughing. Dimboola Experience

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 4

It is an interesting fact that large areas of wheat are grown in the Wimmera and Old Mallee, where the ploughshare is never used (says the…

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Success of Singleton Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 6

It is very gratifying to know that Singleton butter once more took a highly creditable place at the Royal Show in Sydney. The Singleton Central…

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Wheat Position. Argentine Supplies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 13

Co-operative Wheat Company received a cable from their Liverpool agents, advising:— "Argentine agent estimates…

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State Butter. Most Favoured in America

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) advises that information has reached his department from the United States and Canada, showing the…

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Wheat Pool. Operations to Date

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 9

Discussing the work of the New South Wales Voluntary Wheat Pool, the chairman (Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A.)," stated that up to March 14,…

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Wool Top Market. London, April 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 5

The Bradford top market again displayed a higher tendency for flue crossbreds and merinos. Sixty-fours were quoted at 54d, fifty-sixes at 29½d, and…

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Wool Sales. Super Merinos Not As Firm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 8

At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday, 7797 bales were catalogued and sales, including private transactions, totalled 9559 bales…

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Which Are Your Good Cows Dairy-farmers Still Guessing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 7

"Up till now, at any rate, there seems to be very little effort to keep a record of the actual returns from the cows milked, except, of course in…

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Dairying. Care with Milking Machines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 7

An acquisition to the dairying industry that has been in more than grave danger of being betrayed by its friends—that in brief is the comment…

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Dairy Industry. an Agreement Reached

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 13

The conference of delegates from New South Wales butter factories on the question of setting up a voluntary Federal control of the industry…

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