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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

1,910 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 96

The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 1st November:— No sales have been held in the Sydney market during the past…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 6

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., Report 27th October: The offerings this week in this market have comprised mostly clips from the…

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Wheat Grown in Gravel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 6

A very interesting sample of wheat has been grown by Mr. Thos. Garland, of Combo, close to town. The stalks, which are a little 4ft. in…

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Butter Stabilisation Hunter River Factories Breakaway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 1

Happy Queen 6.13, Paratoo 6.13. At a meeting of the Hunter River-Gloucester Association held at Maitland on Wednesday, it was decided…

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Butter Industry. Question of Stabilisation. the Hunter Reported to Be Hostile. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 5

It was currently reported in Sussex-street yesterday that all the Hunter River butter factories, by a majority vote, had decided not to join…

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Municipal Council Garbage System Adopted. Tenders to Be Called. Dead Cattle in Hunter River

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present:—Alderman W. V. Parkinson…

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Seasonable Dairy Utensils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 9
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The heavy milking season will soo[?] be on us, necessitating a heavy demand for such commonplace, but very necessary, articles as Milk…

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"Government's Failure." to Assist the Farmer. Mr. Johearn's Criticism

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 5

During the course of an address on riday night last. Mr. W. F. O'Hearn L.A., severely criticised the Go vernment in their failure to assist…

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The Drought. Aid to Farmers. in Stricken Districts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 6

Sir George Fuller, State Premier made an important announcement regarding the assistance the Government intended to render to farmers…

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Farmers' Co-operative Machinery Company

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 2

A long felt want among farmers has been provided for by the registration of the Farmers' Co-operative Implement Company, Ltd. The objects of the…

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Dairying. What Are Your Cows Worth? Milk Records Supply Best Answer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 3

Although the value of testing dairy cows for both milk and butter fat, results has been proved over and over again, the majority of…

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Pastoral. the Sheep-maggot Fly. Birds As a Factor in Its Control

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 9

There are two types of birds that have a very important bearing upon insect pests of the blow-fly type, namely, the carrion eating birds…

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Wheat Farmers. American Caution. New York, Oct. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 3

It is states in Chicago that American farmers, having learned the lesson of low prices due to surplus wheat will next year produce less wheat and more…

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Wheat Pool. Amount Overpaid

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 9

Sir Arthur Cocks. State Treasurer, in replying to Mr. Lang, in the Legislative Assembly, said the amount overpaid in connection with the 1920-21…

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New English Wheat. Breeding Success. London, Nov. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle" states:— Professor Biffen, head of the School of Agriculture at the Cambridge University, says that, as the result…

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The Business of Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 12

Your business as a farmer must be to strike for the maximum output, and a higher butterfat, test, Methodically drenching each cow after calving, with Sykes's Drench, is a b[?]…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 4

There was a smaller yarding at the Alexandria market yesterday, but one sufficiently large to quieten demand, and prices gave signs of weakening…

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Farming Under Irrigation. Possibilities in New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 9

There are many localities in New South Wales where water is available in sufficient quantities to admit of considerable areas of excellent land…

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Dairying. What Are Your Cows Worth? Milk Records Supply the Best Answer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 9

Although the value of testing dairy cows for both milk and butter-fat results has been proved over and over again, the majority of those engaged…

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