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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 99

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 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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The Dairyman's Trouble. 9½ Per Lb. Murwillumbah

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

The North Coast butter factories resolved to decrease the pay for (December to 9½d a lb. This news came as a staggering…

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Million Farms Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

Senator H. C. M. Garling will address a meeting in Miss Chamberlain's rooms, High-street, on, Friday night next at 8 o'clock of those interested in…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

To-day's sales in Sussex-street were.: Eggs, new-laid, 2/2 per dozen; ralls, 1/5 to 1/6; rivers, 1/2 to 1/4. Maize, yellow, 5/6 per bushel; onions, [?]12…

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Organisation of the Dairy Industry

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

During the week the P. P Union representing all the States gave further consideration to the possibility of pushing on with a view…

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Perils of Bush Life. Wife Assaulted, Farmer Wounded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

An Adelaide message states that a man visited the house of a farmer at Labuk, and drove the latter's wife into a room where he assaulted her…

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Plague of Grasshoppers Redbournberry and Combo Farms Devastated

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

The farming and grazing lands stretching from Redbournberry road to the Hunter River, as well as cultivation and grass areas at Combo, have been in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Strong Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday 447 bales were offered, and 6888 sold, Private sales totalled 1803. There was again an excellent market. The…

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Wheat Yield. 45,285,000 BUSHELS

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

The official estimate of this season's wheat harvest for New South Wales shows that the yield will fall short of last year's result by about 10,000,000…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

At to-day's sale 11,666 bales of free Bawra wool were offered. The demand was brisk, with a hardening tendency, especially for merinos. The…

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A Heavy Storm Crops Damaged and Birds Dazed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

A picnic party from Armidale, in a motor 'bus, had an unenviable experience on Sunday afternoon. When from nine to twelve miles out, on Dangar's…

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Farmer and Wife Attacked Man's Queer Behaviour

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

In connection with the wounding of a farmer at Grasslands (S.A.) and an assault onnis wife, a boy has informed the police that a man came to Campbell's…

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Australian Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

On receipt of the information from London that the greater portion of the British Government's stock of Australian and New Zealand butter had been…

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Stored Wool

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

Half a million bales of wool are in Sydney stores awaiting realisation. The carry-over is an enormous one, and is brought about in the first place by a…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction. Motor Car Fumes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 6

Experiments carried out hy New South Wales Department of Agriculture have resulted in the conclusion that where rabbits are numerous and…

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Wool. for Germany. Interesting Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 7

The large quantity of Australian wool purchased by Germany has been the subject of comment in the trade for some months past. Figures…

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Wool Trade Miracle Optimistic Change

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., commenting on the wool situation, said a comparison of the conditions in the wool trade to-day with those…

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Wheat Yield. 45,285,000 BUSHELS

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 1

The official estimate of this seasons wheat harvest for N.S. Wales shows that the yield will fall short of last year's result by about…

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Denman. the Butter Factory. a Series of Records

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

The Denman Co-operatve Butter Factory continues to break records. For the week ending January 14, the the factory turned out 24 tons…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

A Joint catalogue of 12,700 bales of Bawra and free wool again met with an active demand. Better classes…

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