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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 99

Dairying. the Best Families

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 6

One way in which improvement of dairy cattle has been effected in Denmark, writes Harald Faber, Agricultural Commissioner to the Danish…

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County Cricket. Crop of Centuries. London, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 5

The heat wave produced a shower of centuries in country cricket. Sandham made 160 and Jeacock 201 (not out) for Surrey, who declared at six for 532…

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Wheat Market. Local Conditions Dull

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 16

The subdued activities of the past for night had on Monday given place to exceptionally quiet conditions on the Sydney wheat market…

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Wheat Market. Conditions in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 6

In so far as shipping agents were concerned the Sydney wheat marked on Tuesday remained purely on a nominal basis. Quotations stood at the…

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High Butter Fat Test Notable Jersey Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 9

Persistency in butter production is one of the traits of the Jersey cow that is laid most stress upon by supporters of that breed…

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Cattle Runs. Suspension of Rent Asked For

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 14

The disability under which brooders cattle breeders claim to be placed, owing the record cost of production and the drop in market values has been brought…

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Wool Growers. Better Times Predicted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 5

Speaking at the Walkato winter show (N.Z.). the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Nosworthy) said that he had just received information which led him to…

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Resisting Cattle Driving. Collier Damaged. London, May 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 12

The Irish Republican headquarters at Roscommon has issued a proclamation in which it is stated that persons found guilty of cattle-driving, and of…

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Wool Tops Case. to Occupy Some Weeks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 11

In the High Court of Australia, Mr. Justice Issues continued the hearing of the case Commonwealth and the Control Wool Committee v. the Colonial…

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Graziers' Conference Wool and Land Matters. Stock Diseases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

The Graziers' Conference has carried several resolutions dealing with land matters, the marketing of wool, and other subjects…

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A Lady Farmer. English Experiences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 16

Mucli interest is being taken in farming circles in the Gren Innes district in the doings of Miss Dorothy Tindal, of "Tatiara," who, through a love of…

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Live Stock. Acquired Crop Tastes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 7

The taste for many articles of human food is an acquired one; so, too, is that for some stock feeds. Farmers are sometimes apt to forget this…

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Farmers' Conference. Federal Organisation. Matters for Discussion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 6

Arrangements have been completed for the conference of the Australian Farmers' Federal Organisation, which is to open on Adelaide on June 14…

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Canadian Tariff. Farmers Disappointed. Vancouver, May 25

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

A message from Ottawa states that the Farmers' Party is disappointed in the budget as implements are not admitted free of duty…

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New Zealand Dairy Produce. State Control Disapproved. London, May 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 12

The provision section of the London Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution to-day disapproved of the proposal for State control of New Zealand…

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Local Dairy Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 6

The Manager's report to the Directors of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd, showed a marked decrease in the output and supply of both…

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Wheat Losses. State Government's Attitude Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1922 · page 5

It is anticipated that the process of finalising the State Wheat Pools, and adjusting the finances as between the Government and the wheat owners will…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 1st June:—In the absence of public auctions the local market is void of special interest…

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Wool and Coal

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 2

A grave industrial crisis is developing in two different directions. The first is respecting the rates to be paid for shearing. The shearers'…

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Finalising Wheat Pool. No Further Compensation

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 2

It is anticipated that the process of finalising the State Wheat Pools and adjusting finances as between the Government and the wheat growers will be…

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