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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 85 of 99

Farmers' Gloomy OutlooK. Facts Fob Board of Trade. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 4

Mr. J. A. Ferguson, who is appearing for the Farmers and Settlers and the Primary Producers, to-day asked the Board of Trade…

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Farm Prcduce. Question of Marketing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 3

At a conference recently convened by Mr. F. A. Chaffey, the State Minister for Agriculture, to discuss improvements desired in the…

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World's Wheat Crop. London, October 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 12

The world's wheat crop for this year is estimated at 377,000,000 quarters, as compared with 382,000,000 quarters last year…

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Cattle Importations. London, October 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 13

Mr. Payne, M.L.C., of Victoria, who has made considerable purchases of English cattle complains of the extension of the Australian embargo on…

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Milk and Butter Test. Heifer's High Record

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

The secretary of the Illawarra Milking Shorthorn Herd Rook advices that Hazel 2nd of Morden, an Illawarra Milking shorthorn heifer, bred and…

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Wool Sales. Improvement in Values Maintained

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

In Sydney on Wednesday, 10,267 bales were catalogued for sales at the Wool Exchange. Including private transactions, sales totalled 10,117…

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Wool Sales. Keen Demand in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 7

In Sydney on Tuesday, 9885 bales of wool were offered and sales including private transactions totalled 9031 bales…

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London Wool Sales. Brisk Clearance. London, October 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 12

At the wool sales the joint offerings numbered 9000 bales. There was a brisk clearance in sellers favour. The Continent, and America actively…

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Farm Produce. Railway Freights

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 7

At a conference recently convened in Sydney by Mr. F. A. Chaffey Minister for Agriculture, to discuss improvements desired in the marketing…

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Humus and Potatoes. Unwise Cropping Methods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 7

The importance of maintaining the organic matter content of Potato soils was the subject of Particular reference by the instruction of agriculture who…

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Dairying. Tick Must Be Fought. How the Stockowner Canhelp

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 7

Stockowners Practical sympathy with the Government scheme for combat of the tick spells all the difference between success and Failure, points our…

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Country Matters. Farmers and Settlers' Executive Decisions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 9

Several important matters were dealt with at in important meeting of the executive of the Farmers and Sottiers' Association…

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Crop Failures. in the Dry West

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners are now in that portion of the far western country which may be said to be well within the grip of the drought. It is no…

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Butter Markets. Inter-state Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 2

In Sydney the butter market was reduced on October 16 to 196/ per cwt. Supplies are steadily increasing. Light, seattered rain has been experienced on…

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Fruit Crop. a Glut Feared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 6

There is likely to be a fruit glut in the course of a few weeks. It is stated that 15,000 tons of stone fruit are ripening on the tree…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report 21st October: At our sale on Wednesday, the best features of the market were again in evidence,…

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English Butter Market Unsatisfactory Position

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 3

London, Sunday.—The butter market is in an unsatisfactory position. The Optimism of a fortnight ago has disappeared…

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Wool Consumption Purchases Being Absorbed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 19th October:— Despite the high level of values for all merino and fine crossbred…

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Milk and Butter Record. Achieved by Prieson Cow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 2

A remarable [?] record, exceeding [?] production previously recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, has been achieved by…

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Milk and Butter Record Achieved by Friesian Cow

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 2

A remarkable milk and butter record, exceeding any production previously recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, has been achieved by a…

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