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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

1,910 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 96

Diseases of Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

A lecture will be given in the office of the Hunter River Agricultural Association, High-street, on Wednesday night next, by Mr. W. L…

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Crossbred Sheep. Bathurst Experimental Farm Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 6

According to Mr. R. G. May, manager at the Bathurst Experiment Farm, crossbred sheep sold from the farm in the past year included Dorset…

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The Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 8

The opening wool sales of the present year have shown a strongly advancing market for all classes, of wool, and the position now existent is likely…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 11

The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company. Ltd. report—Since the auctions closed on 19th, December last the wool trade in this…

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Butter Results. Some Queensland Figures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 9

Three more good butter records have been made by Queensland cows. The Jersey, Oxford Golden Gem. (2445). owned by Mr. 10. Burton, of…

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Wheat Market. Fool Reduces Prices

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 9

The Voluntary Pool quotation for wheat for local consumption was reduced on Thursday to 5/9 ½ bushel. Darling Island basis. Otherwise the…

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Water for Crops. Effect of Climatic and Soil Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 7

Mr. A. E. V. Richardson, M.A., B.Sc. (Director of the School of Agriculture, Melbourne), president, of the Agriculture Section, in his presidential…

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Agricultural. the Farmer's Bread

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 14

In an article in the "Agricultural Gazette," drawing attention to the ad vantage of a grinding mill on any farm on which wheat and oats are…

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Italian Immigrants. Mostly From Farming Provinces

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 9

Commander Vitali, Italian Consul at Sydney, stated that of the 257 Italian immigrants who arrived by the steamer Re d'Italia on Monday, 57 had…

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Canada's City Drift. Farmers Over Taxed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 1

Ottawa, Wednesday.—Mr Burnell, the president of the United Fanners of Manitoba, addressing the annual convention, stated that the exodus of the…

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The Rise In Wool. Market Strongly Supported

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 11th January:— The cheerful anticipating of the optimists were fully vindicated at the…

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Butter Production. World's Record. Held by Ney South Wales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture says there, are about- seven hundred thousand dairy cows in New South Wales, which now holds the world's…

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Fire on a Farm. Heavy Loss

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

A fire occurred on Monday At Ashmont From, as the result of which Martin Hardiman was a heavy loser. A fire was observed in one of the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 1

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

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Diseases of Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. W. L. Hindmarsh, of the Stock branch of the Department of Agriculture, arrived in town this afternoon, and will lecture to-night on…

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Incensed Dairy Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

The dairy farmers throughout the Hunter district are greatly concerned at the recent and pending prosecutions in connection with their dairy…

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Butter Production. World's Record Held by New South Wales

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture says there are about 700,000 dairy cows in New South Wales, which now holds the world's record for butter fat…

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State Wheat Harvest. 29,090,000 Bushels Estimated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 3

The Government Statistician, Mr H. A. Smith, in a preliminary forecast of the New South Wales wheat harvest for the current season, estimates the total…

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Higher Wool Prices. a Wonderful Sale. Record Catalogue

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co;, at their sale on tho 11th inst., offered a record catalogue of 9900 bales, the largest number ever offered by any…

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Farmer Killed by Car. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

William Sylvester Barry, a well-known farmer, was knocked down by a motor, ear in the main street of Parkes last night and killed…

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