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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 99

Victorian Wheat. Second Distribution to Be Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 2

The Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corporation has announced that arrangements had been made with the banks that would enable the second…

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Bawra Wool Stocks. Coarse Crossbred Withdrawn London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 5

A Bawra statement of the position of crossbred wool says stocks on the hands of the association have diminished by 239,00,000 lbs in the last two…

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Advance in Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

The price of butter was advanced by 2d per 1b yesterday, making the wholesale price 2/. The new rate will be 224/ per cwt. Practically the whole…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 6

In Sydney on Monday, 8846 bales of wool were offered and sales, including private transactions, totalled 8800 bales…

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Yesterday Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, wire:—We sold 5400 bales of wool at our [?] sydney sales of the season today. Merino parcels showing length…

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New Butter Record. Guernsey Cow's Performance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 3

A now butter record for the breed in Australia has been put up by the Department of Agriculture's Guernsey cow, Hope of Wollongbar, of the…

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Local and General News Sedgefield Cattle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Values declined from late improved levels at the Homebush cattle sales last Thursday. Supplies were heavy, and the possibility existed of further big…

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Cattle Market. Attempted Coup. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 5

A leading stock agent said to-day that the coup which was attempted yesterday in order to influence the cattle market will never be staged…

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Wheat Market. Easier Tone Evidenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 3

In Sydney on Monday the wheat market showed an easier tone. Cables received from London stated that the oversead position was weaker…

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Primary Producers. Australian v. New Zealand Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Scott, publicity officer P.R. Union, writes:— The question is often asked why there is such a great difference in…

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Butter Up Again. Rise of 2d a Pound

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Owing to the marked falling off in the production of butter throughout New South Wales, the advisory committee has decided to increase the…

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The Primary Producers' Union. Australian Versus New Zealand Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Scott, publicity officer, P.P. Union writes:—"The question is often asked why there is such a great difference in…

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Farm Workers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 4

Capt. Coulter, of the New Settlers' League, who is expounding the aims and methods of the league to-night at a meeting at the Agricultural…

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Branxton Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 4

The manager of the Branxton Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., announces that the following shareholders have been nominated for the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

The following applications for patents connected with the farming and pastoral industries have been accepted at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Farmine Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 4

As a result of recent beneficial showers, farming prospects throughout the district are distinctly encouraging. The rain was of such a…

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Wool Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—We submitted a catalogue comprising 3896 bales at our sale on Tuesday, including 847 bales from…

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Basic Price. Cheese and Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 3

The proprietors of choose and butter factories in New South Wales and Queensland have unanimously agreed to several of the proposals…

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Springers and Store Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 2

Messrs Swaddling and Maynard announce per advt. in this issue that they will hold an important sale of springers and store cattle at Muswellbrook…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Inferior Classes Lower

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 4

At the wool sales in Sydney 10.758 bales were offered nd 8251 sold. Private sales totalled 2167. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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