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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 99

The North (From our Exchanges). Cattle Cause Sensation Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

A small mob of cattle caused considerable sensatiou in Bourkc-street about 4 p. m. on Tuesday. Before entering. Bourkoe-street some of the…

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Wool Prices Compared Are Current Prices Excessive?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: —This season's wool auctions in Sydney, will finish at mid-July and in Brisbane in early July. No further…

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Pastoral. Gratis on Grasses. Free Pamphlets That Tell How to Obtain Better Pastures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 6

"Dairy-farmers and pastoralists generally have begun to realise that it pays to devote a good deal of attention to the improvement of their…

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Levy of 3d Per Head on All Cattle. Major Hay's Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 6

Major Hay M.H.R., addressed an Armidale meeting on economic problems on the day and referred at some length on the cattle crisis. He…

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Huge Wool Frauds. Clever Gang at Work. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

An arrest made by detectives, after investigations extending over about ten days, is expected to bring to a close the operations of a clever…

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High- Priced Dairy Stock. Tenterfield

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

Mr. F. Dearden, of Daisy Mount, Steinbrook, has purchased at a high figure a very fine Hereford bull from Mr. Clyde E. Brown, of Illinois…

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Police Remounts. Stud Farm at Ridgelands. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 5

The police stud farm at Ridgelands, which the Chief Secretary (Mr. C. W. Cakes) proposes to close, is situated about 20 miles from…

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Dairy Products. Inquiry Into Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

Evidence as to the state of the dairy industry was continued before Judge Booby in connection with the application of the Federated Cold Storage…

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The Potato Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 4

For many years it was the experience of potato growers on the Hunter River to have their produce, although of good quality, turned aside…

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Agriculture. Many Uses for Maize. a Crop Which Should Be More Widely Grown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 6

The fact that the Australian productions of maize is less than two bushels per head of the population, as compared with American's 30 bushels per head…

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Butter Rising

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

It is considered probable that the price of butter will be further advanced by 1d. per pound on Monday morning…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday 7861 bales were offered and 7919 sold. Private sales totalled 619…

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Cattle Ticks. Millions on North Coast

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 14

The serious position in regard to the tick pest was referred to at a meeting of farmers in Murwillumban. Mr. Brooks said the menace should…

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Wheat Market. London Conditions Easier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

Quiet conditions continued in the Sydney wheat market on Tuesday. The Voluntary Pool maintained the quotation at 5/11 a bushed for local…

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Wool Sales. a Strong Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 3

In Sydney on Tuesday 8448 bales were catalogued, and sales, including private transactions, totalled 10,220 bales…

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London Wheat Sales. London, May 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 13

Wheat is easier, but the demand for Australian is steadily maintained. West Australian Wheat, 6400 tons by the Boveric, sold at 58/ per…

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Wool Tops Market. London, May 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 5

The market for wool tops showed a hardening tendency. Sixty-fours were quoted at 58d, 56's at 31d, and 40's prepared at 13½d…

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Price of Butter. No Increase on Monday. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 5

There will be no increase in the price of butter on Monday. The people who adjust prices have gone to Melbourne to attend a conference on…

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Huge Wool Frauds. Clever Gang at Work. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 6

An arrest made by detectives, after investigations extending over about ten days, is expected to bring to a close the operations of a clever gang…

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London Wool Sales. Crossbreds in Demand. London, May 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 13

At the London wool sales, West Australian greasy merinos Bold, at 18d to 25d; Queensland scoured to 45d; Australian and New Zealand…

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