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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 126

Farmers' Markets Sussex-street Sales. "Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day, butter made 163/4 ewt, eggs, new 2/ doz. rails and rivers 1/9; cheese, local, large 91/2d to 1od lb.; loaf 10d to 101/2 lb.; home…

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"Cockatoo Farm."

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 2

"Cockatoo Farm" was staged in the Picture Theatre. Dungog, on Thursday night last before a good audience. The play opened with a…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 1

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

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Helping Dairymen Encouraging- Letters

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 4

Mr Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, has received encouraging letters from the executive of the Primary Producers Union regarding the scheme of…

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Maitland's Record Exhibition. Capabilities of the District in Grand Array. Magnificent Agricultural Displays, Superb Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 4

The Maitland Show, which opened to-day in glorious Weather, promises to exceed all previous exhibitions. In directions the show is a record, and with a continuance of fine weather a financial record is confidently…

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Some Irregularity Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 6

The unal sale of the thirteenth serles of wool sales was held in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, when a good selection, totalling 6582 bales, was…

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Beef Cattle. Herefords

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

Bull, under 3 years, Fenwick Bros., 1. Bull under 2 years, Fenwick Bros., 1. Helfer, under 3 years, Fenwick Bros., 1. Heifer, under 2 years,…

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Merinos Lower. Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 3

The fourteen and final serious of wool sales were commenced in Sydney on Wednesday, when an average selection was offered. Offerings at auction…

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Farmers' Markets. Sussex Street Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 4

In Sussex-street to-day butter made, 163/4 owt; eggs, new laid 2/3 doz, pullets 1/9; cheese, local large 9½d to 10d, loaf 10d to 10½d; honey. 3d to…

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Dairy' Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

Butter, box of not less than 56lbs net, suitable for export; to be stored in cool chambers for four weeks, Branxton Co.-op. Dairy Co., 1…

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Farm Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

Maize, Hegan's variety, one dozon cobs and one bushed shelled, C. and L. Bowdon, [?] C. and L. Bowden, 2. Maize small variety, C. and L…

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The J. A. Dransfield Farm Produce Section

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

"Special prized "donated by J. A. Dransfield and Co., Seedsmen, West Maitland. Water melons, 3. Halbert Honey, H. McKimm, 1. Pumkins, 3…

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Agricultural Bureau Conference. the Opening Session. Farm Economics and Business Principles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 6

The first session of the second annual conference of the Agricultural Bureau of the Northern District took place in the Hunter River District A. and H…

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Milk and Butter Tests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Butter fat competition for cow yielding the greatest of butter fat milk in a period of 24 hours, £4 first, £2 second. A Lamberts'…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report 13th March: The Inevitable has happened, a direct check on the upward trend of prices having at last…

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Heavy Mortality in Sheep. a Warning

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6

Following on the recent rains, several cases of heavy mortality in sheep have been reported, due to the stock having overgorged themselves on young…

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Firm Market. Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales on Thursday, 5845 bales were offered at auction, and 5224 sold. Private sales totalled 1212 bales. An average selection was…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6

These Notes art issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experiences of the Department. PASTORAL…

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The Wool Market Further General Buying

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes: — We have held no further sales since the end of February, but are…

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Dairying. the Best Cow. The Farmer as a Judge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 6

With all due deference to the dairyfarmer, it must be said that as a judge of the producing capacities of the animals upon which his livelihood…

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