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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

1,910 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 96

Dairy Produce Grading Competitions. Upper Hunter Successes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 1

There were 114 entries in the butter, cream and cheese grading competitions conducted by the Co.-operative Dairy Factory Managers'…

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Farmers' Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Reduction in Egg Prices. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 4

A further reduction of 3d perdozen in the price of eggs was announced in Sussex-street to-day, making a fall of Sd a dozen during the…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 4

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

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Wheat Guarntee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 7

When the House met the Prime Minister announced that the Government after the fullest investigation of the position had decided to…

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High Standard. Sheep and Dog Show. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

The annual sheep and dog show, conducted under the auspices of the Royal Agricultural Society, was opened on the Agricultural Ground to-day…

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Bolwarra Farms Drainage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 4

A well-attended public meeting was held last night in the Bolwarra Public School, Mr. A. Verco[?] being in the chair. The question of the…

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Abduction Charge. Farm Labourer Committed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

Robert Clyde Dugan, described as a farm labourer, was committed for trial at Duhbo Police Court on a charge of having abducted Thelma…

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Ratty Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 3

A few days ago a Sydney newspaper published a paragraph stating that all sorts of stuff are found in butter, and recently a rat was found in a box of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 5

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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London Wool Sales. London, June 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 5

Reuter's London correspondent reports that the wool sales continued to-day There was a full attendance of buyers. Twelve thousand bales of…

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The Farmer. Electricity for Tree Pests

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 2

Some experiments in electrocuting tree pests was recently conducted in the State of Washington by W. N Frost and J. C. Lawrence. In a…

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Dairy Industry Necessity for Improving Quality. Overlapping of Factories

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 4

Many essential points were crystalised by Mr. L. T. Maclnnes, Sftate Dairy Expert, in an address at the conference of dairy factory…

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Ontario Elections. Farmers Defeated. Vancouver, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 2

The Farmer-Labor Coalition Government in Ontario has been defeated by the Conservatives, who have gained a big majority…

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Latest Sporting. What the Tipsters Think. Warwick Farm Races. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 5

For the Warwick Farm races on Saturday, the "Sun" tips the following;—Hurdle Race.—Gindi. Yandarlo,…

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Dairy By-products

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 3

A meeting was Recently held at Bangalow, Richmond River, among dairy farmers, at tile instance of directors of the Milk Industries, Ltd., to consider what…

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The Business of Farming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 2

The business of farming differs greatly from the business of the manufacturer, because the manufacturer, knows definitely when he…

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Pastoral. Sucking Sheep Louse. How to Control It

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 16

The sucking sheep louse (Haematopinus ovillus) is an external parasite that has made its appearance in a number of flocks in the…

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Butter From Fish

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 7

Butler from, a fish? Sounds ridiculous, but it is true (the "New York Herald" tells us). In March only the butterfish, or colichan, comes from the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 10

Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance, Company, Ltd., report:— As previously announced, auction sales opened on 18th instant, and…

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Butter Standardisation. Question of Export

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 16

In connection with the standardisation of butter to be compassed by the Australian Dairy Council, Mr. Meares, on behalf of the State Advisory Board,…

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