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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 99

Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report.— The wool market again evidence, in striking fashion, the value of a well, bred flock. All fine, free merino wools,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 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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Strength of Wool Market. Is a Marked Decline Likely?

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Though fluctuations have occurred in vales for the less attractive types of merino and xbred wool, demand…

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Dairy Industry. Conference Points. Work for the State

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1922 · page 3

When the dairy factory managers and secretaries' conference re-assembled at the Royal Agricultural Society's Ground inst week, the…

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Butter Profit. New Zealand Firm's Big Buying. New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 5

Discussing the big rise in the price of butter, a Wairarapa dairy farmer states that one firm of buyers had purchased 50,000 boxes of butter,…

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The Wheat Pool. Waiting for Accounts. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1922 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture is particularly anxious to secure finalisation of the Wheat Pool accounts as rapidly as possible and intends to call a…

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Poultry Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1922 · page 4

The annual gathering of poultry farmers at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College on Saturday last gives indications of the growth of the…

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Farm Workers' Hours

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 June 1922 · page 2

The drift to the city is now a common topic at the Primary Producers' meetings on the North Coast and elsewhere, and the slogan is, "Make the…

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The Cattle Slump

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 2

Cloncurry (Q.) "Advocate" writes: "The awful slump in cattle may be gauged from the sale in this district recently of 700 bullocks at £2 per…

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Dairy Conference Improvement of Quality. Pax Butter Again Scores

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 4

When the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Conference met on Thursday, June 22, the secretary (Mr. G. Searl)…

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Byron Bay Butter Factory

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 4

The thirty-sixth general, meeting of shareholders of the North Coast Co-operative Company was held last week. Mr. McGregor, chairman of Directors,…

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Farm Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 4

One of the highest aggregate prices obtained for a farm in the Lower Hunter District occurred last week when Mr. Thos. McDermott, of…

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Dairy Requisites

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 3

We are most admirably equipped to supply everything required for the treatment of milk and cream, and the manufacture of cheese and butter. The…

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More Profitable Dairying

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 4

If you want to know the time, ran an old song, ask a policeman. If you want In konw your cows, runs the modern saw, ask Babcock…

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Strawberry's Dividends. Dairy Managers Meet. Industry's Future

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 June 1922 · page 2

A former Premier of Victoria, the late Sir Thos. Bent, on a famous occasion, said: "I always take off my hat to a cow." On Thursday last…

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Pastoral Rabbit Extermination. Weasles and Stoats

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 7

That weasels and stouts should be introduced for the purpose of eradicating the rabbit is an idea that makes little appeal to the Government…

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BUTTER 1d Per Lb. Deaber

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 6

Butter was quoted at an advance of 1d a lb in Sussex-street on Thursday, making the price for choicest 205/4 a cwt. The outlook in regard to supplied…

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Inferior Wheat. Compensation for South Africa

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 11

"We paid compensation because we considered that the wheat and flour supplied to South Africa was unfit for the purpose for which it was obtained,"…

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Butter Export. Decrease in Value on Ten Months

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 14

For the first ten months of 1921-22 the butter exported by Australian was of the value of £7,581,660. It will readily be understood that a further rise in the…

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London Wool Sales. London, June 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 13

A mixed offering at the wool sales comprised 12,500 bales. Queensland greasy merino combings made 25d; Westralian 23d; Victorian greasy 19d…

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