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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

1,910 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 96

Disease In Dairy Stook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Denman Pastures Protection Board, the Stock Inspector (Mr. C. Brooks) reported that for some years a disease known as contagious…

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Land Available. Settlement Purchase Farm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 3

The Minister for Lands notifies that the following settlement purchase farm will be available for settlement purchase application,…

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Pastoral. Foot-rot in Sheep. Free Pamphlet for Pastoralists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

Foot-rot in sheep is a disease to the development and spread of which rains and moisture are most conducive, and it is therefore in good…

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Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 9

Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company Ltd., report:—Japan has been for some time purchasing tops from Bradford and has takes…

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Butter Market. Victorian Production Increasing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 3

No alteration has been made the price of butter, and each day there is a strengthening of the opinion that the peak has been…

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Cattle Industry. Queensland Proposes Fixed Prices

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 16

Definite proposals for the alleviation of the condition of the cattle industry in Queensland are, contained in a scheme of very wide incidence…

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Brisbane Show. Slump in Cattle Industry Reflected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 16

Cold but fine weather prevailed for the first day of the Royal National Show, which opened at Brisbane on Monday.The judging of stud horses…

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Wool Growers. Forming Protection Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 14

A meeting of the council of the United Growers' Association of Queensland carried a motion Unit the council generally support a proposal submitted…

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Wheat Compensation Colonel Bruxner Replies to Premier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 16

Colonel Bruxuer, M.L.A., lender of the Progressive party, commented on the Premier's statement regarding the Wheat Pools and the question of the…

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Wheat Pool. Colonel Bruxner's Criticism. Premier in Reply

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 13

State Minister in Cabinet on Saturday discussed the statement made Mr. Bruxner, leader of the Progressive party. in reference to…

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Tick-infested Cattle Conspiracy to Sell in New South Wales. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 6

The Government is suspicious that a huge conspiracy is in existence to bring cattle illegally from Queensland tick areas and sell them at Homebush…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Auctions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 4

The forage contained in a larger warding at the Alexandria market yesterday was only of an average quality, and prices weakened throughout…

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Miscellaneous. Carpentry on the Farm. How to Sharpen a Saw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 11

Before being sharpened, all saws should be run over from handle to tip with a flat file, an old mill-saw file being the best for the purpose…

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Farm Apprentices. British Lads Reach Adelaide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 16

Another contingent of farm apprentices arrived at Port Adelaide by the Benalla. The lads, who numbered between. 50 and 60, wore given…

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Agricultural. the Farm Vegetable Patch. Plant Pot[?] Now in Coastal Districts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

Growers in coastal districts who have not yet planted their potatoes should put them in without delay The aim should be to bring the crop…

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Dairying. Co-operation Reduces Dairying Costs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

The ways in which co-operation can save the farmer money are almost beyond count. Having outlined certain crop-growing and feeding programmes…

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Increased Production in Dairying

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 3

You would materially increase the milk yield and butterfat test of your herd by methodically drenching each cow after calving with Sykes's Drench. Do not-overlook this,…

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Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 8

The postponed Warwick Farm meeting of the A.J.C. was held at Randwickon, Thursday. Results:— Hurdle Race, about 2 miles.—…

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Wheat Payments Farmers and Settlers View. Government Policy Criticised. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 5

The annual conference of the Farmers and' Settlers' Association opened this morning at the Railway Institute…

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A Test Case. of Interest to Dairymen. Verdict by Mutual Consent

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 6

The adjourned case in which Mr. W. L. Bridge, of Ellalong, proceeded against, the Cessnock District Co-operative Dairy Coy. claiming the…

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